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Academic search

By Simtheory Research

Real-time academic paper search functionality and access to paper metadata and abstracts

Available tools

Fetch Paper Details

Get detailed information about a specific paper by its ID or DOI.

Search Papers

Search for academic papers across Semantic Scholar and CrossRef databases. Returns titles, authors, year, DOI, abstracts and more.

Search by Topic

Search for papers by topic with optional date range filtering. Uses Semantic Scholar with CrossRef fallback.

Example prompts

Find recent papers on transformer architectures
Search for papers about CRISPR gene editing from 2023 to 2025
Get details for paper DOI 10.1038/s41586-021-03819-2

How it works

1. Install

One-click install from the Simtheory store.

2. Connect

Authorize access to your Academic search account.

3. Use

Your AI can now interact with Academic search.

Install

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Details

Version 1.0.0
Updated Apr 21, 2026
Category Research
Publisher Simtheory

Features

Cloud hosted — no setup required
Secure authentication
Automatic updates
Works with all AI models

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