A browser extension that enhances Google Scholar with citation-based sorting, multiple venue ranking systems (CORE, SJR, JCR), and smart venue matching for truncated names.
- Sort by Citations: Reorder search results by citation count (high to low or low to high)
- Multi-Source Ranking Badges: Display color-coded badges showing venue rankings from multiple sources:
- CORE Rankings (A*, A, B, C) - Conference and journal quality rankings
- SJR Quartiles (Q1-Q4) - Scimago Journal Rankings
- JCR Quartiles (Q1-Q4) - Journal Citation Reports
- ERA Rankings (A, B, C) - Excellence in Research for Australia 2010
- QUALIS Rankings (A1, A2, B1-B5) - Brazilian research quality rankings 2012
- h5-index - Google Scholar's 5-year h-index for venues
- Smart Venue Matching: Automatically matches venues even when Google Scholar truncates long names
- Lazy Lookup Button: Click the "?" button on unmatched venues to fetch the full venue name and find its ranking
- Rich Tooltips: Hover over badges to see full venue names, all ranking metrics, and impact factors
- Ranking Distribution Bar: Visual breakdown of an author's publications with toggle between CORE, SJR, ERA, and QUALIS ranking systems (auto-defaults to the most relevant system)
- Per-Publication Badges: See ranking badges next to each publication in the author's list
- Statistics Summary: Total publications count and percentage of ranked venues
CORE Rankings:
- A* - Top-tier venues (dark green)
- A - Excellent venues (green)
- B - Good venues (yellow)
- C - Other ranked venues (gray)
SJR Quartiles (blue shades):
- Q1 - Dark blue
- Q2 - Medium blue
- Q3 - Light blue
- Q4 - Pale blue
JCR Quartiles (orange shades):
- Q1 - Dark orange
- Q2 - Medium orange
- Q3 - Light orange
- Q4 - Pale orange
ERA Rankings (teal shades):
- A - Dark teal
- B - Medium teal
- C - Light teal
QUALIS Rankings (purple shades):
- A1 - Dark purple
- A2 - Medium purple
- B1-B5 - Progressively lighter purple
- Download or clone this repository
- Open Chrome and go to
chrome://extensions/ - Enable Developer mode (toggle in top-right corner)
- Click Load unpacked
- Select the
Google-Scholar-Ordererfolder - The extension icon should appear in your toolbar
- Download or clone this repository
- Open Edge and go to
edge://extensions/ - Enable Developer mode (toggle in left sidebar)
- Click Load unpacked
- Select the
Google-Scholar-Ordererfolder
- Download or clone this repository
- Open Firefox and go to
about:debugging#/runtime/this-firefox - Click Load Temporary Add-on
- Select the
manifest.jsonfile from theGoogle-Scholar-Ordererfolder
Note: Firefox loads the extension temporarily. It will be removed when Firefox restarts. For permanent installation, the extension would need to be signed by Mozilla.
- Download or clone this repository
- Open Brave and go to
brave://extensions/ - Enable Developer mode (toggle in top-right corner)
- Click Load unpacked
- Select the
Google-Scholar-Ordererfolder
- Download or clone this repository
- Open Opera and go to
opera://extensions/ - Enable Developer mode (toggle in top-right corner)
- Click Load unpacked
- Select the
Google-Scholar-Ordererfolder
Requirements: Xcode 12+ and macOS 10.15+
- Download or clone this repository
- Run the Safari web extension converter:
xcrun safari-web-extension-converter /path/to/Google-Scholar-Orderer
- Open the generated Xcode project
- Select Product → Run to build and launch Safari with the extension
- In Safari, go to Settings → Extensions and enable Google Scholar Orderer
Note: Safari 15.4+ is required for full Manifest V3 support.
- Go to Google Scholar
- Search for any topic
- Use the Sort by dropdown above results to reorder by citations
- Look for colored badges next to venue names indicating rankings
- Click the ? button on unmatched venues to lookup their full name and ranking
- Hover over any badge to see detailed ranking information
- Visit an author's profile page to see their publication ranking distribution
The extension extracts venue names from Google Scholar's author line (e.g., "Author1, Author2 - Journal Name, 2023 - publisher.com") and matches them against a local database of ranked venues.
Google Scholar often truncates long venue names with "...". The extension handles this by:
- Exact matching - If the extracted name matches a venue in the database
- Prefix matching - If exactly one venue in the database starts with the truncated name
- Lazy lookup - Shows a "?" button that fetches the full venue name from Google Scholar's citation data
All venue matching happens locally in your browser. The extension only makes network requests when you click the "?" button to fetch citation information from Google Scholar itself.
The extension works on all major Google Scholar regional domains including:
- scholar.google.com
- scholar.google.co.uk
- scholar.google.de
- scholar.google.fr
- scholar.google.es
- scholar.google.it
- scholar.google.com.au
- And 20+ more regional variants
The extension includes a local database of 3,603 conferences and 15,163 journals with rankings from multiple sources, covering computer science, engineering, medicine, physical sciences, mathematics, social sciences, arts & humanities, and more:
- CORE Rankings: CORE Conference Portal - Conference and journal quality rankings (CORE2023), evaluating computing research venues worldwide
- Wooldridge Conference List: Michael Wooldridge's Conference Rankings - Comprehensive conference ranking list from the University of Oxford
- SJR: Scimago