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Academic Papers Search: Research Papers via OpenAlex & Crossref

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Search academic and research papers in OpenAlex and Crossref (incl. arXiv preprints) by keywords, title, author, DOI, arXiv id, date range and open access. One clean record per paper: authors, venue, DOI, citation count, open-access PDF link, and the abstract where its licence allows.

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You can access the Academic Papers Search: Research Papers via OpenAlex & Crossref programmatically from your own applications by using the Apify API. You can also choose the language preference from below. To use the Apify API, you’ll need an Apify account and your API token, found in API & Integrations in Apify Console.

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1from apify_client import ApifyClient
2
3# Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
4# Replace '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token.
5client = ApifyClient("<YOUR_API_TOKEN>")
6
7# Prepare the Actor input
8run_input = {
9    "queries": ["CRISPR base editing"],
10    "maxResultsPerQuery": 20,
11}
12
13# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
14run = client.actor("humble-echidna/academic-papers").call(run_input=run_input)
15
16# Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any)
17print(f"💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/{run.default_dataset_id}")
18for item in client.dataset(run.default_dataset_id).iterate_items():
19    print(item)
20
21# 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start

Academic Papers API: Search OpenAlex & Crossref API in Python

The Apify API client for Python is the official library that allows you to use Academic Papers Search: Research Papers via OpenAlex & Crossref API in Python, providing convenience functions and automatic retries on errors.

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