LION: Empirical Research: Finding Empirical Research

Useful Search Terms

A sample list of keywords to use. Combine these keywords with other keywords to find empirical research articles. For example "sleep deprivation" AND "study". Another example "sleep deprivation" AND "qualitative research".

- study

- surveys

- quantitative study

- qualitative study

- interview

- longitudinal study

- empirical study

- case study

- nonclinical case study

- literature review

- systematic review

- clinical study

- meta analysis

Finding Empirical Research Articles

EBSCOhost's APA PsycArticles Database

Start with Advanced Search
Type in keywords that describe your topic
Limit your results to Full Text and Scholarly (Peer Reviewed) Journals
Select Empirical Study under Methodology

ERIC Database

Type in keywords that describe your topic.
Check the Peer-reviewed only box and the Full text available on ERIC box under the search box.
On the left under the Descriptor limiter select descriptors that will display empirical research results. For example Qualitative Research, Statistical Analysis etc.
On the left under the Publication Type limiter select Reports - Research.

PubMed Database

1. Basic Search:

- Type in keywords in the basic search box

- On the left click on Additional filters and

select from the available studies.

2. Advanced Search:

- Type in a keyword and combine it with

empirical research as a MeSH terms

- For example (COVID-19 [Title]) AND

(empirical research [MeSH Terms])

Tips for Searching

Go to our library's subscription databases
Start with the Advanced Search screen
Type in keywords and combine with terms like study, quantitative study, and clinical study.
Limit your results to peer reviewed journals
Limit your results by methodology or publication type

Empirical Research: Finding Empirical Research