ScholarScope MCP

papers_by_author

Search for academic papers by a specific author using OpenAlex API, with options to sort by citation count or publication date.

Instructions

Searches for academic papers by a particular author using the OpenAlex API.

Args: author_id: An OpenAlex Author ID of target author. e.g., "https://openalex.org/A123456789" sort_by: The sorting criteria ("cited_by_count", or "publication_date"). page: The page number of the results to retrieve (default: 1).

Returns: A JSON object containing a list of papers+ids by the specified author, or an error message if the search fails.

Input Schema

Name	Required	Default
`author_id`	Yes
`page`	No
`sort_by`	No	cited_by_count

Input Schema (JSON Schema)

{
  "properties": {
    "author_id": {
      "title": "Author Id",
      "type": "string"
    },
    "page": {
      "default": 1,
      "title": "Page",
      "type": "integer"
    },
    "sort_by": {
      "default": "cited_by_count",
      "enum": [
        "cited_by_count",
        "publication_date"
      ],
      "title": "Sort By",
      "type": "string"
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "author_id"
  ],
  "type": "object"
}

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