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Google Scholar Citation Count

by pencilheart · github.com/pencilheart/zotero-google-scholar-citation-count

Zotero plugin for fetching number of citations from Google Scholar.

Citing & writingImport & metadata
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Downloads a .xpi file (0.04 MB). In Zotero, open Tools → Plugins and install it from the file.
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DownloadsAll-time downloads of its release files from GitHub. Installs from elsewhere aren't counted.
12
ContributorsPeople who have committed code to the repository.
10
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 v5.0.4, released 8 Jul 2025Code checked · not yet tested in a live Zotero
Doesn't work with the current Zotero (10)Works with Zotero 7.
Fork of justinribeiro/zotero-google-scholar-citation-countA copy of another listed plugin, changed by someone else.
Another plugin uses the same IDOne other plugin shares 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 pencilheart 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 identify1 address in 1 group.LowLow concern: normal for plugins that do this job. Listed so you know.
Scholarly services (1)
scholar.google.com
Where we found it
scholar.google.comgscc.js · line 218
mirrorurl:'https://scholar.google.com/',
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 7 · not 9, 10, 11 betaDoesn't work with the current Zotero (10)MediumMedium concern: worth reading before you install. One medium finding makes the grade B.
Zotero 7 ✓ worksZotero 9 ✗ doesn't workZotero 10 ✗ doesn't workZotero 11 beta ✗ doesn't work
What you'll needZotero 7Detected automatically from its code
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MaintenanceSlowing down · last release 8 Jul 202510 contributors
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LanguagesDocumentation in EnglishInterface: English, Spanish, French, Japanese and Chinese
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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
  • Zotero 7Not working with Zotero 10

Where your data goes

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

Scholarly services (1)
scholar.google.com
Evidence · file and line
scholar.google.comgscc.js · line 218
mirrorurl:'https://scholar.google.com/',

Forks and alternatives

Fork of justinribeiro/zotero-google-scholar-citation-count.

1 other plugin uses the same ID as this one. Every Zotero plugin carries an ID, a name tag Zotero uses to tell plugins apart. These 2 plugins carry the same one, because people copied Google Scholar Citation Count 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.
Google Scholar Citation Count · this pluginpencilheart/zotero-google-scholar-citation-countARecommended128 Jul 2025
Google Scholar Citation CountThe most used · justinribeiro/zotero-google-scholar-citation-countA+Recommended114,16731 Aug 2026
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Install Google Scholar Citation Count
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  1. 1Download the plugin fileDownload v5.0.4.xpi · 0.04 MB
  2. 2In Zotero, open Tools › Plugins
  3. 3Click the gear, choose Install Plugin From File… and pick the file
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