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Search Scopus abstracts, authors, and export citations via Elsevier API
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Search Scopus abstracts, authors, and export citations via Elsevier API
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What You'll Need
Set these up before or after installing:
Environment variable: SCOPUS_API_KEY
How to Install
Add this to your MCP configuration file:
{
"mcpServers": {
"io-github-smaboundless-scopus": {
"env": {
"SCOPUS_API_KEY": "your-scopus-api-key-here"
},
"args": [
"scopus-mcp-server"
],
"command": "uvx"
}
}
}Documentation
View on GitHubFrom the project's GitHub README.
Scopus MCP Server
An MCP (Model Context Protocol) server for searching Scopus, Elsevier's abstract and citation database covering 90M+ records across science, technology, medicine, social sciences, and arts & humanities.
Built with FastMCP.
Tools
| Tool | Description |
|---|---|
scopus_search | Search by keyword, title, author, affiliation, DOI, or advanced query |
scopus_abstract | Retrieve full abstract and metadata for a specific record |
scopus_author | Look up author profiles (h-index, document count, subject areas) |
scopus_author_papers | List an author's publications |
scopus_export_ris | Export results as RIS (for Zotero, EndNote, etc.) |
scopus_export_bibtex | Export results as BibTeX |
Setup
1. Get a Scopus API key
You need a Scopus API key from the Elsevier Developer Portal. Institutional access (e.g., through a university) is typically required for full functionality.
2. Install
cd scopus-mcp-server
python3 -m venv venv
source venv/bin/activate
pip install -r requirements.txt
3. Add to Claude Desktop
Add this to your claude_desktop_config.json:
{
"mcpServers": {
"scopus": {
"command": "/path/to/scopus-mcp-server/venv/bin/python",
"args": ["/path/to/scopus-mcp-server/server.py"],
"env": {
"SCOPUS_API_KEY": "your-api-key"
}
}
}
}
Or if using Claude Code CLI:
claude mcp add scopus \
/path/to/scopus-mcp-server/venv/bin/python \
/path/to/scopus-mcp-server/server.py \
-e SCOPUS_API_KEY=your-api-key
Usage examples
- "Search Scopus for recent articles on deep learning in medical imaging"
- "Look up the author profile for Smith at Northwestern University"
- "Get the abstract for Scopus ID 85142567890"
- "Find this author's papers and export them as BibTeX"
License
MIT
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