Custom Datasets

1. Sign into Web of Science Core Collection. To use the Save to InCites feature, you must be signed in as a registered user.
2. Perform a search and limit retrieval to documents published 1980 or later.
3. Select Save to InCites.
4. In the Save to InCites window, accept the default dataset name or create a new one.
5. Click Save.

All of the documents retrieved by the search will be added to the custom dataset (up to 150,000). If you want only selected documents, use the Marked List feature to select individual documents. Then from the Marked List select Save to InCites.

A custom dataset can be created from a list of document identifiers that you compile. There are three valid identifiers:

• Web of Science Core Collection accession number. Example: WOS:000388713500004
• MEDLINE ID (PubMed ID). Example: MEDLINE:24843332
• DOI. Example: 10.1088/1478-3975/13/6/066006

The format of the file you upload must be *.csv or *.txt with UTF-8 encoding. Each identifier should be on a separate line. For example:

WOS:000392814200386 WOS:000387787800005 WOS:000392822200011 WOS:000382515400006 WOS:000388670600002 WOS:000376696400044 WOS:000377199600019 WOS:000378041700007 WOS:000374276600004 WOS:000382142100018 WOS:000378294500001

The file can contain different types of identifiers. For example:

10.1086/683691 WOS:000370997500004 MEDLINE:26575520 WOS:000366161100002 MEDLINE:26145199 10.1007/s10286-015-0312-z 10.1097/WNP.0000000000000204 MEDLINE:26293003 MEDLINE:26040636

The publication year of documents in a custom dataset must be 1980 or later. In addition, the maximum number of records in a custom dataset is 50,000.

To upload the file:

1. In InCites, go to My Folders.
2. Click Create and select Dataset.
3. In the Upload Custom Dataset window, click Choose File.
4. Navigate to the folder on your computer or network that contains the file.
5. Type a name for the custom dataset.
6. Click Upload; the new custom dataset will appear in the My Items folder.

You will receive an email notifying you that the dataset has been created. You should check that email because it is possible that not all identifiers you supplied have matching documents in the InCites dataset. A match will not be found if:

• There are duplicate identifiers in the list
• Two or more identifiers match the same document
• The identifier represents an article from a publication not covered in Web of Science Core Collection.
• The identifier matches a record recently added to Web of Science Core Collection. Web of Science Core Collection is updated more frequently than InCites.

After you create a custom dataset, you will receive an email notifying you when the new dataset is available. Click the link in the email to go directly to My Folders. By default, the custom dataset is located in the My Items folder. You can customize your dataset as you would other reports in this area--move, delete and rename the dataset to meet your needs.

Click the name of the dataset to open it in the InCites Explorer view. You will see that the dataset is identified in the drop-down list at the top of the filter panel.

Delete custom datasets from the My Folders homepage. By default, all custom datasets are located within the My Items folder. To delete custom datasets click the configuration icon next to each custom dataset and select Delete or click the check box next to the dataset and select Delete from the options that appear at the bottom of the list.

If you delete a custom dataset, you will lose the data in those tiles created using the dataset.