IEEE Xplore Advanced Search

Perform a filtered search on IEEE Xplore using command search syntax via URL parameters.

Command Search Syntax

IEEE Xplore supports boolean command search via the queryText parameter with matchBoolean=true. Field names are enclosed in double quotes.

Available Fields

Field	Syntax	Example
All Metadata	"All Metadata":term	"All Metadata":deep learning
Document Title	"Document Title":term	"Document Title":transformer
Authors	"Authors":name	"Authors":Hinton
Author Affiliations	"Author Affiliations":org	"Author Affiliations":MIT
Publication Title	"Publication Title":name	"Publication Title":IEEE Access
Abstract	"Abstract":term	"Abstract":neural network
Index Terms	"Index Terms":term	"Index Terms":convolutional
Author Keywords	"Author Keywords":term	"Author Keywords":federated learning
IEEE Terms	"IEEE Terms":term	"IEEE Terms":machine learning
DOI	"DOI":value	"DOI":10.1109/TPAMI.2024.1234567
ISSN	"ISSN":value	"ISSN":0162-8828
ISBN	"ISBN":value	"ISBN":978-1-7281-1234-5
Article Number	"Article Number":value	"Article Number":8876906
Funding Agency	"Funding Agency":name	"Funding Agency":NSF
ORCID	"ORCID":value	"ORCID":0000-0001-2345-6789

Boolean Operators

Fields can be combined with AND, OR, NOT:

("Document Title":deep learning AND "Authors":LeCun)
("Abstract":transformer OR "Abstract":attention) AND "Authors":Vaswani

Year Range

Use ranges parameter for year filtering:

ranges=2020_2025_Year

Content Type Filter

Use contentType parameter:

contentType=conferences        # Conference papers only
contentType=periodicals        # Journal/magazine articles only
contentType=standards          # Standards only
contentType=books              # Books only

Steps

Step 1: Parse user intent

From $ARGUMENTS, identify which fields the user wants to filter on. Map natural language to command search syntax:

• "by author X" → "Authors":X
• "in journal Y" → "Publication Title":Y
• "titled ..." → "Document Title":...
• "about topic Z" → "All Metadata":Z
• "from 2020 to 2025" → ranges=2020_2025_Year
• "conference papers" → contentType=conferences
• "DOI 10.1109/..." → "DOI":10.1109/...

Step 2: Build and navigate to URL

Construct URL:

{BASE_URL}/search/searchresult.jsp?action=search&matchBoolean=true&queryText={BOOLEAN_QUERY}&highlight=true&returnType=SEARCH&matchPubs=true&rowsPerPage=25&pageNumber=1&ranges={YEAR_RANGE}&contentType={TYPE}

Use navigate_page with initScript:

initScript: "Object.defineProperty(navigator, 'webdriver', {get: () => undefined})"

Step 3: Check access

• If the page shows a captcha or bot challenge: tell the user "请在浏览器中完成验证后告知我。"
• If redirected away from IEEE Xplore: tell the user "页面被重定向，请在浏览器中完成登录或认证后告知我。"

Step 4: Extract results

Use evaluate_script with built-in waiting (same as ieee-search). Do NOT use wait_for.

async () => {
  for (let i = 0; i < 30; i++) {
    if (document.querySelectorAll('.List-results-items .result-item').length > 0 ||
        document.querySelector('.Dashboard-header span')) break;
    await new Promise(r => setTimeout(r, 500));
  }

  const items = document.querySelectorAll('.List-results-items .result-item');
  const papers = [];

  for (let i = 0; i < items.length; i++) {
    const item = items[i];
    const titleLink = item.querySelector('h3 a[href*="/document/"]');
    const authors = [...item.querySelectorAll('.author a[href*="/author/"]')].map(a => a.textContent.trim());
    const pubLink = item.querySelector('.description a[href*="/xpl/"]');
    const publisherInfo = item.querySelector('.publisher-info-container');
    const infoText = publisherInfo?.textContent?.trim() || '';
    const yearMatch = infoText.match(/Year:\s*(\d{4})/);
    const docNumber = titleLink?.href?.match(/\/document\/(\d+)/)?.[1] || '';
    const itemText = item.textContent || '';
    const citedByMatch = itemText.match(/Cited by:.*?(\d+)/);
    const citedBy = citedByMatch ? citedByMatch[1] : '';

    papers.push({
      rank: i + 1,
      title: titleLink?.textContent?.trim()?.replace(/<[^>]+>/g, '') || '',
      arnumber: docNumber,
      authors,
      publication: pubLink?.textContent?.trim() || '',
      year: yearMatch ? yearMatch[1] : '',
      info: infoText,
      citedBy,
    });
  }

  const resultCount = document.querySelector('.Dashboard-header span')?.textContent?.trim() || '';
  return { papers, resultCount };
}

Step 5: Present results

Show applied filters at the top, then same format as ieee-search:

Search filters: {applied filters}
{resultCount}

1. {title} ...

Examples

# Author + keyword
/ieee-advanced-search author: LeCun deep learning

# Journal + year range
/ieee-advanced-search in IEEE TPAMI from 2020 to 2025 attention mechanism

# Conference papers about transformers
/ieee-advanced-search conference papers about vision transformer 2023-2025

Tested Boolean Query Examples (Proven Effective)

These queries were tested in production and returned precise, relevant results:

Query	Results	Topic
("dc bias" AND "transformer" AND "HVDC")	159	HVDC DC bias on transformers
("temporary overvoltage" AND "HVDC")	26	HVDC TOV
("coupling capacitor" AND "capacitor voltage")	89	CCVT / coupling capacitor papers
("drain coil" OR "line trap") AND ("power line carrier" OR "PLC" OR "coupling")	32	PLC line traps
("thermal aging" OR "thermal ageing") AND ("electrical insulation") AND ("IEC 60085" OR "thermal class")	27	Insulation thermal classification

Common Pitfalls to Avoid

Pitfall	Bad Query	Problem	Fix
OR between different concepts	"coupling capacitor" OR "power line carrier"	12,835 results — each phrase matches independently	Use AND: "coupling capacitor" AND "power line carrier"
Unquoted multi-word phrases	coupling capacitor power line carrier	Each word is a separate OR token	Quote: "coupling capacitor" "power line carrier"
Too generic abbreviations	"CVT" AND "insulation"	CVT = Continuously Variable Transmission in automotive	Add domain: "capacitor voltage transformer" AND "insulation"
IEC standard numbers	"IEC 60358-2"	0 results — IEEE Xplore doesn't index IEC numbers	Search by topic instead

Notes

• URL parameter approach avoids form filling, keeping operations to 2 tool calls.
• All parameters are optional and combinable.
• If the user provides a DOI or article number, consider using ieee-paper-detail instead.
• Standards-specific search tip: Use contentType=standards to filter for IEEE/ANSI standards only. IEEE Xplore does NOT host IEC/ISO standards — use ieee-standards-search for IEEE SA website, or direct users to IEC Webstore for IEC originals.
• When searching for IEC-related content, search by technical topic rather than IEC standard number (e.g. "coupling capacitor" "power line carrier" instead of "IEC 60358").