Sci-Search — Sci Search Skill

Trigger Phrases

• "搜索关于 [主题] 的高影响因子论文"
• "在 Web of Science 上查找 [主题] 的最新文献"
• "search academic papers on [topic]"
• "find recent papers about [topic] on Web of Science"
• "get impact factor for [topic] papers"

Capabilities

• Triple-Source Search: Simultaneously searches arXiv, PubMed, and Web of Science (when API key is configured).
• Web of Science Integration: Returns SCI-indexed papers with times-cited counts — the gold standard for academic quality filtering.
• Journal Metrics: Automatically supplements results with JCR partitions and Impact Factors (IF).
• Ranking & Highlighting: Highlights top-tier journals (Nature, Science, Advanced Materials, etc.).
• Markdown Export: Generates formatted markdown reports of search results.
• Source Selection: Use

  --source wos

  to search Web of Science only, or

  --source all

  for all sources.

Configuration

Web of Science API (Recommended for SCI literature)

WOS_API_KEY

.env

WOS_API_KEY=your_wos_api_key

Other optional

.env

values

• NCBI_API_KEY

  - optional PubMed/NCBI E-utilities API key for higher rate limits

• NCBI_EMAIL

  - optional contact email sent to NCBI E-utilities

• NCBI_TOOL

  - optional NCBI tool name; defaults to

  sci-search

• ZOTERO_USER_ID

  — for Zotero integration

• ZOTERO_API_KEY

  — for Zotero integration

Usage

./sci_search.py

# Search all sources (arXiv + PubMed + WoS if key set)
python skills/sci-search/sci_search.py "perovskite solar cells" --limit 5

# Search Web of Science only
python skills/sci-search/sci_search.py "solid state electrolyte" --source wos --limit 10

# Search PubMed only with NCBI E-utilities
python skills/sci-search/sci_search.py "cancer immunotherapy" --source pubmed --limit 10

# Export results to markdown
python skills/sci-search/sci_search.py "graphene battery" --output results.md

© License & Copyright

• Author: Shuo Zhao
• License: MIT License
• Copyright: © 2026 Shuo Zhao. All rights reserved.
• Original Work: This is an original work created by the author. No reproduction, redistribution, or commercial use without explicit permission. Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy of this software... (See the LICENSE file in the root directory for the full MIT terms.)

This skill is part of the Aut_Sci_Write suite. For full license terms, see the LICENSE file in the project root.