get_crossref_author
Build an author profile from Crossref metadata: publications, years active, co-authors, venues, affiliations, and ORCID iDs. Use it to identify a researcher's work and collaborators.
Instructions
Build an author profile: publications, years active, frequent co-authors, venues, affiliations
and ORCID iDs seen in Crossref metadata.
When to use:
- "Who is this researcher / what do they work on / who do they collaborate with?"
- Finding collaborators or research groups around a person.
Args:
name: Author name, e.g. "Geoffrey Hinton". Matching is fuzzy, so namesakes can be mixed in.
orcid: ORCID iD (e.g. "0000-0002-1825-0097"). When given, only works carrying this iD are used,
which removes namesakes. If the result lists several ORCID iDs, rerun with one of them.
max_works: Works to scan, 20-500 (default 100).
Returns:
{"name", "orcid_filter", "scanned", "matched", "total_citations", "years": {year: count},
"orcids_seen", "affiliations", "coauthors", "venues": [[name, count]],
"most_cited": [compact work]}
Counts describe Crossref metadata, not research impact; centrality is not quality.
Input Schema
TableJSON Schema
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| name | Yes | ||
| orcid | No | ||
| max_works | No |
Output Schema
TableJSON Schema
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
No arguments | |||