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academic-search

Search academic papers across disciplines with citations and open PDFs

Searches academic papers across arXiv, Semantic Scholar, PubMed, Google Scholar, CNKI, and more with automatic query expansion and deduplication. Ranks results by recency, citations, and venue quality, then exports BibTeX and structured metadata. Checks open-access status and downloads only legal open PDFs, eliminating manual cross-platform searching and paywall guesswork.
npx skills add ustc-ai4science/academic-search --all -g -y

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Frequently Asked Questions

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How to install academic-search?โ–ผ

Run `npx skills add ustc-ai4science/academic-search --all -g -y` in your terminal to install the skill globally for your AI agent.

How to search papers with AI?โ–ผ

Just ask your agent in plain language, like finding the top 10 papers on a topic since 2023. The skill picks the right platforms, expands your query, and returns a ranked summary table.

Which academic databases does it support?โ–ผ

It covers arXiv, Semantic Scholar, PubMed, OpenAlex, Crossref, Unpaywall, Papers with Code, ACM DL, IEEE Xplore, Google Scholar, and CNKI, with discipline-specific routing for medicine, physics, chemistry, economics, and humanities.

Can it download paper PDFs?โ–ผ

Yes, but only legal open-access PDFs. It generates a download manifest first, labels each paper's access status, and never bypasses paywalls or uses shadow libraries.

Does academic-search work with Claude Code?โ–ผ

Yes. It follows the standard SKILL.md format and runs directly in Claude Code and other compatible AI coding agents.

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