scholar.py

scholar.py is a Python module that implements a querier and parser for Google Scholar's output. Its classes can be used independently, but it can also be invoked as a command-line tool.

The script used to live at http://icir.org/christian/scholar.html, and I've moved it here so I can more easily manage the various patches and suggestions I'm receiving for scholar.py. Thanks guys, for all your interest! If you'd like to get in touch, email me at [email protected] or ping me on Twitter.

Cheers,
Christian

Features

• Extracts publication title, main online URL, number of citations, number of online versions, link to Google Scholar's main cluster for the work, and Google Scholar's cluster of all works referencing the publication.
• Prints entries in CSV format or plain text.

Example

Try scholar.py --help for all available options. A simple example:

$ scholar.py -c 1 --txt --author einstein quantum
         Title Physics and reality
           URL http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0016003236910475
     Citations 322
      Versions 5
Citations list http://scholar.google.com/scholar?cites=6799563874330167610&as_sdt=2005&sciodt=1,5&hl=en
 Versions list http://scholar.google.com/scholar?cluster=6799563874330167610&hl=en&as_sdt=1,5&as_subj=eng

License

scholar.py is using the standard BSD license.