Crossref Academic Citation Scraper
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Crossref Academic Citation Scraper
Search and extract scholarly publication metadata from Crossref. Get DOIs, citations, authors, journals for 140M+ works.
Search and extract scholarly publication metadata from Crossref. Get DOIs, citations, authors, journals for 140M+ works.
Features
- Extract data from https://api.crossref.org
- Multiple scraping modes: searchWorks, searchJournals
- Automatic rate limiting (50 req/sec (polite))
- Proxy support via Apify Proxy
Input Configuration
Modes
- searchWorks: /works?query={query}&rows=20&offset={offset}
- searchJournals: /journals?query={query}&rows=20&offset={offset}
Example Input
{"mode": "searchWorks","query": "example search","maxResults": 20}
Output
The actor stores results in the Apify dataset. Each item contains:
DOItitleauthorcontainer-titlepublished-printtypeis-referenced-by-countsubjectURLabstract
Usage Example
const input = {"mode": "searchWorks","query": "example search","maxResults": 20};const run = await ApifyClient.actor('crossref-scraper').call(input);const { items } = await ApifyClient.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();console.log(items);
Limits
- Maximum results per run: 1000
- Rate limiting: 50 req/sec (polite)
Support
For issues or questions, contact the developer or open an issue on GitHub.
License
Apache-2.0

