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RefWorks Guide: 2.2 Adding references from Google Scholar

Importing references from Google Scholar

Importing individual references using Google Scholar Cite link

1. Click on the Cite link (the quotation mark icon) below the reference you want to import.

Article record in Google Scholar, quote mark icon under article extract circled in red

2. Choose the RefWorks link which appears below the citation formats. The citations and RefWorks export are not linked - you do not need to choose a citation format first.

Google Scholar Cite pop-up with RefWorks link circled in red

3. Your reference will be imported in to your Last Imported folder in your RefWorks account. You may also be asked which folder you would like to import your references to at this stage.

Import individual references with one-click custom link

You can change your Google Scholar settings to enable direct import in to RefWorks with one click. To do this access Settings from the three horizontal lines at the top left hand side of the screen.

Google Scholar results showing three line 'hamburger" menu in top left-hand corner highlighted with red arrow. Settings option at bottom of menu highlighted with red circle.

 

Then in the Bibliographic Manager section; select Show links to import citations into and then choose RefWorks from the drop down menu. Click Save.

Google Scholar settings menu with radio button selected for Show links to import citations and RefWorks option.

Each record in your Google Scholar results list will have an Import into RefWorks link as shown in the screenshot below. Click on this to import the reference into your account.

Google Scholar record showing Import into RefWorks link circled in red

Import multiple records from your Google Scholar 'Library'

You can export multiple references from the 'My Library' area of Google Scholar. You need to have a Google account to use this feature. References can be added to your Library using the Save option under each item in your results list. Find out more about Google Scholar library on the Google Scholar help pages.

It is important to check and edit information captured by Google Scholar. References captured very rarely include the DOI and can be incomplete. See advice on the Editing page of this guide to improve information captured from Google Scholar.

1. Choose which references you want to send to RefWorks - this could be 'All references' or references from a Google Scholar library list you have created.

2. Click on Export all and choose RefMan format - as shown in the screenshot below. If there is more than one page of results, you will be asked to choose between all references displayed or all references with the same tag.

Google Scholar results list with Export all menu expanded. RefMan highlighted in grey as choice 3rd from top.

 

4. This will download a .RIS file. You do not need to open the file.

5. From within your RefWorks account, click on the Add a reference option (plus symbol) and choose Import references.

5. Under Import a reference, click on Other file types. 

6. Click on the text  select file from your computer and choose the downloaded .ris file. Alternatively drag and drop the .ris file into RefWorks.

7. Within the Import references pop-up box, choose the file format RIS format and click on Import, as shown in the screenshot below:

Ris Format on Imported references dialog box with matching entry Ris Format in drop down box 

8. You can then choose your destination folder within RefWorks.