I need to identify the seminal articles in a discipline or the top journals in a field
Answer
In library database Web of Science, you can sort search results by times cited or generate more detailed citation reports.
1. Go to our Databases and look for Web of Science. Click on the name to enter the database.
2. Type the topic you want to search
3. Once you have the search results that reflect your topic, click the small button on the right side under the search box that says “Create Citation Report.”
Keep in mind that the Citation Report only includes items indexed in Web of Science. There may be relevant articles in other databases that aren't captured in the report. Your results also depend on what words you use to search.
In Google Scholar, use the menu dropdown in the top left corner to navigate to Metrics. From here you can view all metrics then browse categories and subcategories. For example, these are the metrics for higher education journals.