How to Export Google Scholar Publications to CSV or BibTeX

You can export publications directly from a Google Scholar profile. Select the records you need, choose Export, then download CSV for a spreadsheet or BibTeX for a reference manager and LaTeX workflow. Scholar also offers EndNote and RefMan formats.

The important choice is not simply how to download the list. It is which format will still be useful at the next step.

Export publications from your Google Scholar profile

1. Open Google Scholar and choose My profile.
2. Select individual publications, or use the selection control to include the profile records you need.
3. Choose Export.
4. Select CSV, BibTeX, EndNote, or RefMan.
5. Open a small sample in the destination tool before relying on the complete file.

Google Scholar’s profile help documents exporting selected articles and all articles from a profile. Scholar remains the right place to correct missing, duplicate, or wrongly attributed records before export.

Choose CSV or BibTeX by destination

Choose CSV for spreadsheets and reporting

CSV is usually the practical choice for an annual review, a publication audit, or a custom spreadsheet. Check author names, dates, titles containing commas, and character encoding after opening the file.

Choose BibTeX for citations and ORCID imports

BibTeX stores structured bibliographic records in a .bib file. It fits LaTeX projects and many reference tools. ORCID supports importing works from BibTeX, including files exported from Google Scholar, but you should review duplicates and incomplete metadata during import. This is a file-based workflow, not a direct Scholar-to-ORCID sync. ORCID explains its BibTeX import workflow.

Choose RefMan when a system expects RIS

Some university CV and reporting systems ask for RIS or RefMan data. The exact labels vary by destination, so check its import instructions before exporting. Boston University, for example, documents a Scholar RefMan export for its faculty CV workflow in its publication import guide.

Keep a reusable publication library in Citatum

Google Scholar’s export is useful when Scholar is the source and you need a file immediately. Citatum is designed for the longer workflow around that moment: keep cached Google Scholar and ResearchGate publications close, preserve which provider supplied each record, and export again from your Apple devices when the destination changes.

Citatum does not import Google Scholar CSV or BibTeX files. It exports publications that Citatum has already fetched and cached from your connected profile, so the provider and saved app context stay attached to each record.

Citatum supports 14 export formats:

• Included: searchable text PDF report.
• Citatum Pro: JSON, XML, CSV, plain text, Markdown, YAML, TSV, TAB, DAT, HTML, SQL, BibTeX, and RIS.

Structured formats can carry more context than a flat publication list. For example, Citatum’s source-aware CSV keeps a row tied to its provider record, while JSON, XML, YAML, and SQL can include supported profile metrics and saved history on iPhone and iPad.

Find export on each device

• On iPhone or iPad, open Settings → Data Export. With Citatum Pro, you can also open the export center from the publication list.
• On Mac, open the Papers workspace and choose Export… in the toolbar.

Exports are created from the academic data already cached on the device. Citatum does not upload the generated file; it leaves the device only when you choose a destination in the system file or share sheet.

The short answer

Use Google Scholar’s profile export when you need Scholar records in CSV, BibTeX, EndNote, or RefMan. Use Citatum when you want a reusable, source-aware library on iPhone, iPad, and Mac, with PDF included and 13 additional export formats in Citatum Pro.

Sources

• Google Scholar Citations
• Google Scholar Search Help
• ORCID BibTeX import
• Boston University publication import guide