qinyan-paper-search

Search Google Scholar, Wanfang, PubMed, and ArXiv for scholarly literature.

48|6|Updated Mar 9, 2026
One-click install
npx skills add https://github.com/qinyan-ai/qinyan-academic-skills --skill qinyan-paper-search
Or copy as Structured Prompt for Agent
Please help me install this Agent Skill.
Skill: qinyan-paper-search
Source: https://github.com/qinyan-ai/qinyan-academic-skills/tree/main/skills/%E6%B2%81%E8%A8%80%E5%AD%A6%E6%9C%AFskills/qinyan-paper-search
Command: npx skills add https://github.com/qinyan-ai/qinyan-academic-skills --skill qinyan-paper-search

SYSTEM DOCUMENTATION & REQUIREMENTS

💡 This Skill includes scripts (resource) components.

What problem does it solve?

This skill helps researchers perform fast, comprehensive literature search across major databases using a unified OpenAPI, reducing manual search time and ensuring broad coverage.

Core Features & Use Cases

  • Unified search across Google Scholar, Wanfang, PubMed, and ArXiv with language-aware routing.
  • Supports Chinese and English queries and context-aware database selection by domain.
  • OpenAPI-based integration with clear usage, prerequisites, and results formatting.

Quick Start

Provide a research query and it will fetch and return structured results from the four databases.

Frequently Asked Questions about qinyan-paper-search

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

FAQPage Schema
How do I search academic literature across multiple databases at once?

Academic literature search across multiple databases is handled by routing Chinese and English queries to Google Scholar, Wanfang, PubMed, and ArXiv, returning structured results with titles, authors, year, abstracts, DOIs, and sources.

Can I find scholarly papers in both Chinese and English?

Yes, scholarly paper search supports language-aware routing for both Chinese and English queries, automatically selecting appropriate databases like Wanfang for Chinese literature and PubMed for English medical research.

What do I need to set up to perform a multidatabase paper search?

To perform multidatabase paper search, you need a QINYAN_API_KEY configured in your environment, along with access to curl and python3 to execute the API requests and process the returned scholarly results.

Does this scholarly search tool cover biology and social science research?

Yes, scholarly search covers literature discovery tasks across multiple domains including medicine, biology, computer science, and social sciences by routing queries to the most relevant databases.

What metadata fields are included in the structured paper search results?

Structured paper search results include titles, authors, publication year, abstracts, DOIs, and source database information, providing comprehensive metadata for literature discovery and citation tracking.

What is the best way to search PubMed and ArXiv simultaneously?

The best way to search PubMed and ArXiv simultaneously is using a unified OpenAPI query that routes your research terms to both databases, aggregating medical and preprint computer science literature into a single structured response.