Crossref Scholarly Works Search & DOI Lookup

Search 150M+ scholarly works or bulk-resolve DOIs via Crossref: title, journal, publisher, date, authors, citation count, references, ISSN, subjects, license, abstract, funders. Date/type filters, cursor paging.

Why this actor

• Cursor paging to 10k results, funder and citation data included.
• Pay only for results: $0.80 per 1,000 works, no start fee, failed lookups are free.
• Robust: automatic retries with exponential backoff, respects Retry-After, per-item error rows instead of crashed runs.
• Clean, flat JSON/CSV/Excel output ready for Google Sheets, Make, Zapier, n8n, Clay, or the Apify API.

Use cases

• Bibliometrics and citation analysis
• Reference cleanup for publishers
• Grant/funder research
• Academic lead lists (journals, publishers)

Input

Field	Type	Description
query	string	Bibliographic search across 150M+ scholarly works.
dois	array	Bulk DOI metadata lookup.
fromDate	string	YYYY or YYYY-MM-DD
untilDate	string	YYYY or YYYY-MM-DD
type	string	Filter.
hasAbstract	boolean	Filter.
sort	string	Empty = relevance.
maxResults	integer	Cap.
maxItems	integer	0 = no limit. Caps cost.

Example input:

{
  "query": "large language models education",
  "fromDate": "2025",
  "maxResults": 20,
  "dois": [
    "10.1038/nature14539"
  ]
}

Output

Each dataset item looks like this (real sample from a test run, long fields trimmed):

{
  "query": "large language models education",
  "doi": "10.1136/bcr.2006.045344",
  "url": "https://doi.org/10.1136/bcr.2006.045344",
  "title": "Large prepubertal ovarian cyst",
  "type": "journal-article",
  "journal": "BMJ Case Reports",
  "publisher": "BMJ",
  "published": "2025-8-8",
  "authors": [
    "B J Buckley",
    "S Ulrich"
  ],
  "citedBy": 0,
  "referencesCount": 1,
  "issn": [
    "1757-790X"
  ],
  "subjects": null,
  "license": null,
  "abstract": null,
  "funders": null,
  "scrapedAt": "2026-10-14T16:30:15+00:00"
}

Rows that could not be processed contain an error field and are not charged.

Pricing

Pay-per-event: $0.0008 per work (= $0.80 / 1,000). Use Max results to cap spend. Apify's free plan credit covers thousands of results per month.

Integrations & API

Run on a schedule in Apify Console, call via the Apify API / Python & JS clients, or connect to Make, Zapier, n8n, Google Sheets, Slack and webhooks. Works as a tool for AI agents via Apify MCP.

FAQ

Is this an official tool? No. It is an independent actor and is not affiliated with, sponsored or endorsed by the data source or any trademark owner named here.

Is it legal? The actor only reads publicly available data from public endpoints, without logins, and does not bypass paywalls or access controls. You are responsible for using the data in line with applicable laws (e.g. GDPR) and the source sites' terms.

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