ProQuest Dissertations & Theses Professional
Date revised: 27 January 2021

The world’s most comprehensive collection of dissertations and theses, the official digital dissertations archive for theLibrary of Congress, and the database of record for graduate research.
ProQuest Dissertations & Theses Professional is an invaluable resource for cutting-edge research – often before it
appears in scholarly journals - and for prior art investigations.
The database currently holds more than 5 million dissertations and theses from around the world. Over 2.5 million havesearchable full text and can be downloaded in PDF format. Over 400,000 dissertations abstracts from universities in China
and over 900,000 from universities in the UK and Ireland are available; of the UK/Ireland items, about 350,000 areavailable in full text. For most dissertations from US-based institutions added since 1997 the full text is available.
Dissertations in languages other than English (particularly in non-Roman script) are typically only available as citations orabstracts.
Some notable dissertations include: Properties of Expanding Universes, Stephen Hawking, 1966, University of Cambridge;
Systems of Logic Based on Ordinals, Alan Turing, 1938, Princeton University; Towards the Design of an RNA Replicase,Jennifer Anne Doudna, 1989, Harvard University.
Subject coverage is multidisciplinary and includes (but is not limited to)Arts
Behavioral sciences
Business & economics
Education
Engineering

Humanities
Life sciences
Mathematics & physical sciences
Natural sciences
Social sciences

Use ProQuest Dissertations & Theses to answer such questions as••••

Is there any recent research on epigenetic sensitization of chemotherapeutic compounds in non-small cell lungcancer?
What is the role of proteotoxicity in drug-induced acute kidney injury?
Which universities are doing research into 3D printing in biomedical devices?
Are there any case studies on the development of antibiotics such as linezolid, daptomycin, and lysobactin?

Date Coverage 1743 - present

Update Frequency Daily

Geographic Coverage International (approx. 57% USA)

Document Types Doctoral dissertations, master’sthesesPublisher
ProQuest Dissertations & Theses Professional is produced by ProQuest.
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Search fields
Field Name

Abstract1

Abstract present1

Accession number

FieldCodeExampleNotesABab((targeted NEAR/1 compounds)
OR immunotherapy)ab(NSCLC OR “non-small cell lungcancer”)

Use adjacency and/or Boolean
operators to narrow or broaden yoursearch and double quotes to search fora precise phrase.

(abany(yes) NOT ab("abstract notavailable"))ProQuest Dissertations & Theses
Professional contains a small number ofrecords where an abstract is present,
but where all that is included in the fieldis the phrase "Abstract not available".
By adding the exact search indicatedhere to your own search you can ensurethat records retrieved will have an
abstract that is populated with validdata.

ABANYANan(2470903008)

A unique document identification
number assigned by the information
provider.
Displays as ProQuest document ID.

Advisor2adv(liloglou)

Not all records provide names of thesisadvisors.

All fieldsALL

all(“extracellular vesicles”)

Searches all fields except the full text.
Use adjacency and/or Boolean
operators to narrow or broaden yoursearch and double quotes to search fora precise phrase.

All fields + text--

“extracellular vesicles”

Searches all fields except citedreferences.

Author2AU

au(“alnefaie, ghaliah”)

Author First Name

AUFN

aufn(ghaliah)

Author Last Name

AULNauln(alnefaie)

Cited author

6ADV

CAU, REF

cau(hales, c)

The author of the thesis/dissertation

Most theses and dissertations include
the cited references in the full text, but
only a very small number of them, dated
between 2007 and 2018, havesearchable cited references.

