search_works
Search scholarly works in OpenAlex with filters for author, institution, publication year, and work type to support academic research and author disambiguation.
Instructions
Optimized MCP tool wrapper for searching works.
Args: query: Search query text author: (Optional) Author name filter institution: (Optional) Institution name filter publication_year: (Optional) Publication year filter type: (Optional) Work type filter (e.g., "article", "letter") limit: Maximum number of results (default: 25, max: 100) peer_reviewed_only: If True, apply peer-review filters (default: True) search_type: Search mode - "general" (title/abstract/fulltext), "title" (title only), or "title_and_abstract" (title and abstract only)
Returns: dict: Serialized OptimizedGeneralWorksSearchResponse with streamlined work data.
Input Schema
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| query | Yes | ||
| author | No | ||
| institution | No | ||
| publication_year | No | ||
| type | No | ||
| limit | No | ||
| peer_reviewed_only | No | ||
| search_type | No | general |