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OpenAlex Scholarly Works Scraper — Authors, Citations & DOI

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Search OpenAlex works by topic, author, or institution. No API key / no login. Open Input → leave defaults → Start: https://console.apify.com/actors/SDSneHx5rQ9obAjyK/input From USD 0.

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You can access the OpenAlex Scholarly Works Scraper — Authors, Citations & DOI 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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