References

Retrieve distinct references to a publication

Changed on Jul 13, 2026

Gets distinct references to a given DOI.

Can also return relevant paper metadata and tallies for reference sources.

Results can be filtered by a list of source_dois to limit output.

Note that this endpoint requires an API token for usage.

get/api_partner/references/references_to/{doi}

Request

Base URL
https://api.scite.ai (the document declares no server; this is the origin it was published from)
URL
https://api.scite.ai/api_partner/references/references_to/{doi}
Auth
HTTP bearer

Path parameters

doistring required

Query parameters

papersboolean

Also fetch source paper metadata.

talliesboolean

Also fetch source tally metadata.

source_doi[]string[]

Only return references from these sources.

[
  "10.1016/j.biopsych.2005.08.012",
  "10.1038/msb.2012.40"
]

limitinteger nullable

Can be used in conjunction with offset to page through references if the total count exceeds 3,000.

offsetinteger nullable

Can be used in conjunction with limit to page through references if the total count exceeds 3,000.

Headers

authorizationstring

Set to Bearer <token> to pass token for authorization.

Response

Successful Response

talliesobject nullable

papersobject nullable

Example response

{
  "metadata": {
    "totalReferenceCount": 45
  },
  "references": [
    {
      "dataSource": "CR",
      "selfCites": [],
      "source": "10.1016/j.biopsych.2005.08.012",
      "target": "10.1016/s0959-4388(02)00301-x"
    },
    {
      "dataSource": "CR",
      "selfCites": [],
      "source": "10.1016/j.biopsych.2005.08.012",
      "target": "10.1111/j.1749-6632.2003.tb07091.x"
    },
    {
      "dataSource": "CR",
      "selfCites": [],
      "source": "10.1016/j.biopsych.2005.08.012",
      "target": "10.1016/j.cpr.2004.07.006"
    },
    {
      "dataSource": "CR",
      "selfCites": [],
      "source": "10.1016/j.biopsych.2005.08.012",
      "target": "10.1016/s0005-7967(03)00039-1"
    },
    {
      "dataSource": "CR",
      "selfCites": [],
      "source": "10.1016/j.biopsych.2005.08.012",
      "target": "10.1016/j.biopsych.2005.01.044"
    },
    {
      "dataSource": "CR",
      "selfCites": [],
      "source": "10.1016/j.biopsych.2005.08.012",
      "target": "10.1097/00001756-199804200-00048"
    },
    {
      "dataSource": "CR",
      "selfCites": [],
      "source": "10.1016/j.biopsych.2005.08.012",
      "target": "10.1038/nn1173"
    },
    {
      "dataSource": "CR",
      "selfCites": [],
      "source": "10.1016/j.biopsych.2005.08.012",
      "target": "10.1016/s0896-6273(00)80219-6"
    },
    {
      "dataSource": "CR",
      "selfCites": [],
      "source": "10.1016/j.biopsych.2005.08.012",
      "target": "10.1016/s1364-6613(00)01483-2"
    },
    {
      "dataSource": "CR",
      "selfCites": [],
      "source": "10.1016/j.biopsych.2005.08.012",
      "target": "10.1176/appi.ajp.161.1.1"
    },
    {
      "dataSource": "CR",
      "selfCites": [],
      "source": "10.1016/j.biopsych.2005.08.012",
      "target": "10.1016/s0006-3223(01)01296-3"
    },
    {
      "dataSource": "CR",
      "selfCites": [],
      "source": "10.1016/j.biopsych.2005.08.012",
      "target": "10.1006/cbmr.1996.0014"
    },
    {
      "dataSource": "CR",
      "selfCites": [],
      "source": "10.1016/j.biopsych.2005.08.012",
      "target": "10.1097/00001756-200001170-00024"
    },
    {
      "dataSource": "CR",
      "selfCites": [],
      "source": "10.1016/j.biopsych.2005.08.012",
      "target": "10.1016/s0887-6185(00)00036-0"
    },
    {
      "dataSource": "CR",
      "selfCites": [],
      "source": "10.1016/j.biopsych.2005.08.012",
      "target": "10.1002/mrm.1910330508"
    },
    {
      "dataSource": "CR",
      "selfCites": [],
      "source": "10.1016/j.biopsych.2005.08.012",
      "target": "10.1017/s0033291701004056"
    },
    {
      "dataSource": "CR",
      "selfCites": [],
      "source": "10.1016/j.biopsych.2005.08.012",
      "target": "10.1016/j.neulet.2004.02.070"
    },
    {
      "dataSource": "CR",
      "selfCites": [],
      "source": "10.1016/j.biopsych.2005.08.012",
      "target": "10.1001/archpsyc.59.5.425"
    },
    {
      "dataSource": "CR",
      "selfCites": [],
