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CrossRef Academic Metadata Scraper

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CrossRef Academic Metadata Scraper

CrossRef Academic Metadata Scraper

Search CrossRef for academic paper metadata. Get DOIs, authors, journals, citations, and publication dates. Essential for research and bibliography building.

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CrossRef Scholarly Publications Scraper

Overview

Extract scholarly publication metadata from CrossRef API covering 145M+ academic works. Get DOIs, titles, authors, citations, journals, and publication dates. Search by keywords, author, ISSN, or date range.

Features

  • Search by keywords to find specific results
  • Filter results by category or type
  • Export data in JSON, CSV, or Excel formats

Use Cases

  • Aggregate - Aggregate academic papers and research data
  • Build - Build course catalogs and educational resource databases
  • Track - Track educational institution data and rankings
  • Monitor - Monitor academic publishing trends

Input Parameters

ParameterTypeDescriptionDefault
querystringSearch query for scholarly works
doistringSpecific DOI to look up (e.g., 10.1038/nature12373)
authorstringFilter by author name
publishedSincestringFilter works published after this date (YYYY-MM-DD)
typestringType of scholarly work
mailtostringYour email for CrossRef's polite pool (faster rate limits)
limitintegerMaximum number of works to return100

Output Example

Each result contains structured data like this:

{
"doi": "Sample doi",
"title": "Sample Education/Academic Result",
"authors": [
"J. Smith",
"A. Johnson"
],
"type": "Standard",
"containerTitle": "Sample containerTitle",
"publisher": "Sample publisher",
"publishedDate": "2025-01-15",
"citedByCount": 127,
"url": "https://example.com/item/12345",
"abstract": "Detailed description of the item..."
}

Pricing

This actor uses pay-per-result pricing:

  • $0.001 per result
  • $1.00 per 1,000 results

No monthly fees. You only pay for what you scrape. Apify Free plan includes $5/month in platform credits.

How to Run

Apify Console

  1. Go to the CrossRef Scholarly Publications Scraper actor page
  2. Configure your input parameters
  3. Click Start and wait for the results
  4. Download data in JSON, CSV, or Excel format

API

curl -X POST "https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/fortuitous_pirate~crossref-scraper/runs?token=YOUR_API_TOKEN" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{"maxItems": 10}'

Python SDK

from apify_client import ApifyClient
client = ApifyClient("YOUR_API_TOKEN")
run = client.actor("fortuitous_pirate/crossref-scraper").call(
run_input={"maxItems": 10}
)
for item in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).iterate_items():
print(item)

Integration

Connect CrossRef Scholarly Publications Scraper with your existing tools and workflows:

  • API access - Programmatic access via Apify API
  • Webhooks - Get notified when scraping completes
  • Scheduling - Set up recurring runs on any schedule
  • Zapier / Make - Connect with 5,000+ apps via Apify integrations
  • Python / Node.js SDKs - Native client libraries for easy integration