SKILL.md
Crossref Event Data API
Overview
Crossref Event Data tracks where scholarly publications are discussed, shared, and referenced across the open web — Wikipedia citations, Twitter/X mentions, Reddit posts, blog references, policy document citations, and more. Unlike traditional citation counts, Event Data captures real-time online attention to research. Free, no authentication required.
API Endpoints
Base URL
https://api.eventdata.crossref.org/v1
Query Events
# Get events for a specific DOI
curl "https://api.eventdata.crossref.org/v1/events?obj-id=10.1038/nature14539&rows=20"
# Filter by source
curl "https://api.eventdata.crossref.org/v1/events?\
obj-id=10.1038/nature14539&source=wikipedia"
# Filter by date range
curl "https://api.eventdata.crossref.org/v1/events?\
from-occurred-date=2024-01-01&until-occurred-date=2024-12-31&source=twitter&rows=100"
# Get events about a DOI prefix (publisher level)
curl "https://api.eventdata.crossref.org/v1/events?obj-id.prefix=10.1371&rows=50"
# Events from a specific source
curl "https://api.eventdata.crossref.org/v1/events?source=reddit&rows=50"
Event Sources
| Source | Description | What it tracks |
|---|---|---|
wikipedia | Wikipedia article references | DOIs cited in Wikipedia |
twitter | Twitter/X posts | Tweets linking to DOIs |
reddit | Reddit posts/comments | Reddit links to papers |
hypothesis | Hypothesis annotations | Web annotations on papers |
newsfeed | News articles | Media coverage of research |
stackexchange |
