How granular should search filters be?

1. Should filters be on left or right?
2. What filters can you systematically expect to find in an academic databases?
3. What does it mean to filter search results?

Should filters be on left or right?

4. Filter bars better showcase filters. By making the filters more prominent on the page and by making them available as the user scrolls a filter bar does a better job of showcasing filters. Presenting filters left to right also makes it very easy for users to quickly see what options are available.

What filters can you systematically expect to find in an academic databases?

Filters include systematic reviews, randomised controlled trials, observational studies, diagnostic studies. There are also economic studies and patient issues filters.

What does it mean to filter search results?

Search filters narrow your results based on specific criteria, such as the content type or time period. For example, you can select filters to get only Google Docs that were edited in the past week, or only emails sent by you.