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Scopus Plus MCP

An MCP server for Elsevier Scopus that enables AI assistants to search academic papers, retrieve abstracts, analyze author profiles, and perform bibliometric analysis. It supports citation network mapping, full-text search, and journal quality metrics, utilizing Scopus by default but also supporting OpenAlex as an alternative data source.

Package and access

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Scopus Plus MCP logo, by michalhronCommunity listingLocal stdioSource reviewed; not executedPublished by michalhron
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What you can do with it

  • Search academic papers and retrieve abstracts
  • Analyze author profiles and citation networks
  • Perform bibliometric analysis and journal quality checks
  • Map research fronts and intellectual bases

Source and maintenance

Community listingRegistry 0.24.0
mcp-registry: io.github.michalhron/scopus-plus-mcp@0.24.0Source repositoryProject website
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Packages and installation

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scopus-plus-mcp 0.24.0

pypiuvx
scopus-plus-mcp package definition
{
  "version": "0.24.0",
  "transport": "stdio",
  "identifier": "scopus-plus-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."
    }
  ]
}

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Cursor

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Cursor configuration
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "scopus-plus-mcp": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "scopus-plus-mcp==0.24.0"
      ],
      "env": {
        "SCOPUS_API_KEY": "<YOUR_SCOPUS_API_KEY>",
        "SCOPUS_INSTTOKEN": "<YOUR_SCOPUS_INSTTOKEN>",
        "OPENALEX_API_KEY": "<YOUR_OPENALEX_API_KEY>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Cline

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Cline configuration
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "scopus-plus-mcp": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "scopus-plus-mcp==0.24.0"
      ],
      "env": {
        "SCOPUS_API_KEY": "<YOUR_SCOPUS_API_KEY>",
        "SCOPUS_INSTTOKEN": "<YOUR_SCOPUS_INSTTOKEN>",
        "OPENALEX_API_KEY": "<YOUR_OPENALEX_API_KEY>"
      }
    }
  }
}

VS Code

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VS Code configuration
{
  "servers": {
    "scopus-plus-mcp": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "scopus-plus-mcp==0.24.0"
      ],
      "env": {
        "SCOPUS_API_KEY": "<YOUR_SCOPUS_API_KEY>",
        "SCOPUS_INSTTOKEN": "<YOUR_SCOPUS_INSTTOKEN>",
        "OPENALEX_API_KEY": "<YOUR_OPENALEX_API_KEY>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Claude Desktop

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Claude Desktop configuration
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "scopus-plus-mcp": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "scopus-plus-mcp==0.24.0"
      ],
      "env": {
        "SCOPUS_API_KEY": "<YOUR_SCOPUS_API_KEY>",
        "SCOPUS_INSTTOKEN": "<YOUR_SCOPUS_INSTTOKEN>",
        "OPENALEX_API_KEY": "<YOUR_OPENALEX_API_KEY>"
      }
    }
  }
}

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