find_seminal_papers
Identify seminal papers published more than five years ago with high citations to find foundational works and meet reviewer expectations.
Instructions
Find seminal/foundational papers in a research area — those published more than 5 years ago with very high citations. These are the "must-cite" papers that establish the intellectual lineage of a field. Use to identify citations that reviewers expect to see.
Input Schema
TableJSON Schema
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| query | Yes | Research topic or concept. For exact phrase matching (e.g., 'privacy paradox' as a specific concept), set exact_phrase to true. | |
| exact_phrase | No | Set to true for exact phrase matching. Without this, search terms are matched independently. Use this when searching for a specific concept or multi-word term (e.g., 'privacy paradox', 'supply chain resilience'). | |
| search_field | No | Restrict search to a specific field: 'title' (paper titles only), 'abstract' (abstracts only), or 'fulltext' (full text only). By default, searches across all fields. Cannot be combined with exact_phrase. | |
| min_citations | No | Minimum citation count (default: 200 since these are foundational papers) | |
| published_before | No | Only papers published before this year (default: current year - 5) | |
| source_name | No | Restrict to a specific venue (e.g., "Nature", "Science", "NeurIPS") | |
| per_page | No | Results per page (default: 10, max: 50) |