      "source": "10.1016/j.biopsych.2005.08.012",
      "target": "10.1016/s0165-0270(02)00006-7"
    },
    {
      "dataSource": "CR",
      "selfCites": [],
      "source": "10.1016/j.biopsych.2005.08.012",
      "target": "10.1038/35094500"
    },
    {
      "dataSource": "CR",
      "selfCites": [],
      "source": "10.1016/j.biopsych.2005.08.012",
      "target": "10.1017/s0033291798007879"
    },
    {
      "dataSource": "CR",
      "selfCites": [],
      "source": "10.1016/j.biopsych.2005.08.012",
      "target": "10.1016/j.tips.2004.05.009"
    },
    {
      "dataSource": "CR",
      "selfCites": [],
      "source": "10.1016/j.biopsych.2005.08.012",
      "target": "10.1002/hipo.1113"
    },
    {
      "dataSource": "CR",
      "selfCites": [],
      "source": "10.1016/j.biopsych.2005.08.012",
      "target": "10.1007/s11920-003-0055-8"
    },
    {
      "dataSource": "CR",
      "selfCites": [],
      "source": "10.1016/j.biopsych.2005.08.012",
      "target": "10.1097/00001756-200108080-00050"
    },
    {
      "dataSource": "CR",
      "selfCites": [],
      "source": "10.1016/j.biopsych.2005.08.012",
      "target": "10.1016/s0304-3940(02)00965-5"
    },
    {
      "dataSource": "CR",
      "selfCites": [],
      "source": "10.1016/j.biopsych.2005.08.012",
      "target": "10.1176/appi.ajp.158.10.1558"
    },
    {
      "dataSource": "CR",
      "selfCites": [],
      "source": "10.1016/j.biopsych.2005.08.012",
      "target": "10.1006/nimg.2002.1087"
    },
    {
      "dataSource": "CR",
      "selfCites": [],
      "source": "10.1016/j.biopsych.2005.08.012",
      "target": "10.1016/s0006-3223(03)00171-9"
    },
    {
      "dataSource": "CR",
      "selfCites": [],
      "source": "10.1016/j.biopsych.2005.08.012",
      "target": "10.1002/1097-0193(200104)12:4<193::aid-hbm1015>3.0.co;2-a"
    },
    {
      "dataSource": "CR",
      "selfCites": [],
      "source": "10.1016/j.biopsych.2005.08.012",
      "target": "10.1002/(sici)1522-2594(199907)42:1<87::aid-mrm13>3.0.co;2-o"
    },
    {
      "dataSource": "CR",
      "selfCites": [],
      "source": "10.1016/j.biopsych.2005.08.012",
      "target": "10.1016/s0006-3223(98)00269-8"
    },
    {
      "dataSource": "CR",
      "selfCites": [],
      "source": "10.1016/j.biopsych.2005.08.012",
      "target": "10.1136/bmj.327.7414.515"
    },
    {
      "dataSource": "CR",
      "selfCites": [],
      "source": "10.1016/j.biopsych.2005.08.012",
      "target": "10.1016/s0006-3223(01)01263-x"
    },
    {
      "dataSource": "CR",
      "selfCites": [],
      "source": "10.1016/j.biopsych.2005.08.012",
      "target": "10.1001/archpsyc.62.3.273"
    },
    {
      "dataSource": "CR",
      "selfCites": [],
      "source": "10.1016/j.biopsych.2005.08.012",
      "target": "10.1016/j.biopsych.2004.01.007"
    },
    {
      "dataSource": "CR",
      "selfCites": [],
      "source": "10.1016/j.biopsych.2005.08.012",
      "target": "10.1001/archpsyc.59.11.1027"
    },
    {
      "dataSource": "CR",
      "selfCites": [],
      "source": "10.1016/j.biopsych.2005.08.012",
      "target": "10.1176/appi.ajp.157.10.1606"
    },
    {
      "dataSource": "CR",
      "selfCites": [],
      "source": "10.1016/j.biopsych.2005.08.012",
      "target": "10.1001/archpsyc.57.11.1046"
    },
    {
      "dataSource": "CR",
      "selfCites": [],
      "source": "10.1016/j.biopsych.2005.08.012",
      "target": "10.1016/j.biopsych.2004.09.024"
    },
    {
      "dataSource": "CR",
      "selfCites": [],
      "source": "10.1016/j.biopsych.2005.08.012",
      "target": "10.1176/appi.ajp.158.8.1220"
    },
    {
      "dataSource": "CR",
      "selfCites": [],
      "source": "10.1016/j.biopsych.2005.08.012",
      "target": "10.1016/s0006-3223(02)01396-3"
    },
    {
      "dataSource": "CR",
      "selfCites": [],
      "source": "10.1016/j.biopsych.2005.08.012",
      "target": "10.1038/nn816"
    },
    {
      "dataSource": "CR",
      "selfCites": [],
      "source": "10.1016/j.biopsych.2005.08.012",
      "target": "10.1097/00001756-200102120-00039"
    },
    {
      "dataSource": "CR",
      "selfCites": [],
      "source": "10.1016/j.biopsych.2005.08.012",
      "target": "10.1016/s0165-0173(02)00248-5"
    }
  ]
}

