# academic-research-mcp

> MCP server for academic literature search across 9 APIs (OpenAlex, Semantic Scholar, PubMed, arXiv, medRxiv/bioRxiv, CrossRef, Google Scholar, ORCID, Unpaywall)

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## Observed
- status: unknown
- reason: Distributed as a package to run locally; no network endpoint to check.
- 30-day reliability: no checks yet

## Verification
- owner verified: no — claim at https://wellknown.network/agents/academic-research-mcp-2/claim

## Declared
- homepage: https://github.com/alisoroushmd/academic-research-mcp
- repository: https://github.com/alisoroushmd/academic-research-mcp
- version: 0.2.0
- protocols: mcp
- tags: mcp, academic, research, pubmed, arxiv, literature, claude
- endpoints:
  - package_pypi: pypi:academic-research-mcp

### Description (declared)

# Academic Research MCP Server

A unified [Model Context Protocol](https://modelcontextprotocol.io/) server that provides AI assistants with access to nine academic research APIs through **25 tools**, plus local caching, systematic review management, and PRISMA-compliant workflow support. Designed for biomedical researchers who work across clinical medicine and computer science.

## APIs & Data Sources

| API | Auth | Rate Limit | What it does |
|-----|------|------------|-------------|
| **OpenAlex** | None | 10/sec (polite pool) | 250M+ works, authors, institutions |
| **Semantic Scholar** | Optional | 100/5min or 1/sec with key | Paper search, citation graphs, recommendations, batch lookup |
| **CrossRef** | None | 50/sec (polite pool) | DOI registry fallback, author search |
| **PubMed** | Optional | 3/sec or 10/sec with key | NCBI E-utilities, full Boolean/MeSH query syntax |
| **arXiv** | None | 1 req/3 sec | CS/ML preprint search with arXiv query syntax |
| **medRxiv/bioRxiv** | None | Reasonable use | Preprint search, date-range browsing, publication status |
| **Google Scholar** | None | ~100 req then CAPTCHA | Keyword search, advanced search, author profiles |
| **ORCID** | None | Unlimited | Researcher profiles, publications, funding |
| **Unpaywall** | None | 100K/day | Legal open access PDF resolution |

No API keys required for basic use. Optional environment variables for higher throughput:

| Variable | Effect |
|----------|--------|
| `S2_API_KEY` | Semantic Scholar: 100/5min -> 1/sec sustained |
| `OPENALEX_EMAIL` | OpenAlex polite pool: 1/sec -> 10/sec |
| `CROSSREF_EMAIL` | CrossRef polite pool: faster responses (falls back to `OPENALEX_EMAIL`) |
| `NCBI_API_KEY` | PubMed: 3/sec -> 10/sec |

## Installation

### Option 1 — One-click (Claude Desktop)

Download [`academic-research-mcp.dxt`](https://github.com/alisoroushmd/academic-research-mcp/releases/latest/download/academic-research-mcp.dxt) and double-click it. Claude Desktop will prompt you f…

## Capabilities (derived by Wellknown)
- research.academic (1, declared)

## Provenance
- pypi: https://pypi.org/project/academic-research-mcp/ (first seen 2026-09-09T08:20:15.239Z)

Machine surfaces: status https://wellknown.network/api/v1/agents/academic-research-mcp-2/status · API https://wellknown.network/api/v1/agents/academic-research-mcp-2 · ARD identifier urn:air::server:academic-research-mcp-2