search_semantic
Search academic papers across all disciplines with citation metrics and year filters. Retrieve paper details, abstracts, and open-access PDF links from Semantic Scholar's index of 200M+ papers.
Instructions
Search papers on Semantic Scholar - general-purpose academic search engine.
USE THIS TOOL WHEN:
- You want to search across ALL academic disciplines
- You need citation counts and influence metrics
- You want to filter by publication year
- You need open-access PDF links when available
COVERAGE: ALL academic fields - sciences, humanities, medicine, etc.
Indexes 200M+ papers from journals, conferences, and preprints.
WORKFLOW:
1. search_semantic(query) -> get paper_id or DOI
2. download_semantic(paper_id) -> get PDF (if open-access)
3. If no PDF: use download_scihub(doi) for older papers
Args:
query: Search terms (any topic, any field).
year: Optional year filter: '2023', '2020-2023', '2020-', '-2019'.
max_results: Number of results (default: 10).
Returns:
List of paper dicts with: paper_id, title, authors, abstract,
published_date, doi, citations, url, pdf_url (if available).
Example:
search_semantic("climate change impact agriculture", year="2020-", max_results=5)Input Schema
TableJSON Schema
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| query | Yes | ||
| year | No | ||
| max_results | No |