IEEE Xplore Pagination & Sorting

Navigate between result pages, change sorting, or adjust results per page.

How pagination works

IEEE Xplore uses URL parameters for pagination:

• pageNumber — page number (1-based). Default is 1.
• rowsPerPage — results per page. Options: 25, 50, 75, 100.
• sortType — sort order. See table below.

Sort Options

Sort value	Description
(omit)	Relevance (default)
newest	Newest first
oldest	Oldest first
paper-citations	Most cited by papers
patent-citations	Most cited by patents
most-popular	Most popular
pub-title-asc	Publication title A-Z
pub-title-desc	Publication title Z-A

Steps

Step 1: Determine current state

Use evaluate_script to read the current URL and pagination info:

() => {
  const url = new URL(window.location.href);
  const params = Object.fromEntries(url.searchParams);
  const resultCount = document.querySelector('.Dashboard-header span')?.textContent?.trim() || '';
  const activePage = document.querySelector('.pagination-bar button.active, ul.my-3 button.active')?.textContent?.trim() || '';
  return { params, resultCount, activePage, currentUrl: window.location.href };
}

Step 2: Build target URL

Based on $ARGUMENTS, modify the URL parameters:

User intent	Action
"next" / "下一页"	pageNumber += 1
"prev" / "上一页"	pageNumber -= 1 (min 1)
"page 3" / "第3页"	pageNumber = 3
"sort by date" / "按日期排序"	add sortType=newest
"sort by citations"	add sortType=paper-citations
"sort by relevance" / "按相关性排序"	remove sortType
"show 100" / "每页100条"	set rowsPerPage=100, reset pageNumber=1

Step 3: Navigate and extract

Use navigate_page to the new URL. Always include initScript:

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

Then extract results using evaluate_script with built-in waiting (same as ieee-search). Do NOT use wait_for.

Notes

• Always preserve existing query parameters (queryText, matchBoolean, ranges, etc.) when modifying pagination/sort.
• When changing rowsPerPage, reset pageNumber to 1 to avoid out-of-range pages.
• Maximum 2-3 tool calls per operation.