search_authors
Find academic authors by name using OpenAlex API, with options to sort by relevance or citations and filter by institution.
Instructions
Searches for authors using the OpenAlex API.
Args: query: The search name to look for the authors. sort_by: The sorting criteria ("relevance_score" or "cited_by_count"). institution_id: An optional institution id to filter search results. e.g., "https://openalex.org/I123456789" page: The page number of the results to retrieve (default: 1).
Returns: A JSON object containing a list of authors+ids, or an error message if the search fails.
Input Schema
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| institution_id | No | ||
| page | No | ||
| query | Yes | ||
| sort_by | No | relevance_score |
Input Schema (JSON Schema)
{
"properties": {
"institution_id": {
"anyOf": [
{
"type": "string"
},
{
"type": "null"
}
],
"default": null,
"title": "Institution Id"
},
"page": {
"default": 1,
"title": "Page",
"type": "integer"
},
"query": {
"title": "Query",
"type": "string"
},
"sort_by": {
"default": "relevance_score",
"enum": [
"relevance_score",
"cited_by_count"
],
"title": "Sort By",
"type": "string"
}
},
"required": [
"query"
],
"type": "object"
}