research-mcp
Rank #16,854glama/niol-zh/research-mcp
An MCP server for academic literature research that integrates Scopus, CrossRef, OpenAlex, and Unpaywall to search documents, get abstracts, author profiles, citing papers, and open-access PDF links.
research-mcp is a Model Context Protocol (MCP) server published by niol-zh. It ranks #16,854 of 137,492 servers tracked on MCP Toplist. research-mcp is listed on Glama, with 3 release tags tracked from its GitHub repository. It was first listed on Jun 30, 2026 and most recently updated on Sep 10, 2026.
Ranks ahead of 120,638 of 137,492 servers on MCP Toplist.
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Requires user-supplied configuration before first use — typically an API key, token or connection string set via environment variables.
This server doesn't publish a machine-readable install config — see the repository README for install instructions.
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Listed on 1 registry
niol-zh
GitHub releases (3)
No registry surfaces explicit version metadata for this server. The list below shows release tags from the linked GitHub repository.
| Version | Published |
|---|---|
| v0.6.0 | Sep 10, 2026 |
| v0.5.1 | Sep 8, 2026 |
| v0.4.0 | Jun 30, 2026 |
Frequently asked questions
- Who maintains research-mcp?
- research-mcp is maintained by niol-zh, which publishes 1 MCP server (3 total versions) tracked on MCP Toplist.
- Is research-mcp listed on the Official MCP Registry?
- research-mcp is not on the Official MCP Registry. It is listed on Glama.
- How many versions does research-mcp have?
- No registry surfaces explicit version metadata for research-mcp; MCP Toplist tracks 3 release tags from its GitHub repository, most recently published on Sep 10, 2026.
- Where can I find the source code for research-mcp?
- The source code for research-mcp is hosted at github.com/niol-zh/research-mcp.
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