Server Configuration
Describes the environment variables required to run the server.
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| OPENALEX_EMAIL | No | Your email address to join the "polite pool" for better rate limits | |
| OPENALEX_API_KEY | No | Your API key for premium users with higher limits and exclusive filters |
Tools
Functions exposed to the LLM to take actions
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| search_works | Search for scholarly works (papers, articles, books) with advanced filtering. Supports Boolean operators (AND, OR, NOT), publication year ranges, citation counts, and more. Essential for finding relevant literature. Tip: For highly influential papers, use the cited_by_count filter (e.g., ">100") or consider using get_top_cited_works tool. |
| get_work | Get COMPLETE details about a specific work by OpenAlex ID or DOI. Unlike search results which are summarized, this returns ALL information including: complete author list (first, middle, and last authors with positions, institutions, ORCID, corresponding author flags), full abstract (reconstructed), all topics, complete bibliographic data, funding/grants, keywords, and reference lists. Use this when you need detailed information about a specific paper, especially for identifying PIs (often last author) or corresponding authors. |
| get_related_works | Find works related to a given work based on shared topics, citations, and references. Useful for discovering similar papers in a research area. |
| search_by_topic | Search for works within specific research topics or domains. Use this to explore literature in a particular field or subfield. |
| autocomplete_search | Fast autocomplete/typeahead search for works, authors, institutions, or other entities. Returns quick suggestions for partial queries. |
| get_work_citations | Get all works that cite a given work. Essential for forward citation analysis and understanding research impact. |
| get_work_references | Get all works referenced/cited by a given work. Essential for backward citation analysis and finding foundational papers. |
| get_citation_network | Get a citation network for a work including both citing works (forward) and referenced works (backward). Returns structured data for network visualization and analysis. |
| get_top_cited_works | Find the most highly cited works in a research area or matching specific criteria. Identifies influential and seminal papers. Automatically filters for papers with significant citations. |
| search_authors | Search for authors/researchers with filters for publication count, citations, affiliations, and more. Find experts in specific research areas. |
| get_author_works | Get all publications by a specific author over time. Useful for analyzing an author's research trajectory and productivity. |
| get_author_collaborators | Analyze an author's co-authorship network. Returns frequent collaborators and collaboration statistics. |
| search_institutions | Search for academic institutions with filters for research output, citations, and geographical location. Find leading institutions in specific areas. |
| analyze_topic_trends | Analyze publication trends over time for specific topics or queries. Returns works grouped by year to show research evolution and growth. |
| compare_research_areas | Compare publication volume and citation metrics across different research topics or queries. Useful for understanding relative activity in different fields. |
| get_trending_topics | Discover emerging and trending research topics based on recent publication activity. Identifies fast-growing research areas. |
| analyze_geographic_distribution | Analyze the geographical distribution of research activity for a topic or query. Shows which countries and institutions are most active. |
| get_entity | Get detailed information about any OpenAlex entity by ID. Supports works, authors, sources, institutions, topics, publishers, and funders. |
| search_sources | Search for journals, conferences, and other publication sources. Find venue information including impact metrics and open access policies. |
Prompts
Interactive templates invoked by user choice
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
No prompts | |
Resources
Contextual data attached and managed by the client
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
No resources | |