openalex-paper-search

Query the OpenAlex REST API to search papers, authors, and sources.

Updated Apr 8, 2026
One-click install
npx skills add https://github.com/aimentor606/aether --skill openalex-paper-search-aimentor606
Or copy as Structured Prompt for Agent
Please help me install this Agent Skill.
Skill: openalex-paper-search
Source: https://github.com/aimentor606/aether/tree/main/core/kortix-master/opencode/skills/GENERAL-KNOWLEDGE-WORKER/openalex-paper-search
Command: npx skills add https://github.com/aimentor606/aether --skill openalex-paper-search-aimentor606

SYSTEM DOCUMENTATION & REQUIREMENTS

What problem does it solve?

OpenAlex-Paper-Search helps users locate scholarly works, authors, and sources from the OpenAlex catalog to support literature reviews, grant proposals, and academic research.

Core Features & Use Cases

  • Search across titles, abstracts, and full texts with filters (year, type, OA), and retrieve metadata such as title, authors, year, DOI, and citations.
  • Build literature roundups, track citations, identify influential papers, and assemble topic-specific reading lists.

Quick Start

Provide a topic or keyword to search, and OpenAlex-Paper-Search will return a curated set of relevant papers and metadata.

Frequently Asked Questions about openalex-paper-search

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

FAQPage Schema
How do I search for academic papers across multiple disciplines?

To search for academic papers across disciplines, query the OpenAlex catalog of 240M+ scholarly works using topic keywords, and retrieve metadata such as titles, authors, year, DOI, and citation counts.

Can I filter literature review results by publication year and open access status?

Yes, literature review searches support filtering by publication year, document type, and open access status, allowing you to narrow down relevant scholarly works and build topic-specific reading lists.

What's the best way to find highly cited papers for a research topic?

The best way to find highly cited papers is to search the OpenAlex catalog by topic, apply sorting by citation count, and retrieve the resulting metadata to identify influential works for your research.

Does OpenAlex paper search return DOI and author metadata for tracked citations?

Yes, OpenAlex citation tracking returns comprehensive metadata including paper titles, authors, publication year, DOI, and citation counts, enabling efficient assembly of literature roundups and reading lists.

How do I handle pagination when retrieving large sets of scholarly works?

When retrieving large sets of scholarly works, the search process constructs OpenAlex REST API queries that handle pagination automatically, returning relevant metadata across multiple pages of results.

Do I need a mailto parameter to query the OpenAlex API for research papers?

Yes, constructing OpenAlex REST API queries requires a proper mailto parameter to search the catalog efficiently, retrieve filtered scholarly works, and handle sorting and pagination for relevant metadata.