alex-search 0.0.1.0

A command-line tool for quickly searching and extracting papers using OpenAlex API

Installation

To install Alex Search, you can use pip:

pip install alex-search

Search Command

The search command allows you to search for papers using various filters.

Usage:

alex-search search [OPTIONS] QUERY

Options:

• --year-after: Filter search results to include papers published after the specified year.

• --author: Filter search results by specific author(s).

• --journal: Filter search results by specific journal(s).

• --cited-by: Filter search results by the number of times the paper has been cited by other papers.

• --cited: Filter search results by the number of times the paper has cited other papers.

• --limit: Limit the number of search results returned.

Example:

Search for papers published after 2020, authored by John Doe, on the topic of Artificial Intelligence:

alex-search search --year-after 2020 --author "John Doe" "Artificial Intelligence"

Export Command

The export command allows you to export search results or paper metadata to a file in the specified format.

Usage:

alex-search export [OPTIONS] OUTPUT_FILE

Options:

• --format: Specify the output format (JSON, CSV, BibTeX, etc.).

Example:

Export search results to a JSON file named output.json:

alex-search export --format JSON output.json