search_by_topic
Explore scholarly works on any research topic. Refine results with filters for journal, year, citations, or institution to focus your search.
Instructions
Search for works within specific research topics or domains. Use this to explore literature in a particular field or subfield. Supports venue filtering to restrict results to top journals/conferences.
Input Schema
TableJSON Schema
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| sort | No | Sort by: cited_by_count:desc, publication_year:desc, relevance_score (default) | |
| topic | Yes | Topic name or keywords to search for (e.g., "artificial intelligence", "climate change", "quantum computing"). For exact phrase matching (e.g., 'privacy paradox' as a specific concept), set exact_phrase to true. | |
| to_year | No | Filter works up to this year | |
| per_page | No | Results per page (default: 10, use 20 for broader coverage, max 200) | |
| from_year | No | Filter works from this year onwards | |
| source_issn | No | Restrict to a specific journal/conference by ISSN (most precise) | |
| source_name | No | Restrict to a specific journal or conference by name (e.g., "Nature", "ICML", "PNAS") | |
| 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 threshold to filter low-impact papers | |
| institution_group | No | Named institution group preset. Options: harvard_stanford_mit, ivy_league, top_us, top_us_business, insead_london, top_global_business, top_china. Use list_journal_presets to see all. | |
| author_institution | No | Filter by author institution (exact OpenAlex display_name). Use | for OR, e.g., "Harvard University|Stanford University" |