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Google Scholar Research Scraper

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Google Scholar Research Scraper

Google Scholar Research Scraper

Extract academic papers, citations, and author data from Google Scholar. No API key needed.

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Extract academic papers, citations, authors, and publication data from Google Scholar. Search by keywords and get structured research data.

Features

  • Keyword search: Search for papers by any query
  • Year filtering: Filter results by publication year range
  • Citation counts: Get citation counts for each paper
  • Author data: Extract author names, publication venues, and profile IDs
  • PDF links: Get direct PDF links when available
  • Snippet extraction: Get abstract snippets for each paper
  • No API key required: Uses Google Scholar's public interface

Input Parameters

ParameterTypeDefaultDescription
searchQueriesstring[]["machine learning healthcare"]List of search terms
maxResultsinteger20Max papers per query (10 per page)
yearFrominteger0Papers from this year onwards (0 = no filter)
yearTointeger0Papers up to this year (0 = no filter)
includePatentsbooleanfalseInclude patents in results
includeCitationsbooleantrueInclude citation counts
languagestringenSearch language

Output Fields

  • title — Paper title
  • authors — Author names
  • publication — Publication venue (journal, conference, etc.)
  • year — Publication year
  • snippet — Abstract snippet
  • url — Paper URL
  • citationCount — Number of citations
  • pdfUrl — Direct PDF link (when available)
  • types — Paper types (e.g., [PDF], [BOOK], [CITATION])
  • authorProfileId — Google Scholar author profile ID
  • searchQuery — The query that found this paper

Use Cases

  • Literature reviews for academic research
  • Citation analysis and bibliometrics
  • Author impact tracking
  • Research trend identification
  • Competitive intelligence for academic publishing
  • AI training data from academic papers

Notes

  • Google Scholar may show CAPTCHAs under heavy use. The actor uses Apify proxies to minimize this.
  • Results are limited to what Google Scholar displays (typically 1000 per query).
  • Citation counts are as reported by Google Scholar at the time of scraping.