openalex
OpenAlex Academic Search lets you query a comprehensive open citation graph covering 250M+ works with institutional affiliations, funding sources, and rich metadata. Filter by year, publication type, open access status, and citation count, then sort by relevance, citations, or date.
OpenAlex Academic Search queries an open citation graph with institutional and funding metadata across 250M+ academic works.
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How do I search OpenAlex for papers on machine learning?
OpenAlex Academic Search lets you query 250M+ academic works across all disciplines. Enter your search terms (like "machine learning") and filter results by year, publication type, open access status, and citation count. Results display comprehensive metadata including institutional affiliations, funding sources, and citation information. Sort by relevance, citations, or publication date to find the most impactful papers.
Can OpenAlex help me find papers by institutional affiliation?
Yes, OpenAlex Academic Search includes advanced filtering by institutional affiliations. You can discover papers from specific institutions and research organizations. The skill also lets you search by funding source, so you can find research supported by particular grants or funding agencies like the NSF. This makes it easy to track institutional research output and funding-supported work.
What's the difference between OpenAlex and Semantic Scholar?
OpenAlex Academic Search and Semantic Scholar are both academic search sources, but OpenAlex offers a comprehensive open citation graph covering 250M+ works with rich metadata including institutional affiliations and funding information. OpenAlex provides an MIT-licensed API for programmatic access and emphasizes open access to academic data, making it ideal for researchers who need structured metadata and citation graph data.
How can I access open access papers and citation graph data?
OpenAlex Academic Search lets you filter results by open access status to find freely available papers. You can retrieve full citation graph data showing how papers reference each other, enabling you to trace research influence and connections. The MIT-licensed API provides programmatic access to this comprehensive citation network across all academic disciplines.
Can I search OpenAlex by year and find papers with funding?
OpenAlex Academic Search supports filtering by publication year and funding source. You can narrow results to specific time periods and discover papers supported by particular grants or funding agencies. Combined with other filters like open access status and citation count, this helps you find recent, well-funded research in your area of interest.
What metadata does OpenAlex provide for academic papers?
OpenAlex Academic Search provides comprehensive metadata for 250M+ academic works, including institutional affiliations of authors, funding sources, publication year, citation counts, open access status, and publication type. You can sort results by relevance, citations, or date. This rich metadata enables detailed research discovery and analysis across all academic disciplines.
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Role & Positioning
This skill uses OpenAlex as a comprehensive open academic graph source:
| Skill | Source | Best for |
|---|---|---|
/arxiv |
arXiv API | Latest preprints, cutting-edge unrefereed work |
/semantic-scholar |
Semantic Scholar API | Published venue papers (IEEE, ACM, Springer) with citation counts |
/openalex |
OpenAlex API | Open citation graph, institutional affiliations, funding data, comprehensive metadata |
/deepxiv |
DeepXiv CLI | Layered reading: search, brief, section map, section reads |
/exa-search |
Exa API | Broad web search: blogs, docs, news, companies, research papers |
/gemini-search |
Gemini MCP / CLI | AI-powered broad literature discovery |
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