OpenAlex Research

About

This MCP server seamlessly connects AI assistants to OpenAlex, a vast open catalog of over 240 million scholarly works. It's designed to empower advanced literature reviews, in-depth citation analysis, tracking of research trends, and mapping of collaboration networks. With features like in-memory caching, robust retry logic, input validation, and 18 specialized research tools, it optimizes the process of scholarly exploration for various AI clients.

Key Features

• In-memory caching with TTL for fast repeated requests
• Input validation with Zod schemas
• Retry logic with exponential backoff for resilient API calls
• Health check tool for monitoring
• 18+ specialized tools for literature search, citation analysis, author profiling, and trend analysis
• 4 GitHub stars

Use Cases

• Systematically search and analyze research papers for comprehensive literature reviews
• Understand research impact and influence through detailed citation analysis
• Track how research topics and fields evolve over time with trend analysis