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Zotero Cita

by zotero-cita · github.com/zotero-cita/zotero-cita

Adds a Citations tab to items for storing citation lists, pulled from Wikidata, Crossref, Semantic Scholar or OpenAlex, with two-way syncing to Wikidata.

Zotero Cita has Atlas grade B (use with care) because a zotero:// link (a web page can open one) can make it install add-ons without asking you (from zotero-plugin-toolkit), and 1 more finding. It works with Zotero 7–10. Last checked 6 Nov 2026.

Import & metadata
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Downloads a .xpi file (2.0 MB). In Zotero, open Tools → Plugins and install it from the file.
In useAn estimate of how many copies of Zotero have it: Zotero downloads each new version once for every copy that has the plugin, so we count the downloads of its most-downloaded recent release. Rounded. Plugins that update from outside GitHub count low.
13k
DownloadsAll-time downloads of its release files from GitHub, counting every update. Installs from elsewhere aren't counted.
116,352
ReleasesVersions published on GitHub. Everyone who has the plugin downloads each one again, which adds up in Downloads.
52
StarsPeople who starred the repository on GitHub: a rough measure of interest.
327
ContributorsPeople who have committed code to the repository.
8
LicenceThe licence the code is published under, as GitHub reports it.
GPL-3.0
B
Atlas gradeUse with care
because a zotero:// link (a web page can open one) can make it install add-ons without asking you (from zotero-plugin-toolkit), and 1 more finding
Applies to v1.0.0, released 11 Oct 2026Code checked · not yet tested in a live Zotero
What we found in the codeSets the gradeThe worst finding in these three areas sets the grade.
Code transparencyReadable code, uploaded by the project's automated GitHub buildThe release file was uploaded by the project's automated GitHub build. We haven't yet rebuilt it from the source to compare.LowLow concern: normal for plugins that do this job. Listed so you know.
Updates
Updates come from this project's GitHub repositoryThe update address offers this version
Where your data goesOnly contacts services we could identify35 addresses in 3 groups.LowLow concern: normal for plugins that do this job. Listed so you know.
Scholarly services (33)
academic.oup.comnamed in its codeThe address is in its code, but we didn't trace a request to it. It may be a link or unused.api.crossref.orgapi.datacite.orgnamed in its codeThe address is in its code, but we didn't trace a request to it. It may be a link or unused.api.openalex.orgapi.semanticscholar.orgarxiv.orgnamed in its codeThe address is in its code, but we didn't trace a request to it. It may be a link or unused.dl.acm.orgnamed in its codeThe address is in its code, but we didn't trace a request to it. It may be a link or unused.doi.orgdoi.wiley.comnamed in its codeThe address is in its code, but we didn't trace a request to it. It may be a link or unused.dspace.mit.edunamed in its codeThe address is in its code, but we didn't trace a request to it. It may be a link or unused.ieeexplore.ieee.orgnamed in its codeThe address is in its code, but we didn't trace a request to it. It may be a link or unused.inria.hal.sciencenamed in its codeThe address is in its code, but we didn't trace a request to it. It may be a link or unused.link.springer.comnamed in its codeThe address is in its code, but we didn't trace a request to it. It may be a link or unused.medrxiv.orgnamed in its codeThe address is in its code, but we didn't trace a request to it. It may be a link or unused.onlinelibrary.wiley.comnamed in its codeThe address is in its code, but we didn't trace a request to it. It may be a link or unused.openalex.orgnamed in its codeThe address is in its code, but we didn't trace a request to it. It may be a link or unused.opencitations.netorcid.orgnamed in its codeThe address is in its code, but we didn't trace a request to it. It may be a link or unused.osf.ionamed in its codeThe address is in its code, but we didn't trace a request to it. It may be a link or unused.pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.govnamed in its codeThe address is in its code, but we didn't trace a request to it. It may be a link or unused.pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.govnamed in its codeThe address is in its code, but we didn't trace a request to it. It may be a link or unused.pubs.acs.orgnamed in its codeThe address is in its code, but we didn't trace a request to it. It may be a link or unused.query-scholarly.wikidata.orgnamed in its codeThe address is in its code, but we didn't trace a request to it. It may be a link or unused.query.wikidata.orgnamed in its codeThe address is in its code, but we didn't trace a request to it. It may be a link or unused.scholar.google.comnamed in its codeThe address is in its code, but we didn't trace a request to it. It may be a link or unused.semanticscholar.orgnamed in its codeThe address is in its code, but we didn't trace a request to it. It may be a link or unused.w3id.orgwikidata.orgnamed in its codeThe address is in its code, but we didn't trace a request to it. It may be a link or unused.wikidata.reconci.linkwww.frontiersin.orgnamed in its codeThe address is in its code, but we didn't trace a request to it. It may be a link or unused.www.mdpi.comnamed in its codeThe address is in its code, but we didn't trace a request to it. It may be a link or unused.www.tandfonline.comnamed in its codeThe address is in its code, but we didn't trace a request to it. It may be a link or unused.www.wikidata.orgnamed in its codeThe address is in its code, but we didn't trace a request to it. It may be a link or unused.
Zotero (1)
Zotero lookup services
Code hosting (1)
raw.githubusercontent.com
Where we found it
api.crossref.orgchrome/content/Local-Citation-Network/index.js · line 436
return fetch('https://api.crossref.org/works?filter=doi:' + id + '&select=DOI,title,author,issued,container-title,reference,is-referenced-by-count,abstract,type,&mailto=local-citation-network@timwoe
api.openalex.orgchrome/content/Local-Citation-Network/index.js · line 294
return fetch('https://api.openalex.org/works' + suffix + '&[email protected]').then(response => {
api.semanticscholar.orgchrome/content/Local-Citation-Network/index.js · line 172
return fetch('https://api.semanticscholar.org/graph/v1/paper/' + suffix, init).then(response => {
Powerful capabilitiesA zotero:// link (a web page can open one) can make it install add-ons without asking you, and 4 moreMediumMedium concern: worth reading before you install. One medium finding makes the grade B.
Medium concern (2)
A zotero:// link (a web page can open one) can make it install add-ons without asking you (from zotero-plugin-toolkit)A zotero:// link can make it run code if you approve a prompt (from zotero-plugin-toolkit)
Low concern (3)
Runs code it assembles while runningWorks with files on your computerAdds Zotero translators it ships
Where we found it
A zotero:// link (a web page can open one) can make it install add-o…chrome/content/scripts/index.js · line 39164

