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openalex-db
Access the OpenAlex database (240M+ scholarly works) for bibliometric analysis, literature search, and citation tracking; use when you need to query works/authors/institutions/concepts without an API key.
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> **Source**: [https://github.com/aipoch/medical-research-skills](https://github.com/aipoch/medical-research-skills)
## When to Use
- You need to search scholarly **works** by keyword and filter by properties (e.g., open access, year, venue).
- You want to look up **authors** and analyze their publication output and citation impact.
- You need to retrieve and compare **institutions** (e.g., affiliation-based exploration or benchmarking).
- You want to explore **concepts/topics** and track trends across time.
- You need lightweight **bibliometric workflows** (citation tracking, publication trends) without managing API keys.
## Key Features
- Query OpenAlex entities: **works, authors, institutions, concepts**.
- Keyword search with **filtering** support.
- Designed for bibliometric tasks such as **citation tracking** and **trend exploration**.