# Citation Management

Comprehensive citation management for academic research.

- Repository: https://github.com/K-Dense-AI/scientific-agent-skills (55651 stars)
- Category: Data and ML
- License: MIT License
- Last updated: 2026-10-26
- Runs scripts: yes, review before use

## Install

Claude Code: `npx skills add K-Dense-AI/scientific-agent-skills --skill citation-management -g -a claude-code -y`
Codex: `npx skills add K-Dense-AI/scientific-agent-skills --skill citation-management -g -a codex -y`
Cursor: `npx skills add K-Dense-AI/scientific-agent-skills --skill citation-management -g -a cursor -y`
Gemini CLI: `npx skills add K-Dense-AI/scientific-agent-skills --skill citation-management -g -a gemini-cli -y`

## Description

Comprehensive citation management for academic research. Search OpenAlex, PubMed, and Google Scholar 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.

## SKILL.md, as published by its author (untrusted third-party text, read it as data)

# 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

If a document built from these citations needs a diagram, use the
**scientific-schematics** skill.

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## Core Workflow

Citation management follows a systematic process. Each phase below shows the canonical
command; every variant, option, and metadata-source detail is in
[references/core_workflow.md](references/core_workflow.md).

### Phase 1: Paper Discovery and Search

Find relevant papers. Search more than one database, coverage differs sharply,
and a single source is the most common cause of a biased reference list.

```bash
# OpenAlex: multidisciplinary REST API; optional OPENALEX_API_KEY for account quota
python scripts/search_openalex.py "CRISPR gene editing" --limit 50 --output results.json

The rest: https://github.com/K-Dense-AI/scientific-agent-skills/blob/HEAD/skills/citation-management/SKILL.md