nature-citation

Strict Nature/CNS-family citation retrieval, verification, and export. Given a topic, claim, or list of papers, finds real citations, verifies DOIs, checks retraction status, and exports in BibTeX, RIS, ENW, or Zotero RDF format. Trigger when user needs citations, wants to verify references, or needs to export a reference list.

Yang Bai@yang1bai

Install

openclaw skills install @yang1bai/nature-citation

nature-citation

Purpose

Find, verify, and export citations for Nature-series manuscripts. Strict accuracy: every reference must be real, accessible, and support the cited claim.

Trigger Conditions

"找参考文献" / "引用" / "citation" / "reference"
"验证引用" / "verify DOI" / "check references"
"导出文献" / "export BibTeX" / "Zotero" / "RIS" / "ENW"
"这个说法有文献支持吗" / "find supporting papers for..."
User pastes a claim and asks for citations

Workflow

Mode 1: Find citations for a claim

User provides: a scientific claim or topic
First: search personal LitReview library — web_fetch("https://ybliterature.com/api/search?q=<URL-encoded-query>")
- If results found: use these as primary citations (already in user's library)
CrossRef full-text search — web_fetch("https://api.crossref.org/works?query=<query>&filter=has-full-text:true&rows=5&sort=relevance")
- Extract: DOI, title, authors, year, journal, is-referenced-by-count
Broader web search — web_search("<claim> site:nature.com OR site:science.org OR site:cell.com")
arXiv — web_search("arxiv <topic> <year>")
For each candidate paper:
- Verify via CrossRef: web_fetch("https://api.crossref.org/works/<DOI>") → confirms: real DOI, correct metadata, citation count
- Check retraction via RetractionWatch: web_search("site:retractionwatch.com \"<title keywords>\"")
- Also check: web_search("<title> retraction OR retracted OR correction")
- Confirm it actually supports the claim (not just related)
Return ranked list: most relevant first, with support assessment and citation count

Mode 2: Verify existing reference list

For each reference the user provides:

CrossRef DOI lookup (most reliable):
- If DOI present: web_fetch("https://api.crossref.org/works/<DOI>")
- Compare returned metadata with user's reference — flag any discrepancy
If no DOI: web_search('"<author>" "<year>" "<journal>" "<title keywords>"')
Retraction check: web_search("site:retractionwatch.com \"<first author> <year>\"")
Assess: does this ref support the claim it's cited for?
Flag: ✅ verified via CrossRef | ⚠️ found but unverified | ❌ wrong metadata or retracted

Mode 3: Export reference list

Convert verified references to the requested format (see below).

Nature Reference Style (numbered, Vancouver)

Format:

text

[number]. LastName, A. B., LastName, C. D. & LastName, E. F. Title of article. 
Journal Abbrev. Vol, first–last page (Year).

Rules:

Up to 6 authors, then "et al."
Journal names abbreviated (e.g., Nat. Mater., Nat. Commun., Science, J. Am. Chem. Soc.)
Volume in bold (in final typeset, not manuscript)
Pages with en-dash (–), not hyphen (-)
Year in parentheses at end
DOI optional in manuscript, required for online submission

Example:

text

1. Liu, Z., Zhang, X. & Wang, Y. High-performance electrocatalysts for 
   oxygen evolution. Nat. Catal. 5, 234–243 (2022).
2. Chen, H. et al. Atomically dispersed metal catalysts. Science 375, 
   eabh1885 (2022).

Export Formats

BibTeX (for LaTeX/Overleaf):

bibtex

@article{Liu2022,
  author  = {Liu, Zhen and Zhang, Xiao and Wang, Yong},
  title   = {High-performance electrocatalysts for oxygen evolution},
  journal = {Nature Catalysis},
  year    = {2022},
  volume  = {5},
  pages   = {234--243},
  doi     = {10.1038/s41929-022-00000-0}
}

RIS (for Mendeley/Zotero import):

text

TY  - JOUR
AU  - Liu, Zhen
AU  - Zhang, Xiao
AU  - Wang, Yong
TI  - High-performance electrocatalysts for oxygen evolution
JO  - Nature Catalysis
PY  - 2022
VL  - 5
SP  - 234
EP  - 243
DO  - 10.1038/s41929-022-00000-0
ER  -

ENW (EndNote):

text

%0 Journal Article
%A Liu, Zhen
%A Zhang, Xiao
%A Wang, Yong
%T High-performance electrocatalysts for oxygen evolution
%J Nature Catalysis
%D 2022
%V 5
%P 234-243
%R 10.1038/s41929-022-00000-0

Zotero RDF:

Generate standard Zotero RDF XML format with rdf:type bib:Article entries.

Journal Abbreviations (Nature Portfolio)

Full name	Abbreviation
Nature	Nature
Nature Materials	Nat. Mater.
Nature Chemistry	Nat. Chem.
Nature Energy	Nat. Energy
Nature Catalysis	Nat. Catal.
Nature Communications	Nat. Commun.
Nature Methods	Nat. Methods
Nature Sustainability	Nat. Sustain.
Nature Computational Science	Nat. Comput. Sci.
Journal of the American Chemical Society	J. Am. Chem. Soc.
Angewandte Chemie International Edition	Angew. Chem. Int. Ed.
Advanced Materials	Adv. Mater.
ACS Nano	ACS Nano
Science	Science
Cell	Cell

Verification Checklist

For each reference, confirm:

Author names correct (spelling, order)
Year matches published version (not preprint)
Journal name and abbreviation correct
Volume and page numbers accurate
DOI resolves to correct paper
Not retracted (search "[title] retraction")
Actually supports the cited claim

Output

Verified reference list in Nature numbered style
Export file in requested format (BibTeX / RIS / ENW / Zotero RDF)
Verification report: ✅ confirmed / ⚠️ uncertain / ❌ problem found