Using Advanced Search

Use advanced search if you want to narrow your search by field, collection, or date, or if you want to combine keywords in specific ways. Advanced Search is available to IEEE members and subscribers.

To perform an Advanced Search:

Hover on or click in the navigation menu bar. Then select Advanced.

If IEEE Xplore asks you to log in: Enter your username and password. See Do I Need To Log In? if you need more information.

IEEE Xplore displays the Advanced Search page.

Enter your search query using either the structured search (Option 1) or the free-form search (Option 2). When you click , IEEE Xplore displays the results of your search.
You can view a detailed Abstract by clicking .
For articles in publications to which you subscribe, you can view full text by clicking .

The Subscriber icon indicates articles where you have access to full text.

You can view multiple pages of results by using the result-range links, such as .

For articles in publications to which you do not subscribe:

IEEE Members: You can access full text by filing the documents in your IEEE Member Digital Library File Cabinet (if you subscribe) or by purchasing the documents.
If you belong to a subscribing institution: You can access full text by filing the documents in your institution's IEEE Enterprise File Cabinet (if your institution subscribes) or by purchasing the documents.
Other guests: You can access full text by purchasing the documents.

You can view books that match your search criteria by selecting titles in the Book Top Results list. You can also click on the View All Results link below the list to see all books matching your criteria.