Get some info from WoS through its API and the R package rwosstarter

searchWoS.R

# https://frbcesab.github.io/rwosstarter/

remotes::install_github("frbcesab/rwosstarter")
library(rwosstarter)

# Use the function rwosstarter::wos_search() to get the total number of references that match the Web of Science query.
?rwosstarter::wos_search()

## Search in TOPIC an exact expression ----
query <- "TS=\"salmo salar\""
wos_search(query)

## Search in TOPIC an exact expression and another term ----
query <- "TS=(\"salmo salar\" AND conservation)"
wos_search(query)

## Search for a specific year ----
query <- "TS=(\"salmo salar\" AND conservation) AND PY=2021"
wos_search(query)

## Search for a time span ----
query <- "TS=(\"salmo salar\" AND conservation) AND PY=2010-2021"
wos_search(query)

## Search for an author ----
query <- "AU=(\"Casajus N\")"
wos_search(query)

# Use the function rwosstarter::wos_get_records() to download reference data.
?rwosstarter::wos_get_records()

## Write query to retrieve references of one author ----
query <- "AU=(\"Casajus Nicolas\")"

## Check the number of records ----
wos_search(query)

## Download metadata of records ----
refs <- wos_get_records(query)