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Zotero Citation Counts Manager

by Talos-1 · github.com/Talos-1/zotero-citationcounts

Zotero plugin for auto-fetching citation counts from various sources

Citing & writingImport & metadata
View source
Downloads a .xpi file (0.02 MB). In Zotero, open Tools → Plugins and install it from the file.
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0
DownloadsAll-time downloads of its release files from GitHub. Installs from elsewhere aren't counted.
6
ContributorsPeople who have committed code to the repository.
4
LicenceThe licence the code is published under, as GitHub reports it.
MPL-2.0
A+
Atlas gradeRecommended
because every code check came out low, and our live test in Zotero found nothing unexpected
Applies to v2.0.0, released 3 Sep 2026Code checked · tested installed in Zotero 10.0.3 on 27 Sep 2026
Fork of eschnett/zotero-citationcountsA copy of another listed plugin, changed by someone else.
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, 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 identify4 addresses in 1 group.LowLow concern: normal for plugins that do this job. Listed so you know.
Scholarly services (4)
api.adsabs.harvard.eduapi.crossref.orgapi.semanticscholar.orginspirehep.net
Where we found it
api.adsabs.harvard.educitationcounts.js · line 168
const url = "https://api.adsabs.harvard.edu/v1/search/query?q="
api.crossref.orgcitationcounts.js · line 62
let url = "https://api.crossref.org/works/" + CitationCounts.encodeDOI(doi);
api.semanticscholar.orgcitationcounts.js · line 128
const url = "https://api.semanticscholar.org/graph/v1/paper/"
Powerful capabilitiesStores API keys or passwordsLowLow concern: normal for plugins that do this job. Listed so you know.
Stores API keys or passwordslowLow concern.
Before you installShown, not gradedFacts to help you decide. They don't change the grade.
Works withZotero 8, 9, 10 · not 11 betaUpdates automatically
Zotero 8 ✓ worksZotero 9 ✓ worksZotero 10 ✓ worksZotero 11 beta ✗ doesn't work
What you'll needAn API key for some featuresDetected automatically from its code
No further detail for this area yet.
MaintenanceActive · last release 3 Sep 20264 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
  • An API key for some featuresWorks without one: Crossref and INSPIRE-HEP. Needs a key (NASA ADS and Semantic Scholar): NASA/ADS token required for that source; Semantic Scholar key optional.

Where your data goes

We found: only contacts services we could identify. 4 addresses in 1 group.

Scholarly services (4)
api.adsabs.harvard.eduapi.crossref.orgapi.semanticscholar.orginspirehep.net
Evidence · file and line
api.adsabs.harvard.educitationcounts.js · line 168
const url = "https://api.adsabs.harvard.edu/v1/search/query?q="
api.crossref.orgcitationcounts.js · line 62
let url = "https://api.crossref.org/works/" + CitationCounts.encodeDOI(doi);
api.semanticscholar.orgcitationcounts.js · line 128
const url = "https://api.semanticscholar.org/graph/v1/paper/"

Forks and alternatives

Fork of eschnett/zotero-citationcounts.

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 pluginTalos-1/zotero-citationcountsA+Recommended63 Sep 2026
Zotero Citation Counts ManagerFork · karlinin/zotero-citationcountsARecommended426 Mar 2026
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Install Zotero Citation Counts Manager
A+Recommended, tested in Zotero
  1. 1Download the plugin fileDownload v2.0.0.xpi · 0.02 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