Search NCBI databases, including PubMed, for scientific literature. Tailored for researchers in life sciences, evolutionary biology, and computational biology.
Primary search tool for PubMed database. Supports field tags like [ti] for title, [au] for author, [mh] for MeSH terms. Parameters: query, max_results (1-100, default 20), sort (relevance, pub_date, author, journal), date_range (30, 90, 365, 1095 days).
get_article_details
Fetch complete information for specific articles by PubMed IDs. Parameters: pmids (list of PubMed IDs, up to 50). Returns full abstracts, author lists, MeSH terms, DOI, publication details.
search_mesh_terms
Find standardized Medical Subject Headings. Parameters: term (term to search in MeSH database). Helps discover related concepts and improve search precision.
get_related_articles
Discover articles related to a specific paper. Parameters: pmid (PubMed ID of reference article), max_results (1-50, default 10). Perfect for literature reviews and finding relevant research.
advanced_search
Complex searches with multiple criteria. Parameters: terms (list of search terms), operator (AND, OR, NOT), authors (list of author names), journals (list of journals), publication_types (list of types), date_range, max_results.