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Scopus Plus MCP
Overview
Description from the maker (original English)
Scopus and more: search, full text, citation networks, journal quality, bibliometrics.
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- User voiceiNo reviews yetReviews open together with accounts in a later step
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- UsageiVery new↓ 50/wk · ★ –
What you can do with it
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- Connection: Runs on your computer
- Transport: stdio
- Category: Search & AI memory
- You need to fill in: SCOPUS_API_KEY, SCOPUS_INSTTOKEN, OPENALEX_API_KEY
Install
Pick the AI app you use, then copy the settings.
Before you install
- Basic checks: 1 of 1 passed
- Runs on your computer with your user’s permissions (files, network, apps).
- You fill in yourself:
SCOPUS_API_KEY,SCOPUS_INSTTOKEN,OPENALEX_API_KEY
Values marked secret are keys to your account. Never share them or paste them into a chat.
You need
- PyPIPython’s uv installed (for the uvx command)
Which app do you use?
Pick your app above. We remember it, so next time the button says “Install in …”.
Open Claude Desktop → Settings → Developer → Edit Config, and paste this into claude_desktop_config.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"scopus-plus": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"scopus-plus-mcp"
],
"env": {
"SCOPUS_API_KEY": "your-value",
"SCOPUS_INSTTOKEN": "your-value",
"OPENALEX_API_KEY": "your-value"
}
}
}
}Run this in your terminal
claude mcp add scopus-plus --env SCOPUS_API_KEY=your-value --env SCOPUS_INSTTOKEN=your-value --env OPENALEX_API_KEY=your-value -- uvx scopus-plus-mcpFill in the empty values before running it.
Or copy the settings yourself
Paste into .cursor/mcp.json in your project, or ~/.cursor/mcp.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"scopus-plus": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"scopus-plus-mcp"
],
"env": {
"SCOPUS_API_KEY": "your-value",
"SCOPUS_INSTTOKEN": "your-value",
"OPENALEX_API_KEY": "your-value"
}
}
}
}Your browser asks to open the app, then the app shows the settings and asks you to confirm. Key values are left empty for you to fill in.
Or copy the settings yourself
Paste into .vscode/mcp.json in your project
{
"servers": {
"scopus-plus": {
"type": "stdio",
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"scopus-plus-mcp"
],
"env": {
"SCOPUS_API_KEY": "your-value",
"SCOPUS_INSTTOKEN": "your-value",
"OPENALEX_API_KEY": "your-value"
}
}
}
}Your browser asks to open the app, then the app shows the settings and asks you to confirm. Key values are left empty for you to fill in.
This one runs on your computer, and ChatGPT can only connect to servers on the internet. Pick another app.
Your choice stays on this device in a cookie; no account needed.
Values you fill in
- Elsevier API key from dev.elsevier.com (required to start the server).
- Institutional token for subscriber access off campus.
- Free OpenAlex key; raises the daily OpenAlex budget tenfold.
These settings are generated from the maker’s registry entry. If the README says otherwise, follow the README.
What it can do
Runs on your computer; the tool list appears in your AI app after you install it.
Basic checksi
We check information anyone can see; we have not read the code. Checks that do not apply are left out of the count. · Checked Nov 9, 2026
- ✓ Pass
Maker matches the repo
The registry name was verified with the GitHub account michalhron, which owns the repo
- … Not checked yet
Still maintained
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Has a licence
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Endpoint responds
This one runs on your computer; there is no internet endpoint
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Sign-in with OAuth
Runs on your computer and uses local settings instead
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No hidden instructions in tool descriptions
Runs on your computer; we can only read tool lists from internet endpoints
Compared with others in Search & AI memoryi
- More stars than 0% of the other 5728 servers in this category
- Published to the registry more recently than 51% of the other 5728 servers in this category
- Basic checks equal to or better than 100% of the other 5728 servers in this category
Compared with every active server in this category in the registry. Stars count only when the publisher owns the repo.
Common questions
Is Scopus Plus MCP safe?
It passed 1 of 1 applicable basic checks. We have not read the code. Before adding a key or token, see what access the server asks for and use a key with only the permissions you need.
What keys or codes does it need?
You need to fill in: SCOPUS_API_KEY, SCOPUS_INSTTOKEN, OPENALEX_API_KEY
Does it run on my computer or in the cloud?
It runs on your computer. Your AI app starts it when needed, and data does not pass through the maker’s servers (unless it calls an online service itself).
Is it still maintained?
The GitHub repo last changed –, and the latest version (0.24.0) reached the registry 39 days ago.
Which apps can use it?
Apps that support MCP, such as Claude Desktop, Claude Code, Cursor and VS Code. You also need Python (uv) on your computer.
What can I use instead?
In the same category: Context7, Codebase Memory, Exa
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README from the maker
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Search the literature, trace who cites whom across generations, map research fronts and intellectual bases, and pull the counts, metrics and bibliography you need, from a conversation. It is an MCP server, so any MCP client can use it: Claude Desktop, Claude Code, Cursor.
