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Zotero Citation Counts Manager

by karlinin · github.com/karlinin/zotero-citationcounts

Zotero plugin for auto-fetching citation counts from various sources

Citing & writingImport & metadata
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Downloads a .xpi file (0.01 MB). In Zotero, open Tools → Plugins and install it from the file.
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ContributorsPeople who have committed code to the repository.
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LicenceThe licence the code is published under, as GitHub reports it.
MPL-2.0
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Atlas gradeRecommended
because every code check came out low
Applies to v2.0.0, released 26 Mar 2026Code checked · not yet tested in a live Zotero
Doesn't work with the current Zotero (10)Works with Zotero 7, 8.
Fork of eschnett/zotero-citationcountsA 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 karlinin account. We haven't yet checked whether this file matches the public source code.UnknownWe couldn't check this yet.
Updates
Updates come from eschnett/zotero-citationcounts, 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 identify7 addresses in 2 groups.LowLow concern: normal for plugins that do this job. Listed so you know.
Scholarly services (6)
api.adsabs.harvard.eduapi.crossref.orgapi.openalex.orgapi.semanticscholar.orgdoi.orginspirehep.net
Apps you connect (1)
serpapi.com
Where we found it
api.adsabs.harvard.educhrome/content/scripts/zoterocitationcounts.js · line 142
const url = "https://api.adsabs.harvard.edu/v1/search/query?q=doi:" + edoi + "&fl=citation_count";
api.crossref.orgchrome/content/scripts/zoterocitationcounts.js · line 58
const url = "https://api.crossref.org/works/" + edoi + "/" + xform;
api.openalex.orgchrome/content/scripts/zoterocitationcounts.js · line 164
const url = "https://api.openalex.org/works/https://doi.org/" +
Powerful capabilitiesStores API keys or passwordsLowLow concern: normal for plugins that do this job. Listed so you know.
Stores API keys or passwordslowLow concern.
Before you installShown, not gradedFacts to help you decide. They don't change the grade.
Works withZotero 7, 8 · 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 8 ✓ worksZotero 9 ✗ doesn't workZotero 10 ✗ doesn't workZotero 11 beta ✗ doesn't work
What you'll needAn API key for some featuresDetected automatically from its code
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MaintenanceActive · last release 26 Mar 20262 contributors
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LanguagesDocumentation in EnglishInterface language not declared
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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
  • An API key for some featuresWorks without one: Crossref, Inspire HEP, Semantic Scholar, OpenAlex. Needs a key (SerpApi): SerpAPI key for the Google Scholar source.
  • Zotero 7, 8Not working with Zotero 10

Where your data goes

We found: only contacts services we could identify. 7 addresses in 2 groups.

Scholarly services (6)
api.adsabs.harvard.eduapi.crossref.orgapi.openalex.orgapi.semanticscholar.orgdoi.orginspirehep.net
Apps you connect (1)
serpapi.com
Evidence · file and line
api.adsabs.harvard.educhrome/content/scripts/zoterocitationcounts.js · line 142
const url = "https://api.adsabs.harvard.edu/v1/search/query?q=doi:" + edoi + "&fl=citation_count";
api.crossref.orgchrome/content/scripts/zoterocitationcounts.js · line 58
const url = "https://api.crossref.org/works/" + edoi + "/" + xform;
api.openalex.orgchrome/content/scripts/zoterocitationcounts.js · line 164
const url = "https://api.openalex.org/works/https://doi.org/" +

Forks and alternatives

Fork of eschnett/zotero-citationcounts.

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.
  • Check what you install. Several share this plugin's name, so make sure the file comes from the one you meant.
Zotero Citation Counts Manager · this pluginkarlinin/zotero-citationcountsARecommended426 Mar 2026
Zotero Citation Counts ManagerFork · Talos-1/zotero-citationcountsA+Recommended63 Sep 2026
See all 3 and how they differ →

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Install Zotero Citation Counts Manager
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  1. 1Download the plugin fileDownload v2.0.0.xpi · 0.01 MB
  2. 2In Zotero, open Tools › Plugins
  3. 3Click the gear, choose Install Plugin From File… and pick the file
Step-by-step guide with pictures