# Google Scholar MCP Server

> Google Scholar MCP Server — johnisanerd-google-scholar-mcp. Use this tool when you need to search and retrieve academic papers, citations, and author information from Google Scholar. It solves problems related to research and citation analysis by providing structured JSON results, including titles, authors, and abstracts. Ideal for use cases requiring automated access to scholarly literature, such as research projects, citation analysis, and academic profiling.

Canonical page: https://skillsregistry.net/skills/johnisanerd-google-scholar-mcp  
JSON: https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/johnisanerd-google-scholar-mcp

## Description

Enables searching Google Scholar for academic papers, citations, and author profiles, returning structured JSON results including titles, authors, citation counts, abstracts, and PDF links.

## Trust

- **Trust score (0–1):** 0.30
- **Verification tier:** unverified
- **Last scanned:** 2026-09-03

## Facts

- **Version:** 1.0.0
- **Skill type:** atomic
- **Execution layer:** mcp-remote
- **Runtime environment:** api
- **Category:** search
- **Updated:** 2026-09-03

## Source

- **Source listing:** [Glama](https://glama.ai/mcp/servers/umm18noorx)
- **Repository:** <https://github.com/johnisanerd/google-scholar-mcp>

## Use it

Resolve this record through the SkillsRegistry MCP server (no auth, read-only):

```
claude mcp add --transport http --scope user skillsregistry https://api.skillsregistry.net/mcp
```

```json
{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "get_skill",
    "arguments": {
      "slug": "johnisanerd-google-scholar-mcp"
    }
  }
}
```

REST: `GET https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/johnisanerd-google-scholar-mcp` · pull for local use: `GET https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/johnisanerd-google-scholar-mcp/pull`

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