Research Institution Scraper (OpenAlex)

Find B2B leads from universities, hospitals, research companies, and government labs via the free OpenAlex API. Filter by institution type, country, and research topic. Returns name, homepage, location, H-index, top research topics, and citation counts.

No API key, no signup, no subscription — pay only for what you scrape. Clean, structured output ready for CSV, JSON, Excel, or direct API export into your own pipeline.

What this scraper does

Find B2B leads from universities, hospitals, research companies, and government labs via the free OpenAlex API. Filter by institution type, country, and research topic. Returns name, homepage, location, H-index, top research topics, and citation counts.

Every run pulls fresh data straight from the source and pushes clean, typed records to the dataset — ready for your CRM, spreadsheet, AI agent, or data pipeline.

Use cases

• B2B lead generation — build targeted prospect lists with verified, structured data
• Sales prospecting — find companies and contacts that match your ICP
• Market research & competitive intelligence — track an industry or niche in structured form
• AI agents & automation — feed agents clean external data without scraping infra
• Data enrichment — append fresh fields to your existing lists

Input

Field	Description
types	Types of institutions to include. Options: education, healthcare, company, government, nonprofit, facility, archive, other.
countries	Filter by country. Use 2-letter ISO codes, e.g. US, GB, DE, CA.
searchQuery	Optional keyword to search institution names and research topics (e.g. 'machine learning', 'biotechnology', 'clinical trials').
minWorks	Only include institutions with at least this many published works. Filters out inactive or stub records.
maxResults	Maximum number of institution records to return (up to 500).

Output

Every result is a clean structured record. Export the full dataset as CSV, JSON, or Excel from the Apify console, or pull it via the Apify API straight into your own tools.

Why use this actor

• Scrape openalex research institution leads — fast, structured, reliable.
• Openalex research institution leads data export (csv, json, excel) — fast, structured, reliable.
• Openalex research institution leads api alternative — no key required — fast, structured, reliable.
• Automated openalex research institution leads monitoring on a schedule — fast, structured, reliable.
• Structured openalex research institution leads records for ai agents and pipelines — fast, structured, reliable.

How it works

This actor pulls data directly from the source, structures it into clean rows, and pushes each result to the dataset. It runs on Apify's infrastructure — reliable, schedulable, and pay-per-result so you only pay for data you actually get.

Pricing

Pay-per-result via the Apify Store. No monthly subscription, no minimums — run it once or schedule it daily; you're only charged for the results returned.

FAQ

Do I need an API key or account? No. Just provide your input and run it.

Can I schedule it to run automatically? Yes — use Apify Schedules to run it hourly, daily, or weekly and get fresh data on autopilot.

What formats can I export? CSV, JSON, Excel, or via the Apify API.

Can I integrate it into my own app? Yes — call it via the Apify API and pull results directly into your pipeline.

Is the data accurate and fresh? Data is pulled live from the source on each run, so it reflects what's available at run time.