# Microgram: openalex-org-search-authors

`station__algovigilance__microgram-openalex-org-search-authors` · native (always callable) · domain `algovigilance` · pv-relevance `pv-core`

Find authors by name with disambiguation metadata. Returns display_name, ORCID, last_known_institutions, works_count, cited_by_count, and summary_stats.h_index / summary_stats.i10_index. Primary use: author attribution in case reports (which 'J. Smith' wrote this?), expert-identification for PV literature review panels.

## Agent metadata

- `idempotent`: true
- `read_only`: true
- `expected_latency_ms`: unknown (not yet contract-tested)
- `cost_tokens_estimate`: unknown

## Input schema

- `search` *string* (required) — Author name to search. Full name works best (e.g., 'David Nutt'). Partial matches supported.
- `per_page` *number* — Results per page (1-200, default 25).

## Example call

```json
POST /api/mcp
Content-Type: application/json

{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "station__algovigilance__microgram-openalex-org-search-authors",
    "arguments": {
      "search": ""
    }
  }
}
```

## Related

- [/tools](/tools) — all 7718 tools
- [/tools/algovigilance__microgram-openalex-org-search-authors](/tools/algovigilance__microgram-openalex-org-search-authors) — HTML page
- [/tools/algovigilance__microgram-openalex-org-search-authors/json](/tools/algovigilance__microgram-openalex-org-search-authors/json) — JSON form (agent-friendly)
- [/api/mcp](/api/mcp) — endpoint
- [/AGENTS.md](/AGENTS.md) — agent guide