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Zotero Citation Counts Manager

by eschnett · github.com/eschnett/zotero-citationcounts

Zotero plugin for auto-fetching citation counts from various sources

Citing & writing
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Downloads a .xpi file (0.01 MB). In Zotero, open Tools → Plugins and install it from the file.
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931
DownloadsAll-time downloads of its release files from GitHub. Installs from elsewhere aren't counted.
133,405
ContributorsPeople who have committed code to the repository.
2
LicenceThe licence the code is published under, as GitHub reports it.
MPL-2.0
A
Atlas gradeRecommended
because every code check came out low
Applies to v1.3.0, released 5 Apr 2022Code checked · not yet tested in a live Zotero
Legacy plugin for Zotero 6 onlyUses the old plugin format. Zotero 7 and later can't load it.
Another plugin uses the same ID2 other plugins share this add-on ID. Zotero can only install one of them.
What we found in the codeSets the gradeThe worst finding in these three areas sets the grade.
Code transparencyReadable code; not yet checked against the published sourceThe developer uploaded the release file from the eschnett account. We haven't yet checked whether this file matches the public source code.UnknownWe couldn't check this yet.
Updates
Updates come from this project's GitHub repositoryThe update address offers this version
Where your data goesOnly contacts services we could identify4 addresses in 1 group.LowLow concern: normal for plugins that do this job. Listed so you know.
Scholarly services (4)
api.crossref.orgapi.semanticscholar.orgdoi.orginspirehep.net
Where we found it
api.crossref.orgchrome/content/scripts/zoterocitationcounts.js · line 74
const url = "https://api.crossref.org/works/" + edoi + "/" + xform;
api.semanticscholar.orgchrome/content/scripts/zoterocitationcounts.js · line 178
"https://api.semanticscholar.org/v1/paper/" +
doi.orgchrome/content/scripts/zoterocitationcounts.js · line 81
const url = "https://doi.org/" + edoi;
Powerful capabilitiesNo powerful capabilities foundLowLow concern: normal for plugins that do this job. Listed so you know.
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Before you installShown, not gradedFacts to help you decide. They don't change the grade.
Works withZotero 6 only (legacy plugin)Doesn't work with the current Zotero (10)MediumMedium concern: worth reading before you install. One medium finding makes the grade B.
Zotero 6 ✓ worksZotero 9 ✗ doesn't workZotero 10 ✗ doesn't workZotero 11 beta ✗ doesn't work
What you'll needNothing extra detectedDetected automatically from its code
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MaintenanceDormant · last release 5 Apr 20222 contributors
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LanguagesDocumentation in EnglishInterface: English
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We report what we found in the code. Open any area for the evidence.How we gradeReport a problem

What it does

Description coming soon. We haven't written a summary yet. The line above is the developer's own description; the developer's README is linked above.

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. 4 addresses in 1 group.

Scholarly services (4)
api.crossref.orgapi.semanticscholar.orgdoi.orginspirehep.net
Evidence · file and line
api.crossref.orgchrome/content/scripts/zoterocitationcounts.js · line 74
const url = "https://api.crossref.org/works/" + edoi + "/" + xform;
api.semanticscholar.orgchrome/content/scripts/zoterocitationcounts.js · line 178
"https://api.semanticscholar.org/v1/paper/" +
doi.orgchrome/content/scripts/zoterocitationcounts.js · line 81
const url = "https://doi.org/" + edoi;

Forks and alternatives

2 other plugins use the same ID as this one. Every Zotero plugin carries an ID, a name tag Zotero uses to tell plugins apart. These 3 plugins carry the same one, because people copied Zotero Citation Counts Manager to make their own versions and kept its ID.Show what this means
  • You can only have one. Zotero sees them as the same plugin.
  • Installing another replaces it. If you install one of the others, it takes this one's place.
  • Check what you install. Several share this plugin's name, so make sure the file comes from the one you meant.
Zotero Citation Counts Manager · this plugineschnett/zotero-citationcountsARecommended133,4055 Apr 2022
Zotero Citation Counts ManagerFork · Talos-1/zotero-citationcountsA+Recommended63 Sep 2026
Zotero Citation Counts ManagerFork · karlinin/zotero-citationcountsARecommended426 Mar 2026
See all 3 and how they differ →

3 listed forks.

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Install Zotero Citation Counts Manager
ARecommended
  1. 1Download the plugin fileDownload v1.3.0.xpi · 0.01 MB
  2. 2In Zotero, open Tools › Plugins
  3. 3Click the gear, choose Install Plugin From File… and pick the file
Step-by-step guide with pictures