The Dimensions Search Language - CRIS API

Version cris-2.0.0

Welcome to the documentation of the Dimensions Search Language (DSL) project. The DSL enables users to query the Dimensions database.

This documentation contains high-level information about the project and its development, as well as the language’s features and usage. Please see the APIs Homepage for more details about available API packages and subscriptions.

Warning

The Dimensions CRIS API is subscription-only, so your Dimensions account needs to be activated for this service and subject to restrictions on use. Please send an email to supportapi@dimensions.ai if you have any questions.

Contents:

• A Tour of the DSL
  • A simple query
  • The anatomy of a query
  • search for source documents
  • return information about documents
• Query Syntax
  • Basic query structure
  • Full-text Searching
  • Field Searching
  • Searching for Researchers/Authors
  • Returning results
  • Formal language specification
• Functions Syntax
  • Basic functions structure
  • Function: check_researcher_ids
  • Function: classify
  • Function: extract_concepts
  • Function: extract_grants
• Data Model
  • Sources
  • Entities
  • Literals
  • Cross Source Links
  • Getting documentation programmatically
• Reasonable Use
• Example Queries and Results
  • Minimal valid query
  • Searching records
  • Returning records
  • Limiting/paging results
• API Access
  • CURL Example
  • Python Example
• Glossary
• Release Notes and Deprecations
  • Versions History
  • Deprecations History
• Frequently Asked Questions