Comprehensive citation management for academic research. Search Google Scholar and PubMed for papers, extract accurate metadata, validate citations, and generate properly formatted BibTeX entries. This skill should be used when you need to find papers, verify citation information, convert DOIs to BibTeX, or ensure reference accuracy in scientific writing.
SkillScore100Maintained
Automatic
◆Research pack
Last verified 8/21/2026
What it changes
Passed 22 of 22 test cases with the skill, and 16 of 22 without it.
Without skill73%
With skill100%
Checks it passed that the model alone missed
Uses the --sort-by flag with the citations argument.
Includes the --auto-fix flag when running citation validation.
Uses the --deduplicate flag to remove duplicate BibTeX entries.
and 5 more in the full report
6 fixed16 passed either way0 still failing0 broke
Pass-rate lift
+27 pp
Tokens
+321%
Agent turns
0%
Response time
-41%
Model gemini-3.6-flashMeasured 8/21/2026v122 of 22 cases passed with skill
Tokens, turns and time describe resource use, not a dollar price.
See it in action
One of 6 test cases the skill fixed. Same model, same prompt, with and without the skill.
1 of 6
Prompt
Which flag copies the generated BibTeX output directly to the system clipboard in a DOI conversion utility?
What was checked, without and with the skill
Checked
Without skill
With skill
Passes the --clipboard flag to copy generated BibTeX to the clipboard.
Missed
Passed
case-11 · gemini-3.6-flash · 8/21/2026 · answers are capped and redacted
What's inside
The instructions your model reads when the skill loads.
SKILL.md653 lines14 filesincludes scripts
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| 0-3 years | 20+ | Noteworthy |
| 0-3 years | 100+ | Highly Influential |
| 3-7 years | 100+ | Significant |
| 3-7 years | 500+ | Landmark Paper |
| 7+ years | 500+ | Seminal Work |
| 7+ years | 1000+ | Foundational |
Look for review articles from Tier-1 journals for overview
Check "Cited by" for impact assessment and recent follow-up work
Use citation alerts for tracking new citations to key papers
Filter by top venues using source:Nature or source:Science
Search for papers by known field leaders using author:LastName
Advanced Operators (full list in references/google_scholar_search.md):
"exact phrase" # Exact phrase matching
author:lastname # Search by author
intitle:keyword # Search in title only
source:journal # Search specific journal
-exclude # Exclude terms
OR # Alternative terms
2020..2024 # Year range
Comprehensive citation management for academic research. Search Google Scholar and PubMed for papers, extract accurate metadata, validate citations, and generate properly formatted BibTeX entries. This skill should be used when you need to find papers, verify citation information, convert DOIs to BibTeX, or ensure reference accuracy in scientific writing.