citation-management
Comprehensive citation management for academic research. Search Google Scholar and PubMed for papers, extract accurate metadata, validate citations, and generate properly formatted BibTeX entries. This skill should be used when you need to find papers, verify citation information, convert DOIs to BibTeX, or ensure reference accuracy in scientific writing.
npx skills add majiayu000/claude-skill-registry --skill citation-management-aselimc-agents-and-skills --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.
What it does
Provides tools and strategies for systematic citation management: searching Google Scholar and PubMed, extracting metadata from CrossRef/ PubMed/ arXiv/ DataCite, validating citation information, and generating properly formatted BibTeX entries. It also covers cleaning, formatting, and validating BibTeX, plus generating integration steps for manuscripts and diagrams when needed.
How it works
- Phase 1: Paper Discovery and Search
- Performs Google Scholar searches via python scripts/search_google_scholar.py with topics and optional year filters, producing JSON outputs.
- Performs PubMed searches via python scripts/search_pubmed.py with queries, optional MeSH/date filters, producing JSON outputs.
- Phase 2: Metadata Extraction
- Converts DOIs/PMIDs/arXiv IDs/URLs to complete metadata using scripts like python scripts/extract_metadata.py, and converts DOIs to BibTeX with python scripts/doi_to_bibtex.py.
- Aggregates metadata from CrossRef, PubMed E-utilities, arXiv, and DataCite, extracting fields such as author, title, year, journal, volume, number, pages, doi, abstract, keywords, and URLs.
- Phase 3: BibTeX Formatting
- Generates BibTeX entries for common types (@article, @inproceedings, @book).
- Formats, sorts, deduplicates, and validates BibTeX using python scripts/format_bibtex.py with options like --output, --sort, --deduplicate, --validate, and --report.
- Phase 4: Citation Validation
- Validates BibTeX entries against DOIs, required fields, data consistency, duplicates, and format compliance via python scripts/validate_citations.py, with options for auto-fix and detailed reports.
- Phase 5: Integration with Writing Workflow
- Demonstrates end-to-end workflows to build, format, validate, and embed references in manuscripts, and shows integration with the literature-review skill.
- Visual schematics guidance
- Encourages generating publication-quality diagrams via the scientific-schematics approach by calling a separate tool through a provided placeholder command.
When to use it
- When searching for papers on Google Scholar or PubMed
- When converting DOIs/PMIDs/arXiv IDs to BibTeX
- When extracting complete metadata for citations
- When validating existing citations for accuracy
- When cleaning, formatting, and deduplicating BibTeX files
- When building a bibliography for a manuscript or thesis
- When verifying that citation information matches actual publications
- When creating diagrams to accompany citation workflows
What it can touch
- Tools: Read, Write, Edit, Bash
- Scripts: python scripts/search_google_scholar.py, python scripts/search_pubmed.py, python scripts/extract_metadata.py, python scripts/doi_to_bibtex.py, python scripts/format_bibtex.py, python scripts/validate_citations.py
- Output files: results.json, ml_proteins.json, alzheimers.json, alzheimers_trials.json, citations.bib, formatted_references.bib, sorted_references.bib, clean_references.bib, validation_report.txt, final_references.bib
Caveats
- Licensing: MIT
- Requires access to external services (Google Scholar, PubMed) and APIs for metadata; failures or rate limits may affect results
- Formatting and validation rely on BibTeX syntax rules and external metadata accuracy; discrepancies may need manual review
# Citation Management ## Overview Manage citations systematically throughout the research and writing process. This skill provides tools and strategies for searching academic databases (Google Scholar, PubMed), extracting accurate metadata from multiple sources (CrossRef, PubMed, arXiv), validating citation information, and generating properly formatted BibTeX entries. Critical for maintaining citation accuracy, avoiding reference errors, and ensuring reproducible research. Integrates seamlessly with the literature-review skill for comprehensive research workflows. ## When to Use This Skill Use this skill when: - Searching for specific papers on Google Scholar or PubMed - Converting DOIs, PMIDs, or arXiv IDs to properly formatted BibTeX - Extracting complete metadata for citations (authors, title, journal, year, etc.) - Validating existing citations for accuracy - Cleaning and formatting BibTeX files - Finding highly cited papers in a specific field - Verifying that citation information matches the actual publication - Building a bibliography for a manuscript or thesis - Checking for duplicate citations - Ensuring consistent citation formatting ## Visual Enhancement with Scientific
- Overview
- When to Use This Skill
- Visual Enhancement with Scientific Schematics
- Core Workflow
- Phase 1: Paper Discovery and Search
- Phase 2: Metadata Extraction
- Phase 3: BibTeX Formatting
- Phase 4: Citation Validation
- Phase 5: Integration with Writing Workflow
- Search Strategies
- Google Scholar Best Practices
- PubMed Best Practices
- Tools and Scripts
- searchgooglescholar.py
python scripts/generate_schematic.py "your diagram description" -o figures/output.png Search for papers on a topic python scripts/search_google_scholar.py "CRISPR gene editing" \ Search with year filter python scripts/search_google_scholar.py "machine learning protein folding" \ Search PubMed python scripts/search_pubmed.py "Alzheimer's disease treatment" \ Search with MeSH terms and filters python scripts/search_pubmed.py \ Convert single DOI
What does the citation-management skill do?
Comprehensive citation management for academic research. Search Google Scholar and PubMed for papers, extract accurate metadata, validate citations, and generate properly formatted BibTeX entries. This skill should be used when you need to find papers, verify citation information, convert DOIs to BibTeX, or ensure reference accuracy in scientific writing.
How do I install it?
Run `npx skills add majiayu000/claude-skill-registry --skill citation-management-aselimc-agents-and-skills --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 majiayu000/claude-skill-registry, a repository with 534 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.