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openalex-research-mcp
MCP server for the OpenAlex API — search 240M+ scholarly works, analyze citations, track research trends, and map collaboration networks
Tools
27
GitHub stars
47
Installs / wk
193
Licence
MIT
Transport
stdio
Last checked
never
Tools & capabilities
27 toolsRead from the published package source — this server runs locally, so there is no endpoint to query. Names are taken from the code, not observed at runtime, and descriptions are often absent.
analyze_geographic_distribution
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Analyze the geographical distribution of research activity for a topic or query. Shows which countries and institutions are most active. Analyze the geographical distribution of research activity for a topic or query. Shows which countries and institutions are most active.
analyze_topic_trends
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Analyze publication trends over time for specific topics or queries. Returns works grouped by year to show research evolution and growth. Analyze publication trends over time for specific topics or queries. Returns works grouped by year to show research evolution and growth.
autocomplete_search
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Fast autocomplete/typeahead search for works, authors, institutions, or other entities. Returns quick suggestions for partial queries. Fast autocomplete/typeahead search for works, authors, institutions, or other entities. Returns quick suggestions for partial queries.
batch_resolve_references
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check_venue_quality
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compare_research_areas
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Compare publication volume and citation metrics across different research topics or queries. Useful for understanding relative activity in different fields. Compare publication volume and citation metrics across different research topics or queries. Useful for understanding relative activity in different fields.
find_open_access_version
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find_review_articles
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get_author_collaborators
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Analyze an author\ Analyze an author\
get_author_profile
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get_author_works
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Get all publications by a specific author over time. Useful for analyzing an author Get all publications by a specific author over time. Useful for analyzing an author
get_citation_network
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Get a citation network for a work including both citing works (forward) and referenced works (backward). Returns immediate connections only. Citing works are returned as summaries;… Get a citation network for a work including both citing works (forward) and referenced works (backward). Returns immediate connections only. Citing works are returned as summaries; referenced works as IDs (use batch_resolve_references to hydrate).
get_entity
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get_related_works
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Find works related to a given work based on shared topics, citations, and references. Useful for discovering similar papers in a research area. Find works related to a given work based on shared topics, citations, and references. Useful for discovering similar papers in a research area.
get_top_cited_works
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Find the most highly cited works in a research area or matching specific criteria. Identifies influential and seminal papers. Automatically filters for papers with significant cita… Find the most highly cited works in a research area or matching specific criteria. Identifies influential and seminal papers. Automatically filters for papers with significant citations. Combine with source_name or source_issn to find the most-cited papers in a specific top journal/conference.
get_top_venues_for_field
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get_trending_topics
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Discover emerging and trending research topics based on recent publication activity. Identifies fast-growing research areas. Discover emerging and trending research topics based on recent publication activity. Identifies fast-growing research areas.
get_work
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get_work_citations
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Get all works that cite a given work. Essential for forward citation analysis and understanding research impact. Get all works that cite a given work. Essential for forward citation analysis and understanding research impact.
get_work_references
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Get all works referenced/cited by a given work. Essential for backward citation analysis and finding foundational papers. Get all works referenced/cited by a given work. Essential for backward citation analysis and finding foundational papers.
health_check
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search_authors
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Search for authors/researchers. Returns h-index, citation count, and affiliation data. Best for finding experts when you know the name. Use search_authors_by_expertise to find expe… Search for authors/researchers. Returns h-index, citation count, and affiliation data. Best for finding experts when you know the name. Use search_authors_by_expertise to find experts by research area.
search_authors_by_expertise
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search_by_topic
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Search for works within specific research topics or domains. Use this to explore literature in a particular field or subfield. Supports venue filtering to restrict results to top j… Search for works within specific research topics or domains. Use this to explore literature in a particular field or subfield. Supports venue filtering to restrict results to top journals/conferences.
search_institutions
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Search for academic institutions with filters for research output, citations, and geographical location. Find leading institutions in specific areas. Search for academic institutions with filters for research output, citations, and geographical location. Find leading institutions in specific areas.
search_works
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Search scholarly works with advanced filtering. Supports Boolean operators, year ranges, citation thresholds, venue/journal filtering (source_name, source_issn, source_id), and ins… Search scholarly works with advanced filtering. Supports Boolean operators, year ranges, citation thresholds, venue/journal filtering (source_name, source_issn, source_id), and institution filtering (author_institution, institution_group). The most flexible search tool. Use search_in_journal_list for preset journal lists like UTD24 or FT50.
search_works_in_venue
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