search_pubmed
Search PubMed for peer-reviewed biomedical research papers. Retrieve metadata including PMID, title, abstract, authors, DOI, and publication date. Use for drug studies, clinical trials, and disease research.
Instructions
Search biomedical literature on PubMed (NCBI database).
USE THIS TOOL WHEN:
- Searching for medical, clinical, or biomedical research
- You need peer-reviewed published papers (not preprints)
- Searching for drug studies, clinical trials, disease research
DOMAIN: Medicine, Biology, Pharmacology, Public Health,
Clinical Research, Genetics, Biochemistry.
LIMITATION: PubMed provides metadata/abstracts ONLY, not full PDFs.
WORKFLOW FOR FULL TEXT:
1. search_pubmed(query) -> get DOI from results
2. download_scihub(doi) -> download PDF (if published before 2023)
Args:
query: Medical/scientific terms (e.g., 'cancer immunotherapy', 'COVID-19 vaccine').
max_results: Number of results (default: 10).
Returns:
List of paper dicts with: paper_id (PMID), title, authors,
abstract, published_date, doi, url.
Example:
search_pubmed("CRISPR gene therapy", max_results=5)Input Schema
TableJSON Schema
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| query | Yes | ||
| max_results | No |