search_papers

Search academic papers using Semantic Scholar by specifying query, filters like open access PDFs, citation count, year, venue, and fields for tailored results. Retrieve formatted outputs for research purposes.

Instructions

Search for academic papers using Semantic Scholar.

Args:
    query: Search query string
    limit: Maximum number of results (default: 10, max: 100)
    offset: Number of results to skip (default: 0)
    fields: Comma-separated list of fields to return
    publication_types: Filter by publication types
    open_access_pdf: Filter for papers with open access PDFs
    min_citation_count: Minimum citation count
    year: Publication year or year range (e.g., "2020-2023")
    venue: Publication venue

Returns:
    Formatted search results

Input Schema

Name	Required	Description	Default
`fields`	No
`limit`	No
`min_citation_count`	No
`offset`	No
`open_access_pdf`	No
`publication_types`	No
`query`	Yes
`venue`	No
`year`	No

Input Schema (JSON Schema)

{
  "properties": {
    "fields": {
      "anyOf": [
        {
          "type": "string"
        },
        {
          "type": "null"
        }
      ],
      "default": null,
      "title": "Fields"
    },
    "limit": {
      "default": 10,
      "title": "Limit",
      "type": "integer"
    },
    "min_citation_count": {
      "anyOf": [
        {
          "type": "integer"
        },
        {
          "type": "null"
        }
      ],
      "default": null,
      "title": "Min Citation Count"
    },
    "offset": {
      "default": 0,
      "title": "Offset",
      "type": "integer"
    },
    "open_access_pdf": {
      "anyOf": [
        {
          "type": "boolean"
        },
        {
          "type": "null"
        }
      ],
      "default": null,
      "title": "Open Access Pdf"
    },
    "publication_types": {
      "anyOf": [
        {
          "type": "string"
        },
        {
          "type": "null"
        }
      ],
      "default": null,
      "title": "Publication Types"
    },
    "query": {
      "title": "Query",
      "type": "string"
    },
    "venue": {
      "anyOf": [
        {
          "type": "string"
        },
        {
          "type": "null"
        }
      ],
      "default": null,
      "title": "Venue"
    },
    "year": {
      "anyOf": [
        {
          "type": "string"
        },
        {
          "type": "null"
        }
      ],
      "default": null,
      "title": "Year"
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "query"
  ],
  "title": "search_papersArguments",
  "type": "object"
}

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search_papers

Instructions

Input Schema

Input Schema (JSON Schema)

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