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Academic Research & Citation Tracker

Searches academic databases (arXiv, PubMed, Crossref) for research papers matching keywords. Returns structured citation data including title, authors, journal, DOI, abstract, and URL.

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Richard P

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Features

Multi-source search — queries arXiv, PubMed, and Crossref simultaneously
Structured citation output — title, authors, journal, DOI, abstract, URL, published date
Concurrent searching — parallel queries across sources and keywords
Date filtering — optional date range to find only recent publications
Graceful abort — handles stop signals cleanly to minimize costs
Webhook notifications — optional POST callback when the run completes

Data Sources

Source	Coverage
arXiv	Preprints in physics, mathematics, computer science, and related fields
PubMed	Biomedical literature from MEDLINE, life science journals, and online books
Crossref	Scholarly publications across all disciplines (DOI registration agency)

Input Schema

Field	Type	Required	Description
`keywords`	`array[string]`	✅	Research keywords or topics to search for
`sources`	`array[string]`	❌	Sources: `arxiv`, `pubmed`, `crossref` (default: all)
`maxResults`	`integer`	❌	Max results per source per keyword (default: 20)
`dateFrom`	`string`	❌	Filter: YYYY-MM-DD format date
`webhookUrl`	`string`	❌	URL for completion notification

Example Input

{
  "keywords": ["machine learning", "transformer architecture"],
  "sources": ["arxiv", "crossref"],
  "maxResults": 10,
  "dateFrom": "2024-01-01"
}

Dataset Output

Each result in the dataset has the following structure:

Field	Type	Description
`timestamp`	`string`	ISO 8601 retrieval timestamp
`source`	`string`	Source database (`arxiv`, `pubmed`, `crossref`)
`title`	`string`	Full paper title
`authors`	`array[string]`	List of author names
`journal`	`string`	Journal or conference name
`publishedDate`	`string`	Publication date
`doi`	`string`	Digital Object Identifier
`url`	`string`	Link to the paper
`abstract`	`string`	Paper abstract or summary

Local Development

Prerequisites

Python 3.10+
Apify CLI

Setup

# Create virtual environment and install dependencies
python3 -m venv .venv
source .venv/bin/activate
pip install -r requirements.txt

# Run locally with test input
apify run --purge

Deploy

apify login
apify push

Use Cases

Literature review for research projects
Keeping up with recent publications in your field
Building a dataset of academic citations
Monitoring research output on specific topics
Automated citation tracking workflows

License

MIT

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