Fetching Publications from Google Scholar

This guide explains how to automatically fetch your publications from Google Scholar and display them on your website.

Setup

1. Install required Python packages:

   pip install -r requirements.txt
   

2. Update the script with your information:
   • Open fetch_publications.py
   • Update YOUR_NAME variable to match how your name appears in publications (line 13)
   • The SCHOLAR_ID is already set to your Google Scholar ID

Usage

Run the script to fetch publications:

python fetch_publications.py

The script will:

• Fetch all publications from your Google Scholar profile
• Extract titles, authors, venues, years, and links
• Highlight your name in author lists
• Save everything to _data/publications.yml

Manual Editing

After running the script, you can manually edit _data/publications.yml to:

• Add additional links (code repositories, project pages, videos, etc.)
• Fix any formatting issues
• Add publications not on Google Scholar
• Reorder or remove publications

Troubleshooting

Rate Limiting: Google Scholar may rate-limit requests. If you get errors:

• Wait a few minutes and try again
• The script includes delays between requests to be polite

Missing Data: Some publications may have incomplete information:

• Manually add missing links or details in the YAML file
• Check that your Google Scholar profile is complete

Author Highlighting: If your name isn’t being highlighted:

• Update the YOUR_NAME variable in the script
• Manually edit the YAML file to add <strong> tags around your name

YAML Structure

Each publication entry looks like:

- title: "Paper Title"
  authors: "Author One, <strong>Your Name</strong>, Author Two"
  venue: "Conference/Journal Name"
  year: 2024
  type: "conference"  # or "journal", "preprint"
  links:
    pdf: "https://..."
    arxiv: "https://..."
    doi: "https://..."
    code: "https://..."

Updating Your Site

After updating the publications file:

1. Commit and push to GitHub
2. GitHub Pages will automatically rebuild your site
3. Your publications will appear on the /publications/ page