OpenAlex
Scholarly papers, institution research and research citations
OpenAlex is an open catalog of scholarly research and connections, offering ranked papers and institution research summaries with annual output, leading topics, and coauthors.
Your information
Name of the university, hospital or company, for example MIT or Pfizer.
Example results
- City
- Cambridge
- Name
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- Type
- education
- Country
- United States
- Homepage
- web.mit.edu
- Ror Link
- ror.org
- Total Works
- 428,599
- Openalex Link
- openalex.org
- Total Citations
- 82,199,297
- Openalex Institution ID
- I63966007
- Top Topics
Top Topics Name Works Openalex Link Particle physics theoretical and experimental studies9,611Quantum Chromodynamics and Particle Interactions7,350High-Energy Particle Collisions Research6,258Astro and Planetary Science5,353Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies5,231Magnetic confinement fusion research5,221Photonic and Optical Devices5,045Astrophysical Phenomena and Observations4,683Astronomy and Astrophysical Research4,399RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms4,197- Top Authors
Top Authors Name Works Openalex Link Brian Zambri3,076Michael James Mills2,877Anja Schmidt2,875Alan D. Robock2,866A. Bodek1,856M. Paulini1,850J. Conway1,817L. Lista1,815Fotios K. Ptochos1,808K. Burkett1,807- Works and Citations by Year
Works and Citations by Year Year Works Citations 201712,715904,194201813,543862,407201917,991856,075202017,991746,077202117,016555,814202215,397390,132202316,767288,258202417,417179,013202516,82069,100202614,2269,873
About OpenAlex
OpenAlex searches scholarly papers by required topic words, with optional institution, publication-year, open-access, and sorting inputs.
Get institution research summarizes an institution’s output, annual works and citations, leading topics, and coauthors of institution-linked works.
Built by Fous from openalex.org and checked automatically; it last passed a check on Sep 29, 2026. Fous is not affiliated with OpenAlex.
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Get institution research
1 credit per runSummarise an institution’s research output from its name, including annual output, leading topics and authors. Annual citations count citations received by works published that year; leading authors are coauthors of institution-linked works, not necessarily employees.
What you provide
| Field | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
Institutioninstitution | Text | Required | Name of the university, hospital or company, for example MIT or Pfizer.Example: MIT |
What you get
| Field | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
Citycity | Text | Example: Cambridge |
Namename | Text | Example: Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
Typetype | Text | Institution category in words.Example: Education |
Countrycountry | Text | Example: United States |
Homepagehomepage | Text | Example: https://web.mit.edu |
Ror Linkror_link | Text | Example: https://ror.org/042nb2s44 |
Top Topicstop_topics | List | |
Nametop_topics[].name | Text | Example: Particle physics theoretical and experimental studies |
Workstop_topics[].works | Number | Example: 9611 |
Openalex Linktop_topics[].openalex_link | Text | Example: https://openalex.org/T10048 |
Top Authorstop_authors | List | |
Nametop_authors[].name | Text | Example: Brian Zambri |
Workstop_authors[].works | Number | Example: 3076 |
Openalex Linktop_authors[].openalex_link | Text | Example: https://openalex.org/A5004625476 |
Total Workstotal_works | Number | Example: 428599 |
Openalex Linkopenalex_link | Text | Example: https://openalex.org/I63966007 |
Total Citationstotal_citations | Number | Example: 82199297 |
Openalex Institution IDopenalex_institution_id | Text | Example: I63966007 |
Works and Citations by Yearworks_and_citations_by_year | List | |
Yearworks_and_citations_by_year[].year | Number | Example: 2017 |
Worksworks_and_citations_by_year[].works | Number | Example: 12715 |
Citationsworks_and_citations_by_year[].citations | Number | Example: 904194 |
Example result
For Institution: MIT
{
"city": "Cambridge",
"name": "Massachusetts Institute of Technology",
"type": "education",
"country": "United States",
"homepage": "https://web.mit.edu",
"ror_link": "https://ror.org/042nb2s44",
"top_topics": [
{
"name": "Particle physics theoretical and experimental studies",
"works": 9611,
"openalex_link": "https://openalex.org/T10048"
},
{
"name": "Quantum Chromodynamics and Particle Interactions",
"works": 7350,
"openalex_link": "https://openalex.org/T10224"
},
{
"name": "High-Energy Particle Collisions Research",
"works": 6258,
"openalex_link": "https://openalex.org/T10527"
}
],
"top_authors": [
{
"name": "Brian Zambri",
"works": 3076,
"openalex_link": "https://openalex.org/A5004625476"
},
{
"name": "Michael James Mills",
"works": 2877,
"openalex_link": "https://openalex.org/A5019602067"
},
{
"name": "Anja Schmidt",
"works": 2875,
"openalex_link": "https://openalex.org/A5041318032"
}
],
"total_works": 428599,
"openalex_link": "https://openalex.org/I63966007",
"total_citations": 82199297,
"openalex_institution_id": "I63966007",
"works_and_citations_by_year": [
{
"year": 2017,
"works": 12715,
"citations": 904194
},
{
"year": 2018,
"works": 13543,
"citations": 862407
},
{
"year": 2019,
"works": 17991,
"citations": 856075
}
]
}Search papers
1 credit per runSearch scholarly works by topic, with optional institution, publication-year, and open-access filters. Returns up to 100 papers ranked by relevance, citations, or newest publication date.
