Search Papers by Topic
Find relevant academic papers on any research topic across millions of scholarly publications.
Find Research Citations
Retrieve the full citation list and reference graph for any academic paper.
ToolA paper does not exist in isolation. Its references reveal its intellectual foundations, and its citations show its influence on subsequent work. Tracing these connections builds a comprehensive picture of a research area.
The paper_details skill returns detailed metadata for any paper including its full reference list and citation count. You can follow the citation chain forward (who cited this paper) and backward (what this paper cites) to map the intellectual lineage of an idea.
This is essential for literature reviews, where you need to demonstrate awareness of the field. It is also valuable for identifying seminal papers, finding related work you might have missed, and understanding how ideas evolved over time. Citation analysis by hand is tedious -- programmatic access makes it systematic.
Agent Guides
Claude
- Connect ToolRouter: claude mcp add toolrouter -- npx -y toolrouter-mcp
- Ask Claude: "Get the details and citations for this paper using academic-research" and provide the paper ID or title
- Claude returns the paper metadata and reference list
ChatGPT
- Configure ToolRouter in ChatGPT
- Ask: "Get the citations for this paper" and provide the paper ID
- ChatGPT returns the reference list with details
Copilot
- Add ToolRouter to Copilot MCP config
- In Copilot Chat: "Get paper details and citations for this paper ID"
- Copilot returns structured citation data
OpenClaw
- Connect ToolRouter: openclaw mcp add toolrouter -- npx -y toolrouter-mcp
- Ask OpenClaw: "Get the details and references for this paper"
- OpenClaw returns full paper metadata and citations
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Find the latest published research in any field to stay current with new findings and developments.
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Locate freely available versions of academic papers that can be read without a journal subscription.
Build Literature Reviews
Systematically survey the research landscape on a topic by searching papers and tracing citation networks.