Academic researchers
Literature screening
Favorable to scraping
Build a reviewable spreadsheet from known CiNii Research or DOI URLs, then filter by author, publication, DOI presence, language, or full-text availability before deeper reading.
Academic Research$50Free
CiNii Research Scraper for Metadata CSV Export
This CiNii Research scraper turns article and detail URLs into a structured CSV for literature review, repository QA, and Japanese scholarly metadata work. Import the template into the UScraper local desktop app, provide approved CiNii Research, DOI, or J-STAGE detail URLs, and export titles, authors, abstracts, publications, CRID, DOI, ISSN, language, full-text links, source type, license flags, and source URLs without building a custom crawler.
Output
CSV
Columns
12
Input
URL loop
Waits
Built in
Template
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At a glance
Export CiNii Research article metadata
Structured academic fields
Capture the metadata researchers actually review: article title, author list, abstract or description, journal or conference name, DOI, CRID, ISSN, language, full-text URL, and the originating source.
Multi-URL detail workflow
The automation is a Navigate -> wait -> metadata check -> Structured Export -> loop continue path. Add the article URLs you are allowed to process, then let the template handle the repeated page work.
Local desktop app custody
The browser session runs locally and the CSV lands in your configured save folder. The bundled workflow does not send exported research files to UScraper servers.
CiNii and J-STAGE friendly shape
The extraction logic reads common citation metadata and source hints, so it can classify pages as CiNii Research, JaLC, J-STAGE, or another hostname when detail URLs resolve outside CiNii.
Who this is for
Teams that need CiNii data extraction
Libraries and repository teams
Metadata QA
Favorable to scraping
Check whether records expose CRID, ISSN, DOI, abstract text, and source links consistently across a curated list of article pages.
Data operations teams
Pipeline prototyping
Favorable to scraping
Test a no-code CiNii data extractor before investing in a custom API client, licensed dataset, or repository synchronization workflow.
How to use
Run the CiNii Research scraper
1
Download and import
Download the hosted JSON template from this page and import it into UScraper.
2
Add your input URLs
Replace the sample DOI and CiNii CRID URLs in the Navigate block with approved article, DOI, J-STAGE, or CiNii Research detail pages.
3
Confirm the export folder
Structured Export writes CiNii-Research.csv with headers and append mode enabled. Change the save location if your team uses a shared research folder.
4
Run the browser workflow
UScraper sets the window size, navigates, waits for the page body, checks for scholarly metadata, then exports one row when the page passes that check.
5
Review and reconcile
Open the CSV, spot-check DOI and CRID values, and keep blank cells visible so downstream reviewers can distinguish missing metadata from extraction errors.
Automation path inside the template
- 1
Navigate
Open each configured URL in a desktop browser session.
- 2
Wait and inspect
Wait for page load and the body element before checking for citation title metadata.
- 3
Structured export
Append the article metadata columns to the CSV when citation, Open Graph, or title metadata exists.
- 4
Continue the loop
Skip unavailable pages, PDFs, or non-article pages and continue to the next input URL.
Output preview
What the CiNii Research CSV looks like
The export is designed for metadata review, not full-text redistribution. Example rows below are representative of the column shape generated by the workflow.
| title | authors | source_publication | crid | doi | full_text_url | data_source_type | url |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hydrological response to seasonal rainfall change | A. Sato; M. Tanaka | Journal of Japan Society of Hydrology and Water Resources | 1390582938285944960 | https://doi.org/10.3178/jjshwr.38.1831 | https://example.jp/article_pdf | CiNii Research | https://cir.nii.ac.jp/crid/1390582938285944960 |
| Data-driven analysis of regional water systems | K. Ito; Y. Nakamura | J-STAGE sample journal | https://doi.org/10.0000/example.2026.12 | https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/example/_pdf | J-STAGE | https://doi.org/10.0000/example.2026.12 |
CiNii-Research.csvColumn
title
Citation title, page title, Open Graph title, or H1 fallback.
Column
authors
Citation author metadata joined with semicolons.
Column
description
Abstract, Open Graph description, or page description.
Column
source_publication
Journal title or conference title when exposed.
Column
crid
CiNii CRID parsed from URL or page text.
Column
doi
Normalized DOI URL when DOI metadata exists.
Column
issn
Citation, online, or print ISSN.
Column
text_language_code
Language code from citation metadata.
Column
full_text_url
PDF or full-text URL when published on the page.
Column
data_source_type
CiNii Research, JaLC, J-STAGE, or source hostname.
Column
abstract_license_flag
Japanese abstract license flag text when present.
Column
url
Detected CiNii CRID URL or the current page URL.
Headers are included once; each valid article page appends one row.
For adjacent academic workflows, pair this template with the J-STAGE Keyword Scraper, Google Scholar Scraper, Naver Academic Scraper, and RISS Academic Information Search Scraper. You can also browse the UScraper template library or install the local desktop app before importing this JSON.
Frequently asked questions
CiNii Research pages and linked article pages can include public scholarly metadata, but automated collection is still governed by CiNii terms, robots directives, publisher copyright, database rules, and local law. Use modest volume, do not bypass access controls, and get legal review before commercial reuse.
Before you run
Practical limits and maintenance notes
Guardrails for reliable CiNii Research exports
Rate limits
Keep URL batches modest
Add pacing if pages load slowly, avoid parallel runs, and stop if CiNii, DOI, or publisher pages return verification, unavailable, or access-limited states.
Layout drift
Metadata selectors can change
The workflow depends on citation and page metadata. Empty titles, missing DOI values, or blank full-text URLs usually mean the page structure needs review.
Compliance
Metadata is not the same as full-text rights
Exporting bibliographic fields and links does not grant permission to redistribute abstracts, PDFs, or publisher content. Follow CiNii guidance, publisher terms, and your institution's rules.
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What's Included
- Template JSON file ready to import
- Pre-configured scraping nodes
- Works with UScraper desktop app
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