Is there a rate limit for using this skill?

Standard access allows 1 request per second, but using the 'polite pool' by providing an email address increases the limit to 10 requests per second.

Can I find full-text papers with this skill?

The skill identifies open-access status and provides links to freely available versions, though it does not bypass paywalls for restricted content.

How do I handle large-scale data extraction?

The skill includes built-in pagination support and batch lookup features to efficiently retrieve and export thousands of records for analysis.

What kind of scholarly data can I access?

You can access comprehensive metadata on works (papers/books), authors, institutions, topics, sources, publishers, and funders.

Does this skill require an API key?

No, OpenAlex is a completely open database and doesn't require an API key, though providing an email address to the client improves rate limits significantly.

OpenAlex Academic Database

Name: OpenAlex Academic Database
Author: Microck

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Data Science & ML

Queries and analyzes over 240 million scholarly works using the OpenAlex database for literature reviews and bibliometric studies.

About

The OpenAlex Database skill empowers Claude to search and synthesize information from a massive catalog of scholarly literature, including papers, authors, and institutions. It provides structured workflows for tracking citations, discovering open-access research, and conducting deep bibliometric analysis. Whether you are performing a literature search, analyzing institutional research output, or monitoring emerging scientific trends, this skill offers programmatic access to comprehensive academic data without requiring an API key. It leverages a 'polite pool' mechanism to ensure high-performance data retrieval for complex research tasks.

Key Features

Track citation counts and conduct bibliometric trend analysis
Analyze research output by specific authors or academic institutions
Query 240M+ scholarly works, authors, institutions, and publishers
Support for batch lookups using DOIs, ORCIDs, and ROR identifiers
Filter for open-access publications and specific funding agencies
81 GitHub stars

Use Cases

Mapping citation networks and institutional collaborations
Automating literature reviews and finding highly-cited recent papers
Analyzing publication trends and top research topics within a specific field

About

Key Features

Track citation counts and conduct bibliometric trend analysis
Analyze research output by specific authors or academic institutions
Query 240M+ scholarly works, authors, institutions, and publishers
Support for batch lookups using DOIs, ORCIDs, and ROR identifiers
Filter for open-access publications and specific funding agencies
81 GitHub stars

Use Cases

Mapping citation networks and institutional collaborations
Automating literature reviews and finding highly-cited recent papers
Analyzing publication trends and top research topics within a specific field