Research Scraper
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Research Scraper
One actor, 8 science databases: PubMed, arXiv, OpenAlex, Crossref, Europe PMC, DOAJ, Zenodo and OSF. Get plain-language summaries, open-access full text, translation to any language, citation counts, BibTeX/RIS and ISO-standardized output ready for RAG/LLM.
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Research Scraper — 8 Science Databases in One
Research paper scraper that searches PubMed, arXiv, OpenAlex, Crossref, Europe PMC, DOAJ, Zenodo and OSF in a single run, and returns structured scholarly data with summaries, full text, citations and translations.
Search scientific papers from 8 databases at once
Give it a topic and get papers from all sources, deduplicated, with citations. Perfect for literature reviews, meta-analyses, and building RAG/LLM datasets from scientific literature.
PubMed scraper + arXiv + OpenAlex + Crossref
| Feature | This Actor | Typical scrapers |
|---|---|---|
| Sources | 8 databases | only one |
| Citation counts + sort by citations | ✅ | ❌ |
| Deduplication across sources | ✅ | — |
| BibTeX / RIS export | ✅ | ❌ |
| Plain-language summary | ✅ | ❌ |
| Open-access full text (PMC) | ✅ | ❌ |
| Translation to ANY language | ✅ | ❌ |
| ISO standardization | ✅ | ❌ |
| Free tier (first 10 results free) | ✅ | ❌ |
Translate papers into any language
Set targetLanguage to any ISO code (es, fr, de, pt, zh-CN, ja, ar, hi, ru, tr…) and the Actor translates the title, abstract and summary.
ISO-standardized output
Every article is normalized to open standards: ISO 639 (language), ISO 8601 (dates), ISSN (ISO 3297), ISO 4 (journal abbreviation), ISO 690 and APA citations, plus a standardization score (0-100).
RAG-ready output
Each item includes a clean markdown field and chunks (text split for retrieval), ready for LLM pipelines.
Input
| Field | Type | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
queries | string[] | — | Search terms |
sources | string[] | pubmed, arxiv, openalex, crossref, europepmc, doaj, zenodo, osf | Databases |
maxResults | int | 20 | Total results |
targetLanguage | string | en | Any language |
sortBy | string | relevance | or citations |
freeTier | int | 10 | First N results free |
Pricing
Pay per event. The first 10 results of a run are free — only results beyond that are charged.
Use it from your stack (integration-ready)
- MCP / AI agents — discoverable via the Apify MCP server (Claude, Cursor, etc.).
- n8n / Make / Zapier — run it as a node/step and pass
queries. - LangChain / LlamaIndex — load papers (markdown + chunks) as documents for RAG.
- Google Sheets / Airbyte — push the dataset straight into your sheets or warehouse.
- API —
POST https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/vexmeavf~research-scraper/run-sync-get-dataset-itemswith your token.
Schedule recommendation
Run daily or weekly to monitor new publications on your topics (ideal with Apify Schedules).
More from us
- YouTube Transcript Scraper — captions and subtitles from any video, RAG-ready.
- Clinical Trials Scraper — ClinicalTrials.gov studies.
- OpenAlex Scraper and Crossref Scraper — more scholarly sources.
FAQ
Is there a free API key needed? No. All 8 sources use free public APIs.
Can I get the full text of the papers? Yes, for open-access articles (fetched from PMC).
What is this good for? Literature reviews, research monitoring, and building datasets of scientific papers for AI models.
Can I export citations? Yes — ISO 690, APA, BibTeX and RIS are included per article.
