openalex-database

Name: openalex-database
Availability: InStock
Author: Engstrom

Query the OpenAlex API for literature search, citation analysis, and bibliometric studies.

18|1|Updated Dec 27, 2025

Search Tags:#research #api #data-analysis #literature #openalex #bibliometrics

Ready to run

npx skills add https://github.com/LogauaEngstrom/claude-scientific-skills --skill openalex-database-logauaengstrom

💬 Prompt for ChatGPT / Claude Chat▼

Please help me install this Agent Skill.
Skill: openalex-database
Source: https://github.com/LogauaEngstrom/claude-scientific-skills/tree/main/scientific-skills/openalex-database
Command: npx skills add https://github.com/LogauaEngstrom/claude-scientific-skills --skill openalex-database-logauaengstrom

SYSTEM DOCUMENTATION & REQUIREMENTS

💡 This Skill requires requests, and includes scripts (resource) and references (resource) components.

What problem does it solve?

This skill enables researchers to programmatically query the OpenAlex API to search scholarly literature, track authors and institutions, analyze citations, and perform bibliometric studies across 240M+ works, consolidating data into actionable insights.

Core Features & Use Cases

Two-step lookups for authors and institutions to reliably locate entities by ID and filter works accurately.
Batch lookups, OA filtering, and scalable data extraction for large-scale literature reviews.
Publication trend analysis, topic mining, and comprehensive research-output analysis across biology, chemistry, medicine, and beyond.

Quick Start

Install the OpenAlex client, configure it with your email for higher rate limits, and run a simple search for papers.

Frequently Asked Questions about openalex-database

High-intent search queries and answers about installing and using this skill.

FAQPage Schema

How do I query the OpenAlex API for scholarly literature search and bibliometric analysis?▼

This skill queries the OpenAlex API to search 240M+ scholarly works, locate authors and institutions via two-step lookups, and perform citation analysis and bibliometric studies across disciplines like biology, chemistry, and medicine.

What is the best way to track authors and institutions using OpenAlex data?▼

The best way to track authors and institutions in OpenAlex data is using two-step lookups, which reliably locate entities by ID and accurately filter their associated works to consolidate research outputs into actionable insights.

How do I perform batch lookups and open-access filtering on OpenAlex works?▼

You perform batch lookups and open-access filtering on OpenAlex works using built-in helper utilities that support scalable data extraction, enabling large-scale literature reviews and comprehensive research-output analysis across multiple disciplines.

Does this OpenAlex API client handle rate limiting and pagination automatically?▼

Yes, the client handles rate limiting automatically by implementing requests with exponential backoff and pagination, ensuring safe, scalable data access for large-scale bibliometric data extraction and publication trend analysis.

Can I use the requests library to analyze publication trends and mine topics from OpenAlex?▼

Yes, you can use the requests dependency to access OpenAlex data for publication trend analysis and topic mining, enabling comprehensive research-output analysis across biology, chemistry, medicine, and beyond.

What are the limitations of using OpenAlex API for large-scale literature reviews?▼

Limitations include managing API rate limits, which require configuring your email for higher thresholds, and handling pagination manually for large-scale extraction, though exponential backoff and helper utilities mitigate these scaling constraints.