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OpenAlex Research Paper Search

Search and extract structured data from over 250 million academic papers, journal articles, and scholarly works using the OpenAlex open database. Filter by keyword, publication year, citation count, and open access status -- no API key required, completely free to query.

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You can access the OpenAlex Research Paper Search 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 Integrations settings in Apify Console.

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JavaScript

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HTTP

MCP

1import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client';
2
3// Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
4// Replace the '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token
5const client = new ApifyClient({
6    token: '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>',
7});
8
9// Prepare Actor input
10const input = {
11    "searchQuery": "artificial intelligence",
12    "maxResults": 100
13};
14
15// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
16const run = await client.actor("ryanclinton/openalex-research-search").call(input);
17
18// Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if any)
19console.log('Results from dataset');
20console.log(`💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/${run.defaultDatasetId}`);
21const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
22items.forEach((item) => {
23    console.dir(item);
24});
25
26// 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs

OpenAlex Academic Paper & Research Search API API in JavaScript

The Apify API client for JavaScript is the official library that allows you to use OpenAlex Research Paper Search API in JavaScript or TypeScript, providing convenience functions and automatic retries on errors.

Install the apify-client

$npm install apify-client

Other API clients include:

OpenAlex Research Paper Search API in Python

OpenAlex Research Paper Search API through CLI

OpenAlex Research Paper Search OpenAPI definition

OpenAlex Research Paper Search API

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