Searching for One Health Information
One Health, by definition, is a multidisciplinary topic, encompassing a variety of areas of study. Interdisciplinary databases are a good starting point, while specialty databases may also be used if more information is needed.
Interdisciplinary Searching: Start Here
Before searching subject specific databases, start with Web of Science. The database indexes a wide body of content and may meet your needs.
- Web of ScienceWeb of Science is a multidisciplinary database that indexes core journals in the sciences, social sciences, and humanities.
Search Tips
- Use AND/OR to combine your search terms. Put all the "OR" statements on one line
- "urban nature" is a specific term that may not always be included in article titles. To capture a wide body of literature try including a variety of search terms:
"urban nature" OR "urban park*" OR "urban green space*"
("natural area" OR "natural space*") AND (city OR urban)
- Try a variety of search terms based on your topic
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Sample Search Terms |
Be sure to join appropriate search terms by the word “OR” ("natural area" OR "natural space*") AND (city OR urban) |
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Humans |
You could try the search without specifying humans. Also try human*, people*, child* |
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Animals |
Animal*, mammal*, wildlife, bird*, pets |
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Environment |
ecosystem OR environment* OR biodiversity |
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Benefits |
Benefit*, “well being”, health, “mental health”, improve* |
- Try sorting by "Citations, Highest First" to see the most frequently used articles.
- Try limiting your search to review articles if appropriate
- Look at bibliographies of key articles to get additional citation ideas
Your search might look like this:
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