WOS_0002 — near-distance-too-large

Error Code: WOS_0002

Message: NEAR distance is too large (max: 15).

Problematic query:

TI=term1 NEAR/20 term2

Recommended query:

TI=term1 NEAR/15 term2

Typical fix: Reduce the NEAR distance to 15 or less.

Note

Deprecation Notice: This linting rule is scheduled for deprecation. Recent evaluations show that the Web of Science (WOS) search interface does not enforce an upper range of 15 for the NEAR operator. Queries with broader NEAR distance execute successfully, and applying a NEAR operator with a range > 15 returns more records than 15. Since no official WOS documentation supports the restriction, this rule will be removed in a future release.

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