scientific-impact-assessment
Assess paper and journal impact using OpenAlex citation counts, optional Altmetric data, and curated journal impact-factor references. Use when comparing papers, journals, or literature shortlists by reach and influence.
npx skills add BioTender-max/awesome-bio-agent-skills --skill scientific-impact-assessment --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.
# Scientific Impact Assessment Use this skill to measure the reach of a paper with citation, attention, and journal-level context. ## Instructions 1. Prefer a DOI or OpenAlex work ID as input. - If you only have a title, use `/crossref-lookup` first to resolve a DOI before running this skill. 2. Use the bundled CLI: - In this repository: `skills/scientific-impact-assessment/scripts/measure-impact` - After installation: `~/.agents/skills/scientific-impact-assessment/scripts/measure-impact` 3. OpenAlex is the default source for paper-level citation data. - The CLI retrieves `cited_by_count`, publication year, journal/source name, and citation history from OpenAlex. 4. Altmetric is optional and should be treated as conditional enrichment. - Current Altmetric documentation says an API key is required for Details Page API access. - If `ALTMETRIC_API_KEY` is not available, the CLI should report Altmetric as unavailable instead of failing. 5. Journal-level impact factors come from the curated references table in `references/journal_metrics_2024.tsv`. - These are curated public web values, mostly from official publisher pages. - The `Science` row uses a labeled third-party fallback because
- Instructions
- Quick Reference
- Input Requirements
- Output
- Quality Gates
- Examples
- Example 1: DOI-based report
- Example 2: OpenAlex ID plus Altmetric
- Troubleshooting
- Related Skills
skills/scientific-impact-assessment/scripts/measure-impact \
What does the scientific-impact-assessment skill do?
Assess paper and journal impact using OpenAlex citation counts, optional Altmetric data, and curated journal impact-factor references. Use when comparing papers, journals, or literature shortlists by reach and influence.
How do I install it?
Run `npx skills add BioTender-max/awesome-bio-agent-skills --skill scientific-impact-assessment --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 BioTender-max/awesome-bio-agent-skills, a repository with 135 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.