search_papers

Search academic papers using keywords, filter by institution or author, and sort by relevance, citations, or date to find relevant research.

Instructions

Searches for academic papers using the OpenAlex API.

Args: query: The search term or keywords to look for in the papers. search_by: The field to search in ("default", "title", or "title_and_abstract"). sort_by: The sorting criteria ("relevance_score", "cited_by_count", or "publication_date"). institution_name: An optional institution or affiliation name to filter search results. author_id: An optional OpenAlex Author ID to filter search results. e.g., "https://openalex.org/A123456789" page: The page number of the results to retrieve (default: 1).

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

Input Schema

Name	Required	Default
`author_id`	No
`institution_name`	No
`page`	No
`query`	Yes
`search_by`	No	default
`sort_by`	No	relevance_score

Input Schema (JSON Schema)

{
  "properties": {
    "author_id": {
      "anyOf": [
        {
          "type": "string"
        },
        {
          "type": "null"
        }
      ],
      "default": null,
      "title": "Author Id"
    },
    "institution_name": {
      "anyOf": [
        {
          "type": "string"
        },
        {
          "type": "null"
        }
      ],
      "default": null,
      "title": "Institution Name"
    },
    "page": {
      "default": 1,
      "title": "Page",
      "type": "integer"
    },
    "query": {
      "title": "Query",
      "type": "string"
    },
    "search_by": {
      "default": "default",
      "enum": [
        "default",
        "title",
        "title_and_abstract"
      ],
      "title": "Search By",
      "type": "string"
    },
    "sort_by": {
      "default": "relevance_score",
      "enum": [
        "relevance_score",
        "cited_by_count",
        "publication_date"
      ],
      "title": "Sort By",
      "type": "string"
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "query"
  ],
  "type": "object"
}

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search_papers

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Input Schema (JSON Schema)

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