semantic_scholar_search_authors

MCP tool from Semantic Scholar MCP by smaniches

Search for academic authors by name.

How to use it

Project documentation lists semantic_scholar_search_authors for the Semantic Scholar MCP MCP server. Add the server to your MCP client (Claude Desktop, Cursor, Windsurf and others), then check which tools your installed version makes available. Tool availability can depend on configuration and credentials. A server handshake does not verify this tool’s behavior. See the full listing for setup details.

Install Semantic Scholar MCP

$uvx s2-mcp-server # run instantly, no install
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Other tools in Semantic Scholar MCP (13)

semantic_scholar_author_batch

Retrieve multiple authors in a single request (max 1000).

semantic_scholar_bulk_papers

Retrieve multiple papers in a single request (max 500).

semantic_scholar_bulk_search

Search papers with sorting and cursor-based pagination for large result sets.

semantic_scholar_export_citation

Export a citation for a paper in BibTeX format.

semantic_scholar_get_author

Get author profile with publications.

semantic_scholar_get_paper

Get detailed information about a specific paper.

semantic_scholar_match_paper

Find the single best paper matching a title string. Returns a numeric

semantic_scholar_multi_recommend

Get recommendations using multiple positive (and optional negative) example

semantic_scholar_paper_authors

Get full author profiles for a paper's authors (richer than the abbreviated

semantic_scholar_recommendations

Get AI-powered paper recommendations based on a seed paper.

semantic_scholar_search_papers

Search for academic papers with advanced filters.

semantic_scholar_snippet_search

Search within paper full text and return text snippets with surrounding

semantic_scholar_status

Check server health and API connectivity status.