GET /{source}/{id}/citations
Summary: Get citations for a publication
Operation ID: getCitations
Auth: none
Operation ID: getCitations
Auth: none
Description
Retrieve publications that cite the given publication.
Parameters (6)
callback
(string, query, optional)
JSONP callback function name.
format
(string, query, optional, default: xml)
Response format.
Constraints: {'enum': ['xml', 'json']}
id
(string, path, required)
Publication identifier.
page
(integer, query, optional, default: 1)
Page number (starts at 1).
pageSize
(integer, query, optional, default: 25)
Results per page (1-1000).
Constraints: {'minimum': 1, 'maximum': 1000}
source
(string, path, required)
Data source code.
Constraints: {'enum': ['AGR', 'CBA', 'CTX', 'ETH', 'HIR', 'MED', 'PAT', 'PMC', 'PPR']}
Examples (4)
| Title | Type | URL | Action |
|---|---|---|---|
| Get citations for PubMed article in XML format (default) | curl |
https://www.ebi.ac.uk/europepmc/webservices/rest/MED/2845374/citations |
|
| Get citations for PMC article in JSON format with custom page size | curl |
https://www.ebi.ac.uk/europepmc/webservices/rest/PMC/PMC5324321/citations?format=json&pageSize=10 |
|
| Get citations for Agricola publication | curl |
https://www.ebi.ac.uk/europepmic/webservices/rest/AGR/IND20555063/citations?pageSize=5 |
|
| Get citations for a publication | openapi-spec |
https://www.ebi.ac.uk/europepmc/webservices/rest/MED/28420604/citations |
Probe History
Status Codes
| Time | Status | Latency | Size |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-23 10:49:28.903276 | 200 | 457ms | |
| 2026-03-23 10:09:55.275788 | 200 | 213ms | |
| 2026-03-23 09:48:43.264078 | 200 | 245ms | |
| 2026-03-23 09:46:39.139964 | 404 | 210ms |
Response Changes
| When | Old | New |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-23 09:48:43.264078 | 195acebd2129 |
de9ffa825531 |
| 2026-03-23 10:09:55.275788 | de9ffa825531 |
dc34f8438ff9 |
| 2026-03-23 10:49:28.903276 | dc34f8438ff9 |
b90803d14abe |