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Zotero Citation Counts Manager

by BugBubbles · github.com/BugBubbles/ZoteroCitationCountsManager

Fetches citation counts from Crossref, INSPIRE-HEP and Semantic Scholar, on import or by right-click, and adds a sortable Citation Counts column.

Zotero Citation Counts Manager has Atlas grade A (recommended) because every code check came out low. It works with Zotero 7, not the current Zotero 10. Last checked 6 Nov 2026.

Import & metadataInterface & look
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Downloads a .xpi file (0.02 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.
58
DownloadsAll-time downloads of its release files from GitHub, counting every update. Installs from elsewhere aren't counted.
58
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.
9
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 v2.1, released 19 Jul 2024Code checked · not yet tested in a live Zotero
Doesn't work with the current Zotero (10)Works with Zotero 7.
Fork of FrLars21/ZoteroCitationCountsManagerA 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 BugBubbles 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: the update address points at zotero.org
Where your data goesIts code only names services we could identify3 addresses in 1 group.LowLow concern: normal for plugins that do this job. Listed so you know.
Scholarly services (3)
api.crossref.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.api.semanticscholar.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.inspirehep.netnamed 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 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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MaintenanceDormant · last release 19 Jul 20242 contributors
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LanguagesDocumentation in EnglishInterface: English 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

Written by AI from the README

Fetches citation counts from Crossref, INSPIRE-HEP and Semantic Scholar, on import or by right-click, and adds a sortable Citation Counts column. Google Scholar is not supported.

Zotero shows no citation numbers of its own. A fork of FrLars21/ZoteroCitationCountsManager, itself based on Erik Schnetter's version, for Zotero 7; it adds concurrent retrieval, per-item error messages and refactored code.

What you'll need

Detected automatically
  • Zotero 7Not working with Zotero 10

Where your data goes

We found: its code only names services we could identify. 3 addresses in 1 group.

Scholarly services (3)
api.crossref.orgnamed in its codeapi.semanticscholar.orgnamed in its codeinspirehep.netnamed 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 “scholar citations column” · 122,397 downloads · Active · Zotero 10
    Works with Zotero 10Actively maintained
  • A
    Zotero Open Citations

    Adds a sortable Citation column to your item list, filled from OpenAlex, Crossref and optionally Semantic Scholar.

    Matches “sortable citation count” · 69 downloads · Active · Zotero 7–10
    Works with Zotero 10Actively maintained
  • A
    AlphaPulse

    Adds two item list columns: alphaXiv likes and citation counts, the latter from Google Scholar by default, or OpenAlex or Semantic Scholar.

    Matches “google scholar citation counts” · 423 downloads · Active · Zotero 7–10, 11 beta
    Works with Zotero 10Actively maintained
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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 FrLars21/ZoteroCitationCountsManager.

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.
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Zotero Citation Counts Manager · this pluginBugBubbles/ZoteroCitationCountsManagerARecommended5819 Jul 2024
Zotero Citation Counts ManagerThe most used · FrLars21/ZoteroCitationCountsManagerARecommended37,30311 Nov 2023
Zotero Citation Counts ManagerCopy · karwanoa/ZoteroCitationCountsManagerARecommended513 Nov 2026
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Install Zotero Citation Counts Manager
ARecommended
  1. 1Download the plugin fileDownload v2.1.xpi · 0.02 MB
  2. 2In Zotero, open Tools › Plugins
  3. 3Click the gear, choose Install Plugin From File… and pick the file
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