openalex-research-mcp and academic-search-mcp-server
About openalex-research-mcp
oksure/openalex-research-mcp
MCP server for the OpenAlex API — search 240M+ scholarly works, analyze citations, track research trends, and map collaboration networks
Provides 31 specialized tools across literature search, citation analysis, author/institution profiling, and research trend tracking, with built-in presets for credible journal rankings (UTD24, FT50, AJG tiers, top AI conferences) and institution groups to enable filtered searches. Implements in-memory caching with TTL, exponential backoff retry logic, and Zod input validation for resilient API calls, with a one-command setup that auto-detects Claude Desktop configuration and verifies connectivity. Integrates exclusively with Claude Desktop via the Model Context Protocol (MCP) stdio transport, requiring only an email and optional API key to unlock programmatic access to OpenAlex's 240M+ scholarly records.
About academic-search-mcp-server
afrise/academic-search-mcp-server
Academic Paper Search MCP Server for Claude Desktop integration. Allows Claude to access data from Semantic Scholar and Crossref.
Implements three distinct search tools—general paper search, detailed metadata retrieval by DOI/identifier, and topic-based filtering with date ranges—all returning structured metadata including abstracts, TL;DR summaries, and open-access status. Built on Python's FastMCP framework with httpx for API calls, it aggregates data from Semantic Scholar and Crossref endpoints into standardized MCP tool responses. Designed for Claude Desktop via configuration file setup, though the MCP specification enables compatibility with other AI clients supporting tool-calling interfaces.
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