scitex-scholar 0.3.0

Scientific paper search, enrichment, download, and management for the SciTeX ecosystem

SciTeX Scholar (scitex-scholar)

Scientific paper search, enrichment, download, and management for reproducible research

pip install scitex-scholar

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Problem

Managing scientific literature programmatically requires juggling multiple tools and APIs: searching across databases, resolving DOIs, downloading PDFs through institutional access, enriching BibTeX metadata, and organizing everything in a reproducible structure. Each step involves different libraries, authentication flows, and data formats.

Solution

scitex-scholar provides a unified interface for the full literature management workflow:

• Search across Google Scholar, Semantic Scholar, PubMed, and CrossRef
• Enrich BibTeX entries with abstracts, DOIs, citation counts, and impact factors
• Download PDFs through institutional access (OpenAthens) with browser automation
• Organize papers in a structured library with deduplication and metadata

Installation

pip install scitex-scholar

With optional dependencies:

pip install scitex-scholar[pdf]     # PDF parsing
pip install scitex-scholar[mcp]     # MCP server for AI agents
pip install scitex-scholar[all]     # Everything

Usage

from scitex_scholar import Scholar, Paper, Papers

# Search for papers
scholar = Scholar()
papers = scholar.search("deep learning EEG")

# Export as BibTeX
papers.save("results.bib")

# Enrich metadata
from scitex_scholar import to_bibtex, generate_cite_key
bibtex = to_bibtex(papers)

Core API

Class / Function	Purpose
Scholar	Main search and management interface
Paper	Single paper with metadata
Papers	Collection of papers with export methods
ScholarConfig	Configuration (paths, API keys)
to_bibtex	Export to BibTeX format
generate_cite_key	Generate citation keys
apply_filters	Filter paper collections

License

AGPL-3.0