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authorprofilemcp

· github.com/alperenkocyigit/authorprofilemcp

Discover co-authors and collaboration networks for any researcher. Extract research interests and keywords from scholar profiles to understand expertise. Accelerate literature review and team scouting with unified author insights.

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About authorprofilemcp

authorprofilemcp is an MCP server in the Search category: discover co-authors and collaboration networks for any researcher. Extract research interests and keywords from scholar profiles to understand expertise. Accelerate literature review and team scouting with unified author insights.

Install

From source
git clone https://github.com/alperenkocyigit/authorprofilemcp

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README

Academic Author Network MCP Server

A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server for analyzing academic author networks and research collaborations.

Features

  • get_coauthors: Find all co-authors for a given researcher
  • get_author_keywords: Extract research keywords from Google Scholar profile

Installation

  1. Clone or download this repository
  2. Create a virtual environment: 
    python -m venv venv
source venv/bin/activate  # On Windows: venv\Scripts\activate
  3. Install dependencies: 
    pip install -r requirements.txt

Usage

Running the Server

python server.py

Example Tool Calls

Finding Co-authors

result = await get_coauthors(
    name="Yann", 
    surname="LeCun",
    institution="NYU"  # Optional
)

Getting Research Keywords from Google Scholar

keywords = await get_author_keywords(
    name="Yann",
    surname="LeCun"
)

Data Sources

The server uses:

  • Semantic Scholar API: Primary source for author and publication data
  • OpenAlex API: Open academic knowledge graph
  • Crossref API: DOI resolution and metadata
  • Google Scholar: Web scraping for research interests and keywords

Features

  • Rate Limiting: Respects API rate limits and includes delays for web scraping
  • Caching: Reduces redundant API calls and scraping requests
  • Error Handling: Graceful handling of API failures and scraping issues
  • Data Merging: Combines data from multiple sources for co-authors
  • Async Operations: Parallel API requests for better performance

Configuration

The server includes built-in rate limiting and error handling. No additional configuration is required for basic usage.

Limitations

  • Free tier API limits apply
  • Google Scholar scraping includes respectful delays
  • Results quality depends on author name uniqueness
  • Web scraping may occasionally fail due to anti-bot measures

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Please ensure all API integrations respect rate limits and terms of service.

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Questions

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How do I install authorprofilemcp?

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