bc_get_europepmc_articles

Retrieve scientific articles from Europe PMC by querying titles, abstracts, authors, or general terms. Use 'recent' for current research or 'cited' for established topics. Supports 'and' or 'or' search types for precise results.

Instructions

Query the Europe PMC database for scientific articles.

Use 'recent' sort for current research queries and 'cited' sort for comprehensive career overviews or well-established topics (e.g., "what has author X published on in their career").

Provide at least one of the following search parameters:

query: General search query string
title: Search term for article titles
abstract: Search term for article abstracts.
author: Author name (e.g., "last_name,first_name"). Should not contain spaces. These will be combined with the specified search type ("and" or "or"). For a broad search, prefer the "query" parameter and "or" search type. Only use the "and" search type if you want to ensure all terms must match.

Args: query (str, optional): General search query string. title (str, optional): Search term for article titles. abstract (str, optional): Search term for article abstracts. author (str, optional): Author name (e.g., "last_name,first_name"). Should not contain spaces. search_type (str): Search type - "and" or "or" (default: "or"). sort_by (str): Sort by - "recent" for most recent, "cited" for most cited or None for no specific sorting (default: None). page_size (int): Number of results to return (default: 25, max: 1000).

Returns: dict: Article search results or error message

Input Schema

Name	Required	Description	Default
`abstract`	No	Search term for article abstracts
`author`	No	Author name (e.g., 'kuehl,malte')
`page_size`	No	Number of results to return
`query`	No	Search query string, not specific to any field
`search_type`	No	Search type: 'and' or 'or'	or
`sort_by`	No	Sort by: 'recent' for most recent, 'cited' for most cited or None for no specific sorting
`title`	No	Search term for article titles

Input Schema (JSON Schema)

{
  "properties": {
    "abstract": {
      "anyOf": [
        {
          "type": "string"
        },
        {
          "type": "null"
        }
      ],
      "default": null,
      "description": "Search term for article abstracts",
      "title": "Abstract"
    },
    "author": {
      "anyOf": [
        {
          "type": "string"
        },
        {
          "type": "null"
        }
      ],
      "default": null,
      "description": "Author name (e.g., 'kuehl,malte')",
      "title": "Author"
    },
    "page_size": {
      "default": 25,
      "description": "Number of results to return",
      "maximum": 1000,
      "minimum": 1,
      "title": "Page Size",
      "type": "integer"
    },
    "query": {
      "anyOf": [
        {
          "type": "string"
        },
        {
          "type": "null"
        }
      ],
      "default": null,
      "description": "Search query string, not specific to any field",
      "title": "Query"
    },
    "search_type": {
      "default": "or",
      "description": "Search type: 'and' or 'or'",
      "title": "Search Type",
      "type": "string"
    },
    "sort_by": {
      "anyOf": [
        {
          "type": "string"
        },
        {
          "type": "null"
        }
      ],
      "default": null,
      "description": "Sort by: 'recent' for most recent, 'cited' for most cited or None for no specific sorting",
      "title": "Sort By"
    },
    "title": {
      "anyOf": [
        {
          "type": "string"
        },
        {
          "type": "null"
        }
      ],
      "default": null,
      "description": "Search term for article titles",
      "title": "Title"
    }
  },
  "type": "object"
}

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