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Field Name

Cited document title

Cited publication
date

Cited publication
title

Field
CodeCTI, REF

CYR, REF

CPUB,REF

ExampleNotescti(“physicians who use socialmedia”)

Most theses and dissertations include
the cited references in the full text, but
only a very small number of them, dated
between 2007 and 2018, havesearchable cited references.

cyr(2012)

Most theses and dissertations include
the cited references in the full text, but
only a very small number of them, dated
between 2007 and 2018, havesearchable cited references.

cpub(jamia)

Most theses and dissertations include
the cited references in the full text, but
only a very small number of them, dated
between 2007 and 2018, havesearchable cited references.

cc(0992)
cc(oncology)
Classification

CC

These are ProQuest’s own broad subject
categories

cc(0307)cc(molecular biology)

Committee member

CMT

cmt(oliver, diane)

DegreeDG

dg(“Ph.D.”)The type of degree conferred

Department

DEP

dep(medicine)

The department within the university
awarding the degree

Dissertation/ thesis
numberDISPUB

dispub(MS22157)

Document text

TX, FTtx(“role optimization”)

Searches the original full text of thedissertation/thesis. Note that not all
records have searchable full-text.
Use adjacency and/or Boolean
operators to narrow search results.

Document title

7TIti(The use of Information andCommunication Technologies for

Includes Alternate title and Subtitle.

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Field NameTitle only

Field
CodeTIO

Alternate title

OTI

Document typeDTYPE

ExampleNotes

Knowledge Translation in a
Mentoring Network of Physicians)

Also an option in the Advanced Search
dropdown menu.

tio(Communication Technologiesfor Knowledge Translation)

Searches only the Title, not subtitle oralternate title.

oti(“magnetic properties”)

Includes Alternate title, Subtitle, andOriginal language of document title, ifavailable. Field code TI also
searches the Alternate title.

dtype(dissertation)
dtype(thesis)fav(20140226)
First availableFAV

fav(>20100630)

Only two document types: Dissertation,and Thesis

Unlike the general PQD rule, inDissertations & Theses this date canonly be used as a 'guideline' as to when
the record was loaded into thedatabase.
Date range searching is supported.

“workforce optimization” ANDfdb(pqdtprof)

From database3

FDB

Full text present

FTANY

diskw(applied sciences) AND
ftany(yes)Index term(keyword)2

DISKW, IF,SU

diskw(“health and environmentalsciences”)

ISBNISBN“workforce optimization” ANDfdb(10000220)

Useful in multi-file searches to isolate
records from a single file. FDB cannot besearched on its own; specify at least one
search term then AND it with FDB.

Add: AND FTANY(YES) to a query to limit
your search to articles with full text.

isbn(9780499221575)
isbn(0599096071)

8Language

LAla(english)

Number of pages

PCT

pct(190)

The language in which the document
was originally published.

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Field Name

Field
CodePaginationPG

pg(65)

Not provided on all records.

Publication datePDpd(2013)

Only a publication year is shown

Publication typePT,STYPE

Examplept(“dissertations & theses”)

Notes

All records have the same
Publication/Source type.
Displayed in Source type.

yr(2013)
Publication year

YR, PYyr(>2011)

Date range searching is supported.

yr(2013-2014)
ref(“energy advisory board”)
References

REF

School codeSCH

sch(0779)

Source type

PT,STYPE

pt(“dissertations & theses”)

Subject heading(all)2SU

Supplemental filetype

SPTYPE

sptype(spreadsheet)

University/
institution2

SCH

sch(“university of toronto)

University/
institution location2

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ref("besterman-dahan, karen")su(“information technology”)
su(“health care management”)

All records have the same
Publication/Source type.

Includes terms in the Identifier(keyword) field.

Indicates the presence of any additional
files available with the dissertation – eg.
video, audio, spreadsheet.

The country, or province/state andcountry of the academic institution.

ulo(china)
ULO

Searches references cited in the original
document.

ulo(“north carolina”)

For comprehensive retrieval use BOTHULO and SCH for searching by location– eg. ULO,SCH(“UNITED KINGDOM”)© 2023 Clarivate. Clarivate and its logo, as well as all other trademarks usedherein are trademarks of their respective owners and used under license.

Field Name

UpdatesVolume/issue (DVI)

Field
CodeUDDISVOL

Exampleud(>20140226)
ud(20130101-20130630)

disvol(52)Notes
The date(s) the record was loaded as aresult of an update provided by thesupplier.
Date range searching is supported.
Also searchable via the Look Up Citation
tool.

