Citation Network MCP Server

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

Local serverstdio

What is the Citation Network MCP Server?

Citation Network MCP is an MCP integration. Citation-network analysis on Scopus or OpenAlex: coupling, co-citation, lineages, bibliometrics.

Packages and local setup

The published pypi package is citation-network-mcp, version 0.15.0. Its declared MCP transport is stdio.

The package declares SCOPUS_API_KEY (required): Elsevier API key from dev.elsevier.com (required to start the server).; SCOPUS_INSTTOKEN: Institutional token for subscriber access off campus.; OPENALEX_API_KEY: Free OpenAlex key; raises the daily OpenAlex budget tenfold..

Before connecting

Check the maintainer’s instructions for account access, authentication and the supported client configuration. Once connected, inspect the tools your client receives and try a small task that matches the server’s stated purpose. The registry description does not include a verified, complete tool list.

Project and source

View the publisher’s registry entry · Project repository · Project website. This profile uses version 0.15.0 from the registry. Registration identifies the publisher namespace; it does not establish that this is a first-party integration for every service it connects.

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Configuration

VariableDescriptionRequired
SCOPUS_API_KEYElsevier API key from dev.elsevier.com (required to start the server).Yes
SCOPUS_INSTTOKENInstitutional token for subscriber access off campus.Optional
OPENALEX_API_KEYFree OpenAlex key; raises the daily OpenAlex budget tenfold.Optional