Search interface overview

When you access the SureChEMBL landing page, the search interface is displayed. It enables you to perform various types of searches.

Element	Description
Query field	A freestyle search field for performing either a simple text search or a more complex Solr query search. Note: See Solr query fields and examples for more details on the Solr query fields
All chemically annotated authorities	A filter for selecting all or only the relevant chemically annotated patent authorities among US Applications, US Granted, EP Applications, EP Granted, JP, WO, CN
Patents with small molecules	An in-house filter based on the work of Falaguera and Mestres
Specify dates	A mechanism for selecting documents based on the publication date. Note: See Date filter for more details on how to restrain the patent search on a time period
Query assistant	An component aiming to support users in writing queries. Note: See Query assistant for more details.
Structure search	Ketcher, a web-based chemical structure editor. Note: See Chemical search for more details on the search by structure

Simple text search

• Provide the desired search text, and filtering.

• Click on Search. The system returns quickly the search results.