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maintenanceEnables access to the Semantic Scholar Academic Graph API for searching and retrieving detailed information about academic papers, authors, citations, and references.
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mcp-semanticscholar
by pipeworx-io
Provides access to the Semantic Scholar Academic Graph, enabling queries for scholarly papers, authors, and citations.
Click on "Install Server".
Wait a few minutes for the server to deploy. Once ready, it will show a "Started" state.
In the chat, type
@followed by the MCP server name and your instructions, e.g., "@mcp-semanticscholarsearch for recent papers on climate change"
That's it! The server will respond to your query, and you can continue using it as needed.
Here is a step-by-step guide with screenshots.
mcp-semanticscholar
Semantic Scholar Academic Graph MCP.
Part of Pipeworx — an MCP gateway connecting AI agents to 1394+ live data sources.
Tools
Tool | Description |
| Search 200M+ academic papers on Semantic Scholar by keyword or exact title. Returns titles, authors, year, venue, CITATION COUNTS, DOI, and open-access PDF links. PREFER for "how many citations does have", "citation count for ", "how cited is " — search the title and read citationCount off the match. Optionally filter by year range and field of study. Keyless. |
| Get full metadata for a single paper by ID. Accepts a Semantic Scholar paper ID, or a prefixed ID like "DOI:10.1145/3292500", "arXiv:2106.15928", or "CorpusId:215416146". Returns abstract, TLDR summary, authors, venue, citation/reference counts, fields of study, and open-access PDF. Keyless. |
| List papers that CITE a given paper (the works citing it), with their titles, authors, year, and citation counts. Useful for forward citation tracing and finding follow-up work. Keyless. |
| Search for academic authors by name on Semantic Scholar. Returns up to 5 matches with affiliations, paper count, total citation count, h-index, and profile URL. Keyless. |
Related MCP server: AI Research Assistant - Semantic Scholar
Quick Start
Add to your MCP client (Claude Desktop, Cursor, Windsurf, etc.):
{
"mcpServers": {
"semanticscholar": {
"url": "https://gateway.pipeworx.io/semanticscholar/mcp"
}
}
}Or connect to the full Pipeworx gateway for access to all 1394+ data sources:
{
"mcpServers": {
"pipeworx": {
"url": "https://gateway.pipeworx.io/mcp"
}
}
}Using with ask_pipeworx
Instead of calling tools directly, you can ask questions in plain English:
ask_pipeworx({ question: "your question about Semanticscholar data" })The gateway picks the right tool and fills the arguments automatically.
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