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OPENALEX RESEARCH MCP SERVER TOOLS

31 tools from the OpenAlex Research MCP Server MCP Server, categorised by risk level.

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READ 30 tools

Read analyze_geographic_distribution Analyze the geographical distribution of research activity for a topic or query. Shows which countries and ... Read analyze_topic_trends Analyze publication trends over time for specific topics or queries. Returns works grouped by year to show ... Read autocomplete_search Fast autocomplete/typeahead search for works, authors, institutions, or other entities. Returns quick sugge... Read check_venue_quality Check the quality and prestige metrics of a journal or conference. Returns h-index, citation impact, and in... Read compare_research_areas Compare publication volume and citation metrics across different research topics or queries. Useful for und... Read find_open_access_version Find freely available (open access) versions of papers, including preprints on arXiv, bioRxiv, and institut... Read find_review_articles Find review articles, systematic reviews, and meta-analyses on a topic. Reviews summarize the state-of-the-... Read find_seminal_papers Find seminal/foundational papers in a research area — those published more than 5 years ago with very high ... Read get_author_collaborators Analyze an author\ Read get_author_profile Get a comprehensive research profile for an author: h-index, i10-index, total citations, top-cited works, r... Read get_author_works Get all publications by a specific author over time. Useful for analyzing an author Read get_citation_network Get a citation network for a work including both citing works (forward) and referenced works (backward). Re... Read get_entity Get detailed information about any OpenAlex entity by ID. Supports works, authors, sources, institutions, t... Read get_related_works Find works related to a given work based on shared topics, citations, and references. Useful for discoverin... Read get_top_cited_works Find the most highly cited works in a research area or matching specific criteria. Identifies influential a... Read get_top_venues_for_field Get the top journals and conferences for a specific research field ranked by h-index. Essential first step ... Read get_trending_topics Discover emerging and trending research topics based on recent publication activity. Identifies fast-growin... Read get_work Get COMPLETE details about a specific work by OpenAlex ID or DOI. Unlike search results which are summarize... Read get_work_citations Get all works that cite a given work. Essential for forward citation analysis and understanding research im... Read get_work_references Get all works referenced/cited by a given work. Essential for backward citation analysis and finding founda... Read health_check Check the health status of the OpenAlex MCP server and API connectivity. Returns cache status and configura... Read list_journal_presets List all available named journal/conference presets and institution group presets. Call this first to disco... Read search_authors Search for authors/researchers. Returns h-index, citation count, and affiliation data. Best for finding exp... Read search_authors_by_expertise Find leading researchers/experts in a specific topic or research area, ranked by h-index or citation count.... Read search_by_topic Search for works within specific research topics or domains. Use this to explore literature in a particular... Read search_in_journal_list Search for papers in a named list of top journals or conferences (preset) rather than specifying individual... Read search_institutions Search for academic institutions with filters for research output, citations, and geographical location. Fi... Read search_sources Search for journals, conferences, and other publication sources. Results are sorted by h-index descending b... Read search_works Search scholarly works with advanced filtering. Supports Boolean operators, year ranges, citation threshold... Read search_works_in_venue Search for papers published in a specific journal or conference. This is the primary tool for restricting c...

WRITE 1 tools

Write batch_resolve_references Resolve a list of DOIs or work IDs to full work metadata in one call. Useful for checking reference lists: ...

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How many tools does the OpenAlex Research MCP Server MCP server have? +

The OpenAlex Research MCP Server MCP server exposes 31 tools across 2 categories: Read, Write.

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OpenAlex Research MCP Server tools are categorised as Read (30), Write (1). Each category has a recommended default policy.

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