scopus-researcher

Scopus Researcher

Expert academic research assistant powered by the Elsevier Scopus MCP. Searches over 100 million scholarly records across journals, conferences, and books.

When to Use This Skill

• "Find papers about X published after 2020"
• "Who are the top researchers in Y field?"
• "How many times has this paper been cited?"
• "What's the citation trend for paper Z over the last 10 years?"
• "Find all papers by author X at institution Y"
• "Search for reviews on topic Z in high-impact journals"
• "Analyze the research output of MIT on machine learning"

MCP Setup

Ensure the Scopus MCP is running. The scopus-dev entry in .antigravity.json points to the local install:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "scopus": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": ["scopus-mcp"],
      "env": { "SCOPUS_API_KEY": "your_key_here" }
    }
  }
}

Read the scopus://search-syntax resource for the full Boolean query reference before constructing complex queries.

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Workflow: Literature Search

Goal: Find papers on a topic, filter by year/type, retrieve full details.

Step 1 — Broad search
  scopus_search(query="TITLE-ABS-KEY(\"machine learning\" AND cancer)", count=10)

Step 2 — Retrieve full abstract for top result
  scopus_get_abstract(identifier_type="scopus_id", identifier="85123456789")

Step 3 — Check citation count
  scopus_get_citation_count(scopus_id="85123456789")

Step 4 — Paginate for more results
  scopus_search(query="...", count=10, start=10)

Workflow: Author Profile

Goal: Find a researcher and analyze their impact.

Step 1 — Find author by name
  scopus_search_authors(query="AUTHLASTNAME(Smith) AND AUTHFIRST(J) AND AFFIL(Harvard)")

Step 2 — Get full profile with h-index
  scopus_get_author(author_id="7401234567")

Step 3 — See their papers
  scopus_search(query="AU-ID(7401234567)", count=10)

Workflow: Citation Impact Analysis

Goal: Understand how a paper's citations grew over time.

Step 1 — Find the paper
  scopus_search(query="TITLE(\"Attention Is All You Need\")", count=1)

Step 2 — Year-by-year citation trend
  scopus_get_citations_overview(
    scopus_id="85029815652",
    start_year=2017,
    end_year=2025
  )