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Designed for biomedical researchers who work across clinical medicine and computer science.\n\n## APIs & Data Sources\n\n| API | Auth | Rate Limit | What it does |\n|-----|------|------------|-------------|\n| **OpenAlex** | None | 10/sec (polite pool) | 250M+ works, authors, institutions |\n| **Semantic Scholar** | Optional | 100/5min or 1/sec with key | Paper search, citation graphs, recommendations, batch lookup |\n| **CrossRef** | None | 50/sec (polite pool) | DOI registry fallback, author search |\n| **PubMed** | Optional | 3/sec or 10/sec with key | NCBI E-utilities, full Boolean/MeSH query syntax |\n| **arXiv** | None | 1 req/3 sec | CS/ML preprint search with arXiv query syntax |\n| **medRxiv/bioRxiv** | None | Reasonable use | Preprint search, date-range browsing, publication status |\n| **Google Scholar** | None | ~100 req then CAPTCHA | Keyword search, advanced search, author profiles |\n| **ORCID** | None | Unlimited | Researcher profiles, publications, funding |\n| **Unpaywall** | None | 100K/day | Legal open access PDF resolution |\n\nNo API keys required for basic use. 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