Changes

Jul 13, 20262f4508f2311b Revision changes
- breaking
  response property metadata/distinctSourceCount list-of-types was widened by adding types null to media type application/json of response 200
- breaking
  response property metadata/restrictedReferenceCount list-of-types was widened by adding types null to media type application/json of response 200
- breaking
  response property papers list-of-types was widened by adding types null to media type application/json of response 200
- breaking
  response property references/items/createdAt list-of-types was widened by adding types null to media type application/json of response 200
- breaking
  response property references/items/dataSource list-of-types was widened by adding types null to media type application/json of response 200
- breaking
  response property references/items/lastUpdated list-of-types was widened by adding types null to media type application/json of response 200
- breaking
  response property references/items/selfCites/items/family list-of-types was widened by adding types null to media type application/json of response 200
- breaking
  response property references/items/selfCites/items/given list-of-types was widened by adding types null to media type application/json of response 200
- breaking
  response property references/items/selfCites/items/type list-of-types was widened by adding types null to media type application/json of response 200
- breaking
  response property references/items/source list-of-types was widened by adding types null to media type application/json of response 200
- breaking
  response property tallies list-of-types was widened by adding types null to media type application/json of response 200
- info
  query request parameter limit list-of-types was widened by adding types null
- info
  query request parameter offset list-of-types was widened by adding types null
- info
  for the query request parameter limit, the type was generalized from integer to no type
- info
  for the query request parameter offset, the type was generalized from integer to no type
- info
  added the optional property / to the response with the status
- info
  added the optional property / to the response with the status
- info
  added the optional property / to the response with the status
- info
  added the optional property / to the response with the status
- info
  added the optional property / to the response with the status
- info
  added the optional property // to the response with the status
- info
  the response property //// became required for the status
- info
  the response property //// became required for the status
- info
  the response property //// became required for the status
- info
  the response's property default value was removed for the status

Operation history