Google Scholar Scraper

Search public Google Scholar results for scholarly publications. Records include publication titles, bibliographic details, authors shown on the result, citations, versions, and links to publicly listed full-text resources.

You can optionally enrich selected records with public author-profile information and publication details from Google Scholar. The Actor does not open publisher pages or claim that a listed document is open access.

How to use

1. Enter one or more research queries, or provide public Google Scholar search URLs.
2. Set the result limit and page range.
3. Choose whether to include authors, citation information, and version links.
4. Optionally enable identity-matched author or publication details.
5. Run the Actor and inspect the publication dataset.

Example:

{
  "queries": ["information retrieval", "scholarly search"],
  "maxItems": 20,
  "page": 1,
  "maxPages": 2,
  "includeAuthors": true,
  "includeCitations": true,
  "includeVersions": true
}

Input

Input	Description	Default
query / queries	One or more Scholar queries (up to 20). keywords and searchQuery are aliases.	—
startUrls	Public Google Scholar search URLs containing a query. urls is an alias.	—
maxItems	Maximum unique publication records across the run.	25
page / maxPages	First results page and maximum pages per query or URL.	1 / 10
includeAuthors	Include visible author names, public profile links, venue, year, and bibliographic line.	true
includeCitations	Include visible citation counts and related-article links.	true
includeVersions	Include visible version counts and version links.	true
language	Google Scholar language.	en
country	Accepted for compatibility; Google Scholar does not provide a country search filter.	US
sourceTransport	Use direct HTTP (http) or a fresh standard browser session (browser).	http
enrichPublications	Add matching public author-profile and publication details.	false
maxEnrichedPublications	Maximum publications to enrich across the run.	3
maxSourcePagesPerPublication	Set to 1 for author profiles or 2 to also inspect the matching Scholar publication page.	1
detailTransport	HTTP or standard browser for optional detail lookups.	http
proxyConfiguration	Optional proxy settings for public page requests.	—

The Input tab includes controls for page timeouts, retries, and delays. Browser rendering uses more compute than HTTP requests. Optional enrichment matches profiles and publications against the selected search result; it does not infer profiles from author names alone.

Output

Each dataset item represents a publication and includes the required title. Depending on the result, it can also include:

• Publication details: ID, DOI, type, publication URL, venue, publisher, year, and bibliographic metadata.
• Authors: visible author names, linked Scholar profiles, and author-list information.
• Summary and access: result snippet, PDF/HTML links, and available formats.
• Citation context: cited-by count and link, version count and link, and related-article link.
• Optional enrichment: matching public author profiles and publication details when enrichPublications is enabled.

Citation counts and available links reflect what Google Scholar shows and can change over time. Missing information is not invented. The Actor records links as shown; it does not open external publication destinations.

Example dataset item:

{
  "publicationId": "scholar-paper-001",
  "title": "Public Web Scraping",
  "publicationUrl": "https://example.org/papers/web-scraping",
  "doi": "10.0000/example.123",
  "authorNames": ["A. Researcher", "B. Analyst"],
  "publicationVenue": "Journal of Data",
  "publicationYear": 2025,
  "snippet": "A study of extracting structured information from public web pages.",
  "citationCount": 12,
  "versionCount": 3,
  "pdfUrl": "https://example.org/papers/web-scraping.pdf",
  "publicationDetails": null
}

The Output tab shows the available result fields. Run summary information is available with the run output in Apify.

Limits and responsible use

Google Scholar may vary or limit results by query and time. Page limits and optional profile lookups affect run time. The Actor does not sign in or bypass access checks.

Author names and public profile links can be personal data. Use collected information lawfully and follow Google Scholar terms and applicable privacy requirements. This Actor is not affiliated with Google.