# getOpenalexAuthor

**Identifier:** `openalex_getOpenalexAuthor`

**Provider:** [OpenAlex](https://kirha.com/providers/openalex.md)

Get full researcher profile by OpenAlex ID or ORCID.

## Run it with the CLI

```bash
kirha tools run openalex_getOpenalexAuthor \
  --input '{
    "id": "<id>"
  }'
```

`--input` takes a JSON object that matches the input schema. Pass `--input -` to read it from stdin.

## Call it over HTTP

```bash
curl https://api.kirha.com/tools/v1/execute \
  --request POST \
  --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  --header 'Authorization: **********' \
  --data '{
  "tool_name": "openalex_getOpenalexAuthor",
  "input": {
    "id": "<id>"
  }
}'
```

Replace the stars with an API key from https://app.kirha.com/api-keys.

## Input schema

```json
{
  "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
  "properties": {
    "id": {
      "description": "OpenAlex author ID (A5023888391) or ORCID (orcid:0000-0001-...)",
      "type": "string"
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "id"
  ],
  "type": "object"
}
```

## Output schema

```json
{
  "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
  "additionalProperties": false,
  "properties": {
    "affiliationHistory": {
      "items": {
        "additionalProperties": false,
        "properties": {
          "country": {
            "type": "string"
          },
          "institution": {
            "type": "string"
          },
          "years": {
            "type": "string"
          }
        },
        "required": [
          "institution"
        ],
        "type": "object"
      },
      "type": "array"
    },
    "citedByCount": {
      "type": "number"
    },
    "context": {
      "type": "string"
    },
    "countsByYear": {
      "items": {
        "additionalProperties": false,
        "properties": {
          "citations": {
            "type": "number"
          },
          "works": {
            "type": "number"
          },
          "year": {
            "type": "number"
          }
        },
        "required": [
          "year"
        ],
        "type": "object"
      },
      "type": "array"
    },
    "currentInstitutions": {
      "items": {
        "type": "string"
      },
      "type": "array"
    },
    "hIndex": {
      "type": "number"
    },
    "i10Index": {
      "type": "number"
    },
    "id": {
      "type": "string"
    },
    "meanCitedness2yr": {
      "type": "number"
    },
    "name": {
      "type": "string"
    },
    "orcid": {
      "type": "string"
    },
    "topTopics": {
      "items": {
        "additionalProperties": false,
        "properties": {
          "name": {
            "type": "string"
          },
          "share": {
            "type": "number"
          }
        },
        "required": [
          "name"
        ],
        "type": "object"
      },
      "type": "array"
    },
    "worksCount": {
      "type": "number"
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "context",
    "id",
    "name"
  ],
  "type": "object"
}
```

## Related tools

Other OpenAlex tools that this tool refers to, or that refer to it.

- [`getOpenalexWorksCited`](https://kirha.com/providers/openalex/getOpenalexWorksCited.md)
- [`searchOpenalexAuthors`](https://kirha.com/providers/openalex/searchOpenalexAuthors.md)
- [`searchOpenalexWorks`](https://kirha.com/providers/openalex/searchOpenalexWorks.md)
- [`getOpenalexWork`](https://kirha.com/providers/openalex/getOpenalexWork.md)
- [`getOpenalexAuthorWorks`](https://kirha.com/providers/openalex/getOpenalexAuthorWorks.md)

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