FACULTY OF 1000
http://f1000.com

Faculty of 1000 (F1000) is an in-depth directory to the top articles in biology and medicine, as recommended by our Faculty of over 5,000 expert scientists and clinical researchers, assisted by 5,000 associates. Continually updated, F1000 helps you keep up to date with all the key articles in your field, as well as in neighboring fields.

With unique customization features and sophisticated search facilities, F1000 gives you the tools to tailor the content to your specific field and find the most relevant articles quickly.

Key features:
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* Article recommendations: access over 125,000 expert recommendations, with more added daily, highlighting the world's most important articles in biology and medical research.

* Sophisticated search facilities:  run quick keyword searches or build complex searches refined by citation detail, subject area, descriptive classification (e.g. new finding), F1000 Article Factor or F1000 Faculty Member. Direct searches of PubMed are also available. 

* The new F1000 SmartSearch: take advantage of this intelligent search tool that learns your article preferences by logging your interactions with each new set of search results. As your SmartSearch is refined, you will receive alerts of only the most on-target new articles. 

* MyF1000: customize the site to your area of interest by selecting your Favorite Sections and setting up alerts of new content and stored searches, and manage all your interactions with F1000.

* F1000 Article Factors: view articles by how highly they are considered by our Faculty. Articles are scored each time they are recommended, and the values converted into F1000 Article Factors and then ranked by the results, further distinguishing great articles from the truly exceptional.

* Article Rankings - Top 10s: check out the top-ranking recommended articles, both current and 'All time', as well as the most viewed. Rankings are updated daily

* Article Rankings - Hidden Jewels: discover the top-ranking articles from more specialized journals that you might have missed in your general reading, both in your specialty and in neighboring fields.

* Hidden Jewels: discover highly rated articles from more specialized journals that you might have missed in your general reading, both in your specialty and in neighboring fields.

* PubMed and F1000: a link to the PubMed abstract is available for each article recommendation, and PubMed LinkOuts to F1000 can be set up in PubMed, so that all recommended content is flagged as you browse PubMed.

* Full text access:  'free full text' links to the journal are displayed if the article is free to read, along with links to articles available in PubMed Central. For content you cannot access, links to your library's holdings can be set up using SFX, or, if available for your institution, you can request an article from your librarian.

* F1000's "Naturally Selected" Blog: highlights exciting research featured in F1000, along with interviews and videos of the people behind it.