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Side-by-side comparison of sandbox MCP tools
Get a researcher by their OpenAlex ID (e.g. A5023888391) or ORCID. Returns display_name, works_count, cited_by_count, summary_stats (h_index, i10_index), and last_known_institutions
Server
OpenAlex
Parameters (1)
author_idreqstringResponse shape
{display_name, orcid, works_count, cited_by_count, last_known_institution}Search 250M+ scholarly papers by keyword. Returns meta (total count) and results[] each with id, title, publication_year, doi, cited_by_count, and authorships
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OpenAlex
Parameters (1)
queryreqstringResponse shape
{meta: {count}, results: [{id, title, publication_year, cited_by_count, authorships}]}Parameters
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