OpenAlex Database

Overview

OpenAlex is a comprehensive open catalog of 240M+ scholarly works, authors, institutions, topics, sources, publishers, and funders. This skill provides tools and workflows for querying the OpenAlex API to search literature, analyze research output, track citations, and conduct bibliometric studies.

Quick Start

Basic Setup

OpenAlex now runs on a credit model (see "Rate Limits & Cost" below). It still works with no credentials, but a free API key raises the daily free allowance from $0.01 to $1 — get one at openalex.org/settings/api and pass it to the client:

from scripts.openalex_client import OpenAlexClient

# Recommended: free API key (raises free allowance to $1/day)
client = OpenAlexClient(api_key="YOUR_KEY")