What you get
Citation networks Coupling, co-citation, multi-generation lineages and the network within any paper set, with SPC/SPLC/SPNP main paths, key routes, RPYS and a historiograph. More Audited, not just built Citer sets verified across search strategies, reference lists checked against Crossref, and the sentences behind each citation. More Two data sources Scopus by default. Add source="openalex" to run the same analyses without a Scopus subscription. OpenAlex topics with a field-relative journal quality cut build corpora that span disciplines. More Bibliometrics Where a topic is published and in which quartile, journals above a percentile cut-off, counts per year, themes over time, BibTeX. More Full-text search Find Elsevier papers that use a term in their body, and see how often and where each one uses it. More Honest about access One call tells you which tools your Scopus access supports, and why the rest fail. More Main-path skill Walks Claude from a query to a drawn main path map. Ships with the Claude Code plugin. More Tested 510 test functions, CI on Linux, macOS and Windows, and a live check of every tool against the real APIs. More
How it compares with the other Scopus MCP servers and with bibliometrics packages (bibliometrix, pybliometrics, VOSviewer, Pajek): comparison.
Ask things like
*Map the research front around these six papers on organizing visions.*
*Trace two generations of work citing Swanson & Ramiller (1997) and show me the main path.*
*Build the citation network of every Basket of Eight paper citing the organizing-vision papers, and show how the main path cites its predecessors.*
*How has publishing on "digital transformation" grown since 2010?*
*Build a corpus on digital transformation across IS, strategy and marketing, top-quartile journals only, and show which fields cite which.*
*Get SJR and CiteScore for the Basket of Eight, and BibTeX for the papers we just found.*
More, with the tools each one triggers: prompt examples.
How it works
You ask in plain words and the assistant picks the tools. The server calls Scopus with your own key, and Crossref, Semantic Scholar and open-access sources where a tool needs them. Results come back as a summary in the reply, and the full data goes to files that Pajek, VOSviewer, Gephi or Zotero can open. Responses are cached, and long jobs run in the background.
Tools
| | Family | Tools | Guide | | :-: | --- | --- | --- | | | Search and records | search_scopus · search_all · search_fulltext · get_abstract_details · resolve_identifier · search_authors · get_author_profile · get_fulltext | search | | | Citations | get_references · get_citing_papers | search | | | Networks | bibliographic_coupling · co_citation · citation_lineage · citation_network · historiograph · rpys · research_fronts | networks | | | Audit | resolve_citers · citation_context · path_transmission · coding_agreement · index_coverage · check_retractions | audit | | | Bibliometrics | publication_counts · topic_landscape · topic_profile · thematic_evolution · get_journal_metrics · find_journals · get_bibtex · import_records | bibliometrics | | | Diagnostics and jobs | diagnose_connection · get_quota_status · get_server_info · job_status · job_result | access |
Every parameter of every tool: tool reference.
Install
You need an API key from the Elsevier Developer Portal (register with your institutional email). OpenAlex needs no key.
Claude Desktop, one click:
- Download
scopus-plus-mcp- .mcpbfrom the latest release. - Open it (or drag it into *Settings → Extensions*), click Install, and paste your API key when asked. Claude stores it securely.
Claude Code, two commands:
claude plugin marketplace add michalhron/scopus-plus-mcpclaude plugin install scopus-plus-mcp@michalhron
Then make your key available, either in your shell (export SCOPUS_API_KEY=...) or, better, in the OS secret store.
Any other MCP client (needs uv):
{"mcpServers": { "scopus-plus": { "command": "uvx", "args": ["scopus-plus-mcp"], "env": { "SCOPUS_API_KEY": "YOUR_KEY" } } } }
Then ask your assistant to run diagnose_connection. It checks your key and tells you which tools your Scopus access supports.
The Claude Code plugin also installs the main-path skill, which walks Claude through a main path analysis from a query to a drawn map. For Claude Desktop, zip its folder and upload it as a skill.
Documentation
Feature guides:
- Search, records and full text: finding papers and authors, identifiers, importing exports, full-text search and retrieval.
- Citation networks and main paths: coupling, co-citation, lineages, main path analysis, historiograph, RPYS, research fronts.
- Audit: verified citer sets, reference-list completeness, citation contexts, the transmission audit, retractions.
- Bibliometrics and bibliography: counts per year, topic landscape, journal cut-offs and metrics, thematic evolution, BibTeX.
Reference and setup:
- Tool reference: every tool and parameter, generated from the code.
- Data sources: Scopus vs OpenAlex, when to use which, measured coverage.
- Configuration: all settings, and keeping keys in the OS secret store.
- Access and troubleshooting: off-campus access, tokens, proxies, reading
diagnose_connection. - Comparison: this project vs the other Scopus MCP servers, and vs bibliometrics packages.
- Prompt examples, development, changelog, roadmap.
Origins
Formerly citation-network-mcp (and before that michalhron/scopus-mcp). This project began as a fork of qwe4559999/scopus-mcp by thinktraveller and qwe4559999, which provides Scopus search, abstracts, author profiles and citing papers. Everything since version 0.2 was developed here by Michal Hron. MIT licensed; see LICENSE.
Scopus and ScienceDirect are trademarks of Elsevier B.V. This project is independent and not affiliated with or endorsed by Elsevier; it uses their public APIs with your own key and subscription.