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Academic → Fetch

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Overview

The node fetches detailed academic publication data based on a list of publication identifiers such as DOI, PubMed ID, ArXiv ID, Semantic Scholar ID, ERIC ID, Europe PMC ID, or OpenAlex ID. It is useful for retrieving metadata about academic papers, including title, authors, year, abstract, citations, and provider information. This can be applied in research workflows, academic data analysis, or citation management.

Use Case Examples

  1. Fetch metadata for a list of academic papers using their DOIs to analyze citation counts and authorship.
  2. Retrieve abstracts and publication years for a set of research articles to build a literature review database.

Properties

Name Meaning
Publication IDs Comma-separated list of publication identifiers to fetch data for. Supports multiple ID types like DOI, PubMed ID, ArXiv ID, etc. Required for the fetch operation.
Fields to Return Specifies which fields to include in the results. If left empty, all default fields are returned. Fields include title, authors, year, abstract, DOI, URL, PDF URL, date, total citations, total references, provider, provider URL, and raw provider-specific metadata.

Output

JSON

  • title - The title of the academic publication.
  • authors - List of authors of the publication.
  • year - Year the publication was released.
  • abstract - Abstract or summary of the publication.
  • doi - Digital Object Identifier of the publication.
  • url - URL link to the publication.
  • pdfURL - URL link to the PDF version of the publication.
  • date - Publication date.
  • totalCitations - Total number of citations the publication has received.
  • totalReferences - Total number of references cited in the publication.
  • provider - Name of the data provider supplying the publication information.
  • providerURL - URL of the data provider.
  • providerData - Raw metadata specific to the data provider.

Dependencies

  • Requires an API key credential for the PDF Vector API service.

Troubleshooting

  • Ensure the publication IDs are correctly formatted and supported types (DOI, PubMed ID, ArXiv ID, etc.).
  • If the API key is invalid or missing, authentication errors will occur.
  • If the maximum number of publication IDs (100) is exceeded, the request will fail.
  • Network or API service issues may cause request failures; check connectivity and API status.

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