zotero://plugin. zotero-plugin-toolkit removed this link in version 6.0.0; this plugin is built with an older version

Services.io.getProtocolHandler("zotero").wrappedJSObject._extensions["zotero://plugin"] = pluginBridgeExtension;
A zotero:// link can make it run code if you approve a promptchrome/content/scripts/index.js · line 39120

zotero://ztoolkit-debug

Services.io.getProtocolHandler("zotero").wrappedJSObject._extensions["zotero://ztoolkit-debug"] = debugBridgeExtension;
Before you installShown, not gradedFacts to help you decide. They don't change the grade.
Works withZotero 7, 8, 9, 10 · not 11 betaUpdates automatically
Zotero 7 ✓ worksZotero 8 ✓ worksZotero 9 ✓ worksZotero 10 ✓ worksZotero 11 beta ✗ doesn't work
What you'll needNothing extra detectedDetected automatically from its code
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MaintenanceActive · last release 11 Oct 20268 contributors
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LanguagesDocumentation in EnglishInterface: Arabic, Catalan, cbk, German, English, Spanish, Persian, Finnish, French, Irish, Galician, Hebrew, Hindi, Indonesian, Ido, Italian, Kara-Kalpak, Korean, Lithuanian, Macedonian, Dutch, Piedmontese, Pashto, Portuguese, qqq, Romanian, Russian, Slovak, Slovenian, Swedish, Turkmen, Turkish, Ukrainian and Chinese
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What it does

Written by AI from the README

Adds a Citations tab to items for storing citation lists, pulled from Wikidata, Crossref, Semantic Scholar or OpenAlex, with two-way syncing to Wikidata. It also draws local citation and co-authorship networks. Wikidata syncing needs an OAuth token.

Zotero holds items but not which papers cite which. This adds that data and lets you visualise how your library connects.

What you'll need

Detected automatically

We haven't detected any setup requirements. That isn't the same as none: check the developer's README.

Where your data goes

We found: only contacts services we could identify. 35 addresses in 3 groups.

Scholarly services (33)
academic.oup.comnamed in its codeapi.crossref.orgapi.datacite.orgnamed in its codeapi.openalex.orgapi.semanticscholar.orgarxiv.orgnamed in its codedl.acm.orgnamed in its codedoi.orgdoi.wiley.comnamed in its codedspace.mit.edunamed in its codeieeexplore.ieee.orgnamed in its codeinria.hal.sciencenamed in its codelink.springer.comnamed in its codemedrxiv.orgnamed in its codeonlinelibrary.wiley.comnamed in its codeopenalex.orgnamed in its codeopencitations.netorcid.orgnamed in its codeosf.ionamed in its codepmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.govnamed in its codepubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.govnamed in its codepubs.acs.orgnamed in its codequery-scholarly.wikidata.orgnamed in its codequery.wikidata.orgnamed in its codescholar.google.comnamed in its codesemanticscholar.orgnamed in its codew3id.orgwikidata.orgnamed in its codewikidata.reconci.linkwww.frontiersin.orgnamed in its codewww.mdpi.comnamed in its codewww.tandfonline.comnamed in its codewww.wikidata.orgnamed in its code
Zotero (1)
Zotero lookup services
Code hosting (1)
raw.githubusercontent.com
Evidence · file and line
api.crossref.orgchrome/content/Local-Citation-Network/index.js · line 436
return fetch('https://api.crossref.org/works?filter=doi:' + id + '&select=DOI,title,author,issued,container-title,reference,is-referenced-by-count,abstract,type,&mailto=local-citation-network@timwoe
api.openalex.orgchrome/content/Local-Citation-Network/index.js · line 294
return fetch('https://api.openalex.org/works' + suffix + '&[email protected]').then(response => {
api.semanticscholar.orgchrome/content/Local-Citation-Network/index.js · line 172
return fetch('https://api.semanticscholar.org/graph/v1/paper/' + suffix, init).then(response => {

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Before you install: A zotero:// link (a web page can open one) can make it install add-ons without asking you (from zotero-plugin-toolkit), and 1 more finding.Read the finding
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