citation-alert-guide
Set up citation alerts and track new papers citing key references
Profile →npx skills add brycewang-stanford/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills --skill citation-alert-guide --agent claude-code
Same command for any agent — swap --agent for codex, cursor, copilot.
Weekly change comes from our own snapshots, not the repository page — it measures attention, not adoption.
# Citation Alert Guide A skill for setting up automated citation alerts and tracking systems that notify you when key papers are cited, new articles match your research interests, or important journals publish relevant work. ## Alert Types and Platforms ### Overview of Alert Systems | Platform | Alert Type | Coverage | Cost | |----------|-----------|----------|------| | Google Scholar | Citation alert, keyword alert | Broadest, includes preprints | Free | | Web of Science | Citation alert, search alert, journal ToC | WoS-indexed journals | Institutional | | Scopus | Citation alert, search alert, author alert | Scopus-indexed journals | Institutional | | PubMed | Email alert (My NCBI) | Biomedical literature | Free | | OpenAlex | Work tracking, author profiles, concept feeds | All disciplines | Free | | ResearchGate | Author follow, recommendation | Member-uploaded papers | Free | ### Setting Up Google Scholar Alerts ``` Citation Alert (track who cites a specific paper): 1. Search for the paper in Google Scholar 2. Click "Cited by N" under the result 3. Click the envelope icon ("Create alert") 4. Enter your email address 5. You will receive an email when new papers cite this work Ke
- Alert Types and Platforms
- Overview of Alert Systems
- Setting Up Google Scholar Alerts
- Building a Monitoring System
- Structured Alerting Strategy
- Recommended Workflow
- Managing Alert Overload
- Filtering and Prioritization
- Using Reference Managers for Tracking
- PubMed My NCBI Alerts
- Saved Search Alerts
What does the citation-alert-guide skill do?
Set up citation alerts and track new papers citing key references
How do I install it?
Run `npx skills add brycewang-stanford/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills --skill citation-alert-guide --agent claude-code` — it drops the skill into your project so the agent can pick it up. Swap the --agent value for codex, cursor or copilot if you use one of those.
Where does this skill come from?
From brycewang-stanford/Auto-Empirical-Research-Skills, a repository with 3,244 stars. We read it straight from the repository tree rather than a submitted listing, so what you see here is what is actually published.
Is a popular skill a good skill?
Not necessarily. Stars measure attention, not adoption — a repository can trend for a week and be abandoned. That is why we show the weekly change from our own snapshots next to the total, instead of a single flattering number.