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Zotero Scholar Citations

by smlum · github.com/smlum/zotero-scholar-citations

Fetches citation counts from Google Scholar when you add or update an item and saves them as a plain number in the Extra field for sorting.

Zotero Scholar Citations has Atlas grade A (recommended) because every code check came out low. It's a Zotero 6 plugin, so Zotero 7 and later can't load it. What to use instead. Last checked 6 Nov 2026.

Import & metadata
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Downloads a .xpi file (0.01 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.
290
DownloadsAll-time downloads of its release files from GitHub, counting every update. Installs from elsewhere aren't counted.
286
ReleasesVersions published on GitHub. Everyone who has the plugin downloads each one again, which adds up in Downloads.
1
StarsPeople who starred the repository on GitHub: a rough measure of interest.
12
ContributorsPeople who have committed code to the repository.
9
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 v2.0.5-SNAPSHOT, released 5 Feb 2021Code 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.
Fork of MaxKuehn/zotero-scholar-citationsA 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 smlum account. We haven't yet checked whether this file matches the public source code.UnknownWe couldn't check this yet.
Updates
Doesn't update automatically
Where your data goesIts code only names 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.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.
Powerful capabilitiesNo powerful capabilities foundLowLow concern: normal for plugins that do this job. Listed so you know.
No further detail for this area yet.
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 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 Feb 20219 contributors
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LanguagesDocumentation in EnglishInterface: English, Italian and Russian
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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

Written by AI from the README

Fetches citation counts from Google Scholar when you add or update an item and saves them as a plain number in the Extra field for sorting. Batch updates are limited because Google Scholar blocks automated queries.

A fork of an older fork of MaxKuehn/zotero-scholar-citations that stores just an integer, which sorts and fits better. Zotero 6 only, and large batches trigger captchas.

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: its code only names services we could identify. 1 address in 1 group.

Scholarly services (1)
scholar.google.comnamed in its code

Other plugins that do this

Matched on what they do

For the same job, work with Zotero 10 and graded A or better. Closest match first.

  • A+
    Google Scholar Citation Count

    Fetches citation counts from Google Scholar for selected items or collections and writes them to the Extra field.

    Matches “fetch number of citations” · 122,397 downloads · Active · Zotero 10
    Works with Zotero 10Actively maintained
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How we pick these

By how closely what they do matches this plugin, using descriptions and the phrases people search with. Copies and forks of this plugin are listed under Forks and copies instead. No plugin pays to appear here.

Forks and copies

Fork of MaxKuehn/zotero-scholar-citations.

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 Scholar Citations 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.
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Install Zotero Scholar Citations
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  1. 1Download the plugin fileDownload v2.0.5-SNAPSHOT.xpi · 0.01 MB
  2. 2In Zotero, open Tools › Plugins
  3. 3Click the gear, choose Install Plugin From File… and pick the file
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