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OpenAlex Research Radar

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OpenAlex Research Radar

OpenAlex Research Radar

Search or monitor OpenAlex papers by keyword, date, type, and open-access status. Export structured authors, topics, citations, and OA links.

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Unofficial community Actor. Not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by OpenAlex or OurResearch.

Turn an OpenAlex Works search into a repeatable research snapshot or monitor. The Actor emits structured papers matching your query and can remember previously delivered works for scheduled runs.

What it delivers

  • OpenAlex ID, DOI, title, publication date, and work type;
  • authors and institutions in simple arrays;
  • journal/source, landing-page URL, and best known open-access PDF;
  • OA status, citation count, and the five leading OpenAlex topics.

apiKey is optional but recommended for recurring use: OpenAlex now gives a free key ten times the daily budget of anonymous requests. The secret is encrypted by Apify and sent as api_key. contactEmail remains optional identification. Narrow monitors can combine a full-text searchQuery, work types, an open-access requirement, and a publication lookback.

The default is a repeatable snapshot. Enable onlyNew and keep the same stateKey so scheduled runs emit unseen OpenAlex work IDs only.

Example input

{
"searchQuery": "sodium ion battery recycling",
"lookbackDays": 60,
"openAccessOnly": true,
"workTypes": ["article", "review"],
"apiKey": "YOUR_OPENALEX_API_KEY",
"contactEmail": "research@example.com",
"stateKey": "sodium-battery-watch",
"onlyNew": true,
"maxItems": 100
}

Pricing

The live price shown by Apify Store is the source of truth. The Actor is prepared for pay per result after creator payout onboarding; until the Store explicitly displays that model, no separate per-result fee is promised. Any OpenAlex API charges or prepaid usage belong to the API key owner.

Local development

npm install
export ACTOR_TEST_PAY_PER_EVENT=true
npm test
npm start