Guides @ UF: Biomedical Engineering: Articles

Location of BME Journals

The Biomedical Engineering journals are split between on the 3rd floors of Marston Science Library and the Health Science Center Libraries (Note: journals at the HSCL are shelved by alphabetical by title). Use the below chart to determine the relevant call number for your area. Otherwise, search the library catalog by subject or title.

Call #	Subject
QT	Human physiology, engineering
R895-920	Medical physics. Medical radiology. Nuclear medicine
TA164	Bioengineering
W82	Biomedical technology
WN	Radiology, diagnostic imaging

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JOVE - Journal of Visualized Experiments

UF has a subscription to Journal of Visualized Experiments for many areas including: Bioengineering, Biology, Chemistry, Immunology, Medicine, & Neuroscience. Journal of Visualized Experiments publish standard techniques and novel experimental approaches in these areas. Videos of the techniques accompany the articles.

Tissue Properties

The Tissue Properties Database includes properties like density, thermal conductivity, heat transfer rate, viscosity, acoustic properties, tissue weight fractions: https://itis.swiss/virtual-population/tissue-properties/database/

Finding Scholarly Articles

PubMed This link opens in a new window
The premier biomedical literature database. Contains MEDLINE via National Library of Medicine. More than 23 million citations to articles from the 1950's - present.
Embase This link opens in a new window
Major biomedical literature database, with a particular focus on international coverage. Additional focus also given to chemicals and drugs. Features a Medical Device search.
Compendex (in Engineering Village) This link opens in a new window
This engineering literature database includes peer reviewed and indexed publications from 77 countries across 190 engineering disciplines. This link will allow you to search the Inspec database as well.
Dimensions Analytics This link opens in a new window
ENTER YOUR UFL EMAIL and then LOG IN WITH YOUR GATORLINK. Dimensions Analytics is a comprehensive scholarly database where you can search publications, grants, patents, clinical trials, datasets, and policy documents. Courtesy of UF Research.

IEEE Xplore
Provides indexing and full-text access to IEEE and IEE transactions, journals, magazines and conference proceedings published since 1988 and all current IEEE standards. Access to the full text is restricted to current UF students/staff/faculty.

Scopus This link opens in a new window
Scopus is a multidisciplinary abstract and citation database with a powerful search interface. In addition to records of over 84 million scholarly publications, it also includes author and institutional profiles.
Web of Science This link opens in a new window
Includes the Science Citation Index, the Social Science Citation Index, and the Arts & Humanities Index
ACM Digital Library This link opens in a new window
Full-text of all Association for Computing Machinery's publications (books, journals, conference proceedings, technical magazines, newsletters).
INSPEC (in Engineering Village) This link opens in a new window
Provides access to the world's scientific literature in electrical engineering, physics, control engineering, computers, and manufacturing and production engineering.Records for articles back to the 1890s.
Cochrane Library This link opens in a new window
The Cochrane Library contains high-quality, independent evidence to inform healthcare decision-making
ALTBIB - Alternatives to Animal Testing This link opens in a new window
Resources for Alternatives to the Use of Live Vertebrates in Biomedical Research and Testing. ALTBIB citations have been selected from articles, books, book chapters, and technical reports published from 1980 to 2000. These citations examine methods, tests, assays, and procedures that may be useful in establishing alternatives to the use of intact vertebrates.

International Health Technology Assessment Database
This database provides information about ongoing and published health technology assessments commissioned or undertaken by HTA organisations internationally.

Finding Preprint Articles

Preprints can provide some of the latest information on a topic. However, they are preliminary reports of work that have not yet been peer reviewed.

arXiv
Includes open access e-prints on Physics and more specific areas such as Medical Physics and Optics
bioRxiv
Archive for preprints in the life sciences.
engrXiv
Open archive of engineering preprints. Covers most areas of engineering.
medRxiv
Collection of biomedical-related preprints.
Web of Science's Preprint Citation Index
Discover preprints for key research articles ahead of the formal publication in a journal from a range of international selected and evaluated preprint repositories in the sciences, social sciences and arts & humanities.

Finding Trade Journal Articles

Locating these types of articles can be tricky, but here are some engineering-related databases that can be helpful:

Technology Collection This link opens in a new window
Search your topic and then select Trade Journal from the Source Type filter options.

Technology Collection's List of Trade Journals

Scopus This link opens in a new window
Conduct your search for your topic and filter your results to Trade Journal using the Source Type filter.
IEEE Xplore Digital Library This link opens in a new window
You have the ability to filter your search to magazine articles (which are often from trade publications).

Latest from IEEE Pulse

Is this journal peer-reviewed? Is this a trade magazine?

Ulrich's International Periodicals Directory can help you answer these questions. Simply search the journal title to determine if it is peer reviewed/refereed (look for the tiny referee shirt). Ulrich's will also tell you if the title is a trade magazine or journal.