What you provide
| Field | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
Sortsort | Text | Optional | Order of results, for example most_cited.Example: Newest |
Queryquery | Text | Required | Topic words to find in scholarly works, for example microplastics in drinking water.Example: machine learning |
End Yearend_year | Number | Optional | Latest publication year to include, for example 2024.Example: 2024 |
Start Yearstart_year | Number | Optional | Earliest publication year to include, for example 2020.Example: 2023 |
Institutioninstitution | Text | Optional | Institution name to filter author affiliations, for example Stanford University.Example: Stanford University |
Max Resultsmax_results | Number | Optional | Maximum papers to return, for example 20.Example: 3 |
Open Access Onlyopen_access_only | Yes or no | Optional | Include only open-access works, for example true.Example: Yes |
What you get
| Field | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
Paperspapers | List | Matching scholarly works. |
Titlepapers[].title | Text | Paper title.Example: Estimated Sleep-Wake Patterns Obtained From a Large U.S. Sample Using a… |
Venuepapers[].venue | Text | Journal, conference, or other publication venue.Example: Journal of Sleep Medicine |
Authorspapers[].authors | Text | Author names, separated by commas.Example: Jennifer Zitser, Andrew Cotton-Clay, Venkat Easwar, Arthur Kinsolving… |
DOI Linkpapers[].doi_link | Text | DOI link, when known.Example: https://doi.org/10.13078/jsm.240020 |
Open Accesspapers[].open_access | Yes or no | Whether the work is open access.Example: Yes |
Openalex Linkpapers[].openalex_link | Text | Paper page on OpenAlex.Example: https://openalex.org/W4406078627 |
Citation Countpapers[].citation_count | Number | Number of citations recorded.Example: 0 |
Openalex Work IDpapers[].openalex_work_id | Text | OpenAlex work identifier.Example: W4406078627 |
Publication Datepapers[].publication_date | Date | Publication date in YYYY-MM-DD.Example: 2024-12-31 |
Publication Yearpapers[].publication_year | Number | Year the work was published.Example: 2024 |
Free Full Text Linkpapers[].free_full_text_link | Text | Link to a freely available full-text version, when known.Example: https://www.e-jsm.org/upload/jsm-240020.pdf |
Example result
For Sort: Newest, Query: machine learning, End Year: 2024, Start Year: 2023, Institution: Stanford University, Max Results: 3
{
"papers": [
{
"title": "Estimated Sleep-Wake Patterns Obtained From a Large U.S. Sample Using a Home-Based Under-Mattress Sleep-Monitoring Device",
"venue": "Journal of Sleep Medicine",
"authors": "Jennifer Zitser, Andrew Cotton-Clay, Venkat Easwar, Arthur Kinsolving, Philippe H. Kahn, Clete A. Kushida",
"doi_link": "https://doi.org/10.13078/jsm.240020",
"open_access": true,
"openalex_link": "https://openalex.org/W4406078627",
"citation_count": 0,
"openalex_work_id": "W4406078627",
"publication_date": "2024-12-31",
"publication_year": 2024,
"free_full_text_link": "https://www.e-jsm.org/upload/jsm-240020.pdf"
},
{
"title": "Advances in Control Systems for Power Electronics in Energy Management",
"venue": "American Journal Of Power Electronics And Power Systems",
"authors": " Dr. John Smith",
"doi_link": "https://doi.org/10.71465/ajpeps2554",
"open_access": true,
"openalex_link": "https://openalex.org/W7142421929",
"citation_count": 0,
"openalex_work_id": "W7142421929",
"publication_date": "2024-12-31",
"publication_year": 2024,
"free_full_text_link": "https://doi.org/10.71465/ajpeps2554"
},
{
"title": "Advancements in Non-Invasive Diagnostics: The Role of Biomedical Engineering",
"venue": "American Journal of Biomedical Engineering",
"authors": "Dr. Sarah Thompson, Dr. Michael Harris",
"doi_link": "https://doi.org/10.71465/ajbe1582",
"open_access": true,
"openalex_link": "https://openalex.org/W7143983787",
"citation_count": 1,
"openalex_work_id": "W7143983787",
"publication_date": "2024-12-31",
"publication_year": 2024,
"free_full_text_link": "https://australiansciencejournals.com/ajbe/article/download/1582/1678"
}
]
}For developers
Run this workflow from your own code. In Studio, turn on Developer mode and create an API key.
# First set your key: export FOUS_API_KEY='YOUR_FOUS_API_KEY'
: "${FOUS_API_KEY:?Set FOUS_API_KEY before running this example}"
curl 'https://api.fous.com/v1/query' \
--fail-with-body --silent --show-error --max-time 120 \
-H "Authorization: Bearer $FOUS_API_KEY" \
-H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
--data-raw '{
"api": "@openalex",
"visibility": "public",
"operation": "get_institution_research",
"version": 1,
"input": {
"institution": "MIT"
},
"response": {
"format": "json"
}
}'What you can do with it
- Find papers about a research topic within selected publication years.
- Filter scholarly works by institution or open-access status.
- Compare an institution’s annual research output and citations.
- Identify an institution’s leading research topics and coauthors.
Questions
Is Fous affiliated with OpenAlex?
No. Fous is not affiliated with OpenAlex. This workflow reads the public openalex.org website and returns its data.
How much does it cost?
Each run costs 1 credit. With pay-as-you-go, a credit costs 1¢; monthly plans cost less per credit.
Do I need a OpenAlex account?
No. You only need a Fous account.
How current is the data?
Fous gets the data from openalex.org when you run it; repeating the same request within a day may return the saved result. Fous checks this workflow automatically; it last passed a check on Sep 29, 2026.
Which papers match a topic and publication-year range?
Search papers returns matching scholarly works; provide topic words and optionally set start year and end year.
Which topics and authors lead an institution’s research?
Get institution research returns leading topics and coauthors of institution-linked works for the institution name provided.
How many works and citations does an institution have by year?
Get institution research returns annual works and citations for the institution name provided.