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Deeper insights to inspire research, teaching and learning
Books deliver differentiated knowledge to aid problem-solving and inspire a deeper understanding of a field. Choose new titles from the subjects that best support your institution's educational and research needs.
Trusted information is difficult to recognize on the open web. Librarians are best placed to help users recognize the authority of sources and how using trusted information can positively impact their research, studies and scholarship.
With books available by subjects, you can select the most relevant resources for your researchers, educators and students and lead them toward teaching, learning and research success.
See an overview of the more than 1,400 new books by subject coming from Elsevier and available on ScienceDirect in 2025.
Researchers, students and educators are having to explore new areas because many of today’s complex questions are coming at the intersection of disciplines.
To get themselves up to speed, they need the fundamental base of knowledge and practice available in books.
Fundamental coverage to instill confidence: 260+ Major Reference Works build fundamental knowledge and confidence in new and interdisciplinary subject areas.
Support coursework and focus on topics that matter: 300+ textbooks provide pedagogical coverage of key concepts and methods to serve standard courses and program curricula in key subject areas.
Focused exploration means deeper knowledge: 37K+ foundational reference books dive deeper into highly relevant topics and synthesize advances and trends in key areas.
In-depth coverage of the latest advances: 7K+ series, serials and handbooks give a comprehensive snapshot of the current state of research, bridging established knowledge and primary research, and complementing cutting-edge insights from journals.
“Books [provide] the theoretical frameworks of the academic works of my students, be they undergraduate or postgraduate.”
ADBS
Achly Denisse Barraza Saez
Librarian and Information Literacy Tutor, University of Playa Ancha, Chile
We keep our subject-specific book lists up-to-date with the newest titles, complementing our high-quality backlist, to ensure your library’s overall collection has all the foundational knowledge needed for your researchers, students and educators to be successful in their work.
Flexible purchasing models allow you to choose the entire list of new titles or a subset based on subject area(s).
In 2025, there will be 1,404* titles in all subject areas
Agriculture, Biological and Food Sciences | 154 | Engineering | 165 |
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 71 | Environmental Science | 69 |
Biomedical Engineering | 50 | Immunology and Microbiology | 40 |
Biomedical Science | 103 | Materials Science | 145 |
Chemical Engineering | 82 | Mathematics and Computing | 56 |
Chemistry | 66 | Neuroscience and Psychology | 71 |
Clinical Medicine and Surgery | 35 | Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutical Science | 50 |
Earth and Planetary Sciences | 52 | Social Sciences | 31 |
Energy | 123 | Translational Medicine | 41 |
*Title counts are subject to change
Researchers, students and educators are faced with increasing amounts of content to read, make sense of and apply to their work and studies.
Data shows that when multiple sources, such as books and journals, are combined the outcomes improve — from improving understanding and advancing scholarship, to generating greater research impact. In fact, 90% of users we surveyed* reported benefiting from using books and journals in the same literature search:
34% of book visits on ScienceDirect also include journal visits
15% of research on ScienceDirect achieves a higher Field Weighted Citation Impact (FWCI) when an article references a book
6x increase in journal usage at institutions that subscribe to Books on ScienceDirect when compared to those that don't
*Source: ScienceDirect user surveys conducted in 2023
It’s not too late to add Elsevier books published in 2024 to your ScienceDirect subscription.
Our publishing strategy for books is highly data-driven, identifying high growth opportunities for new titles based on many factors, including research trends, funding and usage.
This editorial approach translates into Elsevier books delivering some of the most impactful information in the industry. Our average number of citations per title is the highest in the industry at 62, and the FWCI of Elsevier books is 1.5, far above the industry average of 1.0*.
By subject area, the average number of citations and the average Field Weighted Citation Impact (FWCI) of Elsevier books tell a story of quality:
Elsevier Physical Sciences books
Average citations: 64.6 (vs. 31.7 overall average)
FWCI: 1.5 (vs. 1.0 overall average)
Elsevier Social Sciences books
Average citations: 57.8 (vs. 12.0 overall average)
FWCI: 2.5 (vs. 1.0 overall average)
Elsevier Life Sciences books
Average citations: 47.4 (vs. 33.6 overall average)
FWCI: 1.1 (vs. 1.0 overall average)
Elsevier Health Sciences books
Average citations: 30.4 (vs. 17.9 overall average)
FWCI: 1.4 (vs. 1.0 overall average)
*Source: Analysis of Scopus data of Elsevier books vs. the overall average of all other publishers' books, 2023
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