search_institutions
Find academic institutions using OpenAlex API to identify research organizations by name, with options to sort by relevance or citation count.
Instructions
Searches for institutions using the OpenAlex API.
Args: query: The search name to look for the institutions. sort_by: The sorting criteria ("relevance_score" or "cited_by_count"). page: The page number of the results to retrieve (default: 1).
Returns: A JSON object containing a list of institutions+ids, or an error message if the search fails.
Input Schema
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| page | No | ||
| query | Yes | ||
| sort_by | No | relevance_score |
Input Schema (JSON Schema)
{
"properties": {
"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"
}