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Citation Network MCP

io.github.michalhron/citation-network-mcp · v0.15.0

Citation-network analysis on Scopus or OpenAlex: coupling, co-citation, lineages, bibliometrics.

Connect Runs on your machine

Terminal
claude mcp add citation-network-mcp -e SCOPUS_API_KEY=<SCOPUS_API_KEY> -e SCOPUS_INSTTOKEN=<SCOPUS_INSTTOKEN> -e OPENALEX_API_KEY=<OPENALEX_API_KEY> -- uvx citation-network-mcp==0.15.0
claude_desktop_config.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "citation-network-mcp": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "citation-network-mcp==0.15.0"
      ],
      "env": {
        "SCOPUS_API_KEY": "<SCOPUS_API_KEY>",
        "SCOPUS_INSTTOKEN": "<SCOPUS_INSTTOKEN>",
        "OPENALEX_API_KEY": "<OPENALEX_API_KEY>"
      }
    }
  }
}
~/.cursor/mcp.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "citation-network-mcp": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "citation-network-mcp==0.15.0"
      ],
      "env": {
        "SCOPUS_API_KEY": "<SCOPUS_API_KEY>",
        "SCOPUS_INSTTOKEN": "<SCOPUS_INSTTOKEN>",
        "OPENALEX_API_KEY": "<OPENALEX_API_KEY>"
      }
    }
  }
}
.vscode/mcp.json
{
  "servers": {
    "citation-network-mcp": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "citation-network-mcp==0.15.0"
      ],
      "env": {
        "SCOPUS_API_KEY": "<SCOPUS_API_KEY>",
        "SCOPUS_INSTTOKEN": "<SCOPUS_INSTTOKEN>",
        "OPENALEX_API_KEY": "<OPENALEX_API_KEY>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Replace the values in angle brackets with your own. Keys stay on your machine; we never see them.

Tools

This server runs locally, so its tools are listed by your MCP client once it starts.

Environment variables

NameDescription
SCOPUS_API_KEY
Required, secret
Elsevier API key from dev.elsevier.com (required to start the server).
SCOPUS_INSTTOKEN
Optional, secret
Institutional token for subscriber access off campus.
OPENALEX_API_KEY
Optional, secret
Free OpenAlex key; raises the daily OpenAlex budget tenfold.

Details

Package[email protected] (PYPI, stdio)
First published30 Sep 2026
Last updated30 Sep 2026
Registry nameio.github.michalhron/citation-network-mcp

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