Citation Network MCP
An MCP server for Elsevier Scopus that enables AI assistants to search academic papers, retrieve abstracts, and analyze author profiles. It supports citation network analysis including coupling, co-citation, lineages, and bibliometrics, as well as full-text search and retrieval.
Package and access
Local package with source-attributed installation metadata. Koskamo does not execute packages during review.
What you can do with it
- Search academic papers and retrieve abstracts
- Analyze author profiles and citation networks
- Perform bibliometrics and citation coupling analysis
- Retrieve full-text content from Scopus
Source and maintenance
- Maintenance checked
Packages and installation
Source-provided package data. Koskamo has not executed or live-probed this package.
citation-network-mcp 0.15.0
{
"version": "0.15.0",
"transport": "stdio",
"identifier": "citation-network-mcp",
"runtimeHint": "uvx",
"registryType": "pypi",
"registryBaseUrl": "https://pypi.org",
"environmentVariables": [
{
"name": "SCOPUS_API_KEY",
"isRequired": true,
"description": "Elsevier API key from dev.elsevier.com (required to start the server)."
},
{
"name": "SCOPUS_INSTTOKEN",
"description": "Institutional token for subscriber access off campus."
},
{
"name": "OPENALEX_API_KEY",
"description": "Free OpenAlex key; raises the daily OpenAlex budget tenfold."
}
]
}Tools
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Connect from your client
Each snippet configures the same source-provided package; replace placeholders before use.
Cursor
{
"mcpServers": {
"citation-network-mcp": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"citation-network-mcp==0.15.0"
],
"env": {
"SCOPUS_API_KEY": "<YOUR_SCOPUS_API_KEY>",
"SCOPUS_INSTTOKEN": "<YOUR_SCOPUS_INSTTOKEN>",
"OPENALEX_API_KEY": "<YOUR_OPENALEX_API_KEY>"
}
}
}
}Cline
{
"mcpServers": {
"citation-network-mcp": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"citation-network-mcp==0.15.0"
],
"env": {
"SCOPUS_API_KEY": "<YOUR_SCOPUS_API_KEY>",
"SCOPUS_INSTTOKEN": "<YOUR_SCOPUS_INSTTOKEN>",
"OPENALEX_API_KEY": "<YOUR_OPENALEX_API_KEY>"
}
}
}
}VS Code
{
"servers": {
"citation-network-mcp": {
"type": "stdio",
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"citation-network-mcp==0.15.0"
],
"env": {
"SCOPUS_API_KEY": "<YOUR_SCOPUS_API_KEY>",
"SCOPUS_INSTTOKEN": "<YOUR_SCOPUS_INSTTOKEN>",
"OPENALEX_API_KEY": "<YOUR_OPENALEX_API_KEY>"
}
}
}
}Claude Desktop
{
"mcpServers": {
"citation-network-mcp": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"citation-network-mcp==0.15.0"
],
"env": {
"SCOPUS_API_KEY": "<YOUR_SCOPUS_API_KEY>",
"SCOPUS_INSTTOKEN": "<YOUR_SCOPUS_INSTTOKEN>",
"OPENALEX_API_KEY": "<YOUR_OPENALEX_API_KEY>"
}
}
}
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