1

Abstracts are not available in all records. Typically, dissertations in languages other than English (particularly in non-Roman script) are only available inabstracted form. Where available, abstracts can be viewed in the ‘Preview’; and where no PDF full-text is available, the abstract will display insteadwhen the full record is selected.
2A Lookup/Browse feature is available for this field in the Advanced Search dropdown or in Browse Fields.
3
Click the “Field codes” hyperlink at the top right of the Advanced Search page. Click “Search syntax and field codes”, then click on “FDB command” toget a list of database names and codes that can be searched with FDB.

Search tools
In addition to Search Fields, other tools available for searching are Limit Options, Browse Fields, “Narrow Results By”
Limiters and Look Up Citation. Each is listed separately below. Some data can be searched using more than one tool.

Limit options
Limit options are quick and easy ways of searching certain common concepts. Check boxes are available for:
Full text
Short lists of choices are available for:
Manuscript type and Language
Date limiters are available in which you can select single dates or ranges for date of publication

Browse fields
You can browse the contents of certain fields by using Look Up lists. These are particularly useful to validate spellings or
the presence of specific data. Terms found in the course of browsing may be selected and automatically added to theAdvanced Search form. Look Up lists are available in the fields drop-down and in the search options for:
Advisor, Author, Index terms (keywords), Subjects, University/institution, University/institution location“Narrow Results By” limiters
When results of a search are presented, the results display is accompanied by a list of “Narrow results by” options shownon the right-hand panel. Click on any of these options and you will see a ranked list showing the most frequently occurring
terms in your results. Click on the term to apply it to (“narrow”) your search results. Narrow results by limiters in thisdatabase include:
Full text, Index term (keyword), Language, Subject, University/institution, University/institution location, Publication
date

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Look up citation
If you need to trace a particular bibliographic reference, use the Look Up Citation feature. Find a link to this toward the top
left of the Advanced Search page, or in the drop list under Advanced on any search form; click this and you will go to apage where you can enter any known details of the citation, including: Document title, Author, Publication title, ISSN, ISBN,Volume, Issue, Page, Publication date, DOI.

Document formats – Subscribers
Document Format

FieldsOnlineExport /Download

Brief view

Title, Author, Publication dateP

Detailed view

Title, Author, Publication date, 3-line KWIC windowPPKWIC (Keyword in Context)

Title, Author, Publication date, all occurrences of search terms
highlighted in the field(s) where they occur

PP

Preview

Title, Author, Publication date, abbreviated Abstract, SubjectP

Brief citation

Complete record minus the Abstract and Full text

P

Citation

Complete record minus the Abstract and Full text

P1

Citation/abstract

Complete record including Abstract

P1

P

Full text (PDF)

PDF of the Full Text – does not include Indexing (details) fields

P1

PCustom

Choose the fields you wantPP2

1

In Online-view mode, Dialog gives access to two document formats only: Brief citation, and the 'most complete' format available. Depending on thedatabase and/or the amount of data available for a record, the most complete format may be any one of Citation, Citation/abstract, Full text, or Full text– PDF.
2
Custom export/download format is available in the following mediums only: HTML, PDF, RefWorks, RTF, Text only, and XLS.

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Document formats – Transactional users
Document Format

FieldsOnlineExport /Download

Brief view

Title and Publication date.

P

Detailed view

Title and Publication date, plus a 3-line KWIC window

P

P1

KWIC (Keyword in Context)

Title and Publication date, plus all occurrences of your searchterms highlighted in the field(s) where they occur

P1

P1

Preview

Title, Publication date, first 25 words abstract, SubjectP

Brief citation

Complete record minus the Abstract and Full text

P1 2P1Citation

Complete record minus the Abstract and Full text

P1 2

P1

Citation/abstract

Complete record including Abstract
Citation and Abstract

P1 2

P1

Full text (PDF)

PDF of the Full Text – does not include Indexing (details) fields

P1 2

P1CustomChoose the fields you want

P1 3

1

Chargeable formats.
In Online-view mode, Dialog gives access to two document formats only: Brief citation, and the 'most complete' format available. Depending on thedatabase and/or the amount of data available for a record, the most complete format may be any one of Citation, Citation/abstract, Full text, or Full text– PDF.
3Custom export/download format is available in the following mediums only: HTML, PDF, RefWorks, RTF, Text only, and XLS.
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