Public data APIs

OpenAlex

An open catalog of scholarly works, authors, institutions, concepts, and citations.

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Pricing
Free
Login required
No
API available
Yes
License
Open data or API terms; verify the source documentation.
Last checked
2026-07-07

What it is

OpenAlex turns scholarly metadata into an open graph of works, authors, institutions, concepts, and citations. Its value is not only breadth; the structure makes it a strong seed for research tools, literature maps, and source-aware experiments.

Why worth a look

An open catalog of scholarly works, authors, institutions, concepts, and citations.

Good for

  • Mapping a research field before asking an AI assistant.
  • Building open scholarly search or analytics tools.

How to start

  1. Search a topic and inspect concepts, works, and related authors.
  2. Turn one highly connected paper into a reading queue.

Best first click

Open OpenAlex and start here: Search a topic and inspect concepts, works, and related authors.

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Pricing
Free
Login required
No
Open source
No
API available
Yes
License
Open data or API terms; verify the source documentation.
Risk
Pricing, login requirements, and availability can change; last human check: 2026-07-07.

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