Crossref Metadata Search: Every Work Type for a Topic
Articles, books, datasets and preprints for one query, each with a DOI, title, publisher and citation count. Author lists come through where they exist.
What this run is set to
The settings saved on this example. Every one of them is editable once you open it on Apify — these are a starting point, not a limit.
| Setting | Value | What it does |
|---|---|---|
Search query | microplastics pollution | Keywords to search Crossref for across titles, authors, abstracts, and metadata (e.g. |
Sort order | relevance | How to order results. |
Max works | 200 | Maximum number of scholarly works to return. |
Pricing
$0.001 per work = $1 per 1,000
| You are charged for | When | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Work returned | Charged per scholarly work returned. | $0.001 |
Pay-per-event pricing: you are billed per result, not per subscription. Billing is handled by Apify on your own account. These are the live Apify store prices, in effect since 2026-06-12, and they are what you are actually charged.
What you get
A structured dataset — each result includes fields like:
abstractauthorscitationsdoiissnjournalpublishedDatepublishersubjectstitletypeurlExport every run as JSON, CSV or Excel, or send it to your app, a database, Google Sheets, or an AI agent.
More use cases for Crossref Scholarly Works Scraper
Built on Crossref Scholarly Works Scraper — every input, output field, price and the full how-to are on the tool page.
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