Search UniProt's curated citation database for scientific literature related to proteins. UniProt indexes publications that provide evidence for protein annotations, including functional studies, structure determinations, interaction experiments, and disease associations.
Use this endpoint to find scientific papers related to specific proteins or topics. Each citation includes full bibliographic information (title, authors, journal, abstract when available) and statistics showing how many proteins reference this paper. This is useful for literature reviews, finding evidence for protein annotations, and connecting proteins to published research.
Original spec description
Search literature citations associated with UniProt entries.
Usage Tips
- Search by protein name (e.g., `query=p53`), PubMed ID (e.g., `query=PMID:12345678`), or topic
- Results include complete citation details: authors, journal, volume, pages, publication date
- `literatureAbstract` contains the paper abstract when available
- `citationCrossReferences` links to external databases (PubMed, DOI, etc.)
- `statistics` show how many reviewed and unreviewed proteins cite this paper
- `citationType` indicates if it's UniProt-indexed literature or computational
- Use this to trace annotation evidence back to original publications