citations
Pack: europepmc · Endpoint: https://gateway.pipeworx.io/europepmc/mcp
List of articles citing one article.
Parameters
| Name | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
source | string | yes | |
id | string | yes | |
pageSize | number | no | 1-1000 (default 25) |
Example call
curl -X POST https://gateway.pipeworx.io/europepmc/mcp \
-H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
-d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"method":"tools/call","params":{"name":"citations","arguments":{}}}'Response shape
Full JSON Schema
{
"oneOf": [
{
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"found": {
"type": "boolean",
"enum": [
false
],
"description": "Article not found"
},
"coverage": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Coverage database name"
},
"hint": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Fallback suggestion message"
}
},
"required": [
"found"
]
},
{
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"pageSize": {
"type": "number",
"description": "Citations per page"
},
"hitCount": {
"type": "number",
"description": "Total citing articles"
},
"currentPage": {
"type": "number",
"description": "Current page"
},
"citationList": {
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"citation": {
"type": "array",
"description": "Articles citing this one",
"items": {
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"id": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Citing article ID"
},
"source": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Source type"
},
"title": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Citing article title"
},
"authorString": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Authors"
},
"pubYear": {
"type": "number",
"description": "Publication year"
}
}
}
}
}
}
}
}
]
}Connect
Add this to your MCP client config, or use one-click install buttons:
{
"mcpServers": {
"europepmc": {
"url": "https://gateway.pipeworx.io/europepmc/mcp"
}
}
}See Getting Started for client-specific install steps.