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zotero-inspire

by fjonasALICE · github.com/fjonasALICE/zotero-inspire

Zotero plugin, fetching publication metadata and cite counts (w/ and w/o self citations) from the INSPIRE-HEP database (and CrossRef cite counts for papers in other fields)

Citing & writingImport & metadata
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Downloads a .xpi file (0.05 MB). In Zotero, open Tools → Plugins and install it from the file.
StarsPeople who starred the repository on GitHub: a rough measure of interest.
1
DownloadsAll-time downloads of its release files from GitHub. Installs from elsewhere aren't counted.
13
ContributorsPeople who have committed code to the repository.
5
LicenceThe licence the code is published under, as GitHub reports it.
MPL-2.0
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 v0.3.11, released 21 May 2025Code checked · not yet tested in a live Zotero
Doesn't work with the current Zotero (10)Works with Zotero 7.
Fork of fkguo/zotero-inspireA 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; not yet checked against the published sourceThe developer uploaded the release file from the fjonasALICE account. We haven't yet checked whether this file matches the public source code.UnknownWe couldn't check this yet.
Updates
Updates come from fkguo/zotero-inspire, another listed project with the same add-on IDThe update address is broken (nothing is there), so Zotero can't update it
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.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.doi.orginspirehep.net
Where we found it
api.crossref.orgcontent/scripts/zoteroinspire.js · line 4643
const url = "https://api.crossref.org/works/" + edoi + "/" + xform;
doi.orgcontent/scripts/zoteroinspire.js · line 4647
const url = "https://doi.org/" + edoi;
inspirehep.netcontent/scripts/zoteroinspire.js · line 4388
`https://inspirehep.net/api/literature/${recid}?format=bibtex`
Powerful capabilitiesA zotero:// link (a web page can open one) can make it install add-ons without asking you, and 2 moreMediumMedium concern: worth reading before you install. One medium finding makes the grade B.
A zotero:// link (a web page can open one) can make it install add-ons without asking you (from zotero-plugin-toolkit)mediumMedium concern: worth reading before you install.A zotero:// link can make it run code if you approve a prompt (from zotero-plugin-toolkit)mediumMedium concern: worth reading before you install.Uses the clipboardlowLow concern.
Where we found it
A zotero:// link (a web page can open one) can make it install add-o…content/scripts/zoteroinspire.js · line 143

zotero://plugin

Services.io.getProtocolHandler("zotero").wrappedJSObject._extensions["zotero://plugin"] = pluginBridgeExtension;
A zotero:// link can make it run code if you approve a promptcontent/scripts/zoteroinspire.js · line 89

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 · 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
No further detail for this area yet.
MaintenanceSlowing down · last release 21 May 20255 contributors
No further detail for this area yet.
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
  • Zotero 7Not working with Zotero 10

Where your data goes

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

Scholarly services (4)
api.crossref.orgarxiv.orgnamed in its codedoi.orginspirehep.net
Evidence · file and line
api.crossref.orgcontent/scripts/zoteroinspire.js · line 4643
const url = "https://api.crossref.org/works/" + edoi + "/" + xform;
doi.orgcontent/scripts/zoteroinspire.js · line 4647
const url = "https://doi.org/" + edoi;
inspirehep.netcontent/scripts/zoteroinspire.js · line 4388
`https://inspirehep.net/api/literature/${recid}?format=bibtex`

Forks and alternatives

Fork of fkguo/zotero-inspire.

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-inspire 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-inspire · this pluginfjonasALICE/zotero-inspireBUse with care1321 May 2025
zotero-inspireThe most used · fkguo/zotero-inspireBUse with care258,91823 Sep 2026
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BUse with care
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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