Search academic papers, find citations, and explore research using Semantic Scholar. Use when user asks about scientific papers, research, citations, or academic topics.
Search and explore academic research using the Semantic Scholar API. Access over 214 million papers, 2.49 billion citations, and 79 million authors across all fields of science.
When a user asks about research or academic papers:
Identify what the user wants:
ALWAYS read references/api_reference.md before making API calls to ensure you use the correct endpoints and parameters.
IMPORTANT: Make ONE well-constructed search query. Do not make multiple API calls with variations of the same query. The API has rate limits, and multiple calls waste quota.
For topic searches, use the paper search endpoint: