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Semantic Scholar

Search and retrieve research paper metadata via Semantic Scholar API

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Updated Oct 2026
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What You Can Do

Search academic papers by keywords, title, or topic; retrieve detailed metadata including abstracts, citations, and publication details; look up specific papers using DOI, arXiv ID, or Semantic Scholar ID; explore an author's complete publication history; and fetch incoming and outgoing citation networks. You can perform bulk searches, match papers by exact title, and access comprehensive research literature data without requiring API authentication for basic queries.

Features

Keyword and topic search

find papers across the academic graph using Boolean operators and filters

Paper lookup by identifier

retrieve metadata using DOI, arXiv ID, Semantic Scholar ID, or exact title match

Citation network exploration

view papers that cite a given paper and papers referenced by it

Author publication discovery

retrieve all papers published by a specific author with metadata

Batch paper retrieval

fetch multiple papers at once for efficient bulk queries

Flexible field selection

customize response fields to get only the data you need (abstract, venue, year, etc.)

No authentication required

access basic API functionality without registration or API keys

High-volume search

use bulk search endpoint for complex, filtered queries across large datasets

Example Output

Search for papers on neural networks:

code
Paper 1: "Attention Is All You Need"
- Year: 2017
- Venue: NeurIPS
- Citations: 87,000+
- Abstract: [Retrieved abstract]
- DOI: 10.5555/3295222

Paper 2: "Deep Residual Learning for Image Recognition"
- Year: 2015
- Venue: CVPR
- Citations: 110,000+
- Authors: Kaiming He, Xiangyu Zhang, ...

Look up citations for a specific paper:

code
Papers citing "BERT: Pre-training of Deep Bidirectional Transformers":
- 45,230 total citations
- Top recent papers: [List with metadata]
- Citation breakdown by year: 2019-2024

Retrieve author publication list:

code
Author: Yann LeCun
- Total papers: 742
- H-index: 231
- Recent papers with citation counts and venues

What's Included

  • SKILL.md instruction file with API endpoints, field selection guide, and query examples:
  • cURL command templates for paper search, author lookup, and citation retrieval:
  • Boolean search syntax reference for advanced filtering:
  • Field selection checklists for optimizing API response payloads:
  • Rate limiting and authentication upgrade guidance for high-volume use:

Who It's For

  • Academic researchers — finding related work, exploring citation networks, and tracking paper impact
  • Literature review specialists — conducting systematic searches across research databases and domains
  • Graduate students — discovering papers for thesis research and understanding publication landscapes
  • Science journalists — researching author backgrounds, citation influence, and trending research topics
  • Research librarians — supporting patron queries and building curated paper collections

Best For

  • Comprehensive paper searches across disciplines and publication years
  • Citation impact analysis and tracking influential papers in a field
  • Author publication history and collaboration network exploration
  • Building reading lists and conducting systematic literature reviews
  • Metadata retrieval for papers identified by DOI, arXiv ID, or title

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