Searching for Eprints

Chive provides full-text search and faceted filtering to help you discover relevant eprints.

Basic Search

Enter keywords in the search box on any page. Results are ranked by relevance using text matching, citation count, and recency.

Search Syntax

Operator	Example	Description
Quotes	"machine learning"	Exact phrase match
OR	quantum OR classical	Match either term
Minus	neural -network	Exclude term
Field prefix	author:Smith	Search specific field

Searchable Fields

• title: - Eprint title
• abstract: - Eprint abstract
• author: - Author name
• keyword: - Author-provided keywords
• field: - Knowledge graph field

Faceted Filtering

Click "Filters" to open the facet panel. Facets narrow results without changing the search query.

Available Facets

Field: Select one or more fields from the knowledge graph hierarchy.

Date Range: Filter by submission date (e.g., last week, last month, custom range).

Publication Status: Filter by lifecycle stage (eprint, under review, accepted, in press, published).

Author Affiliation: Filter by institutional affiliation when available.

Sorting Results

Results can be sorted by:

• Relevance (default): Text match score combined with citation signals
• Date (newest): Most recent submissions first
• Date (oldest): Earliest submissions first
• Citations: Most cited eprints first

Search Tips

1. Start broad, then narrow with facets
2. Use field prefixes for precise queries
3. Check spelling; the search suggests corrections
4. Browse related fields for serendipitous discovery

Author Search

Find researchers who have eprints on Chive:

1. Go to Authors in the navigation
2. Enter a researcher's name or DID
3. Results show authors with Chive presence

Author Results Include

• Display name and handle
• Avatar (from Bluesky profile)
• Number of eprints on Chive
• Links to their author profile page

Search by DID

You can search directly by AT Protocol DID:

did:plc:abc123xyz

This is useful when you know someone's identifier but not their handle.

API Access

Developers can access search via the REST API. See the API Reference for endpoint documentation.

Author Search API

GET /xrpc/pub.chive.author.searchAuthors?query=Smith&limit=10

Returns matching authors with handles, avatars, and Chive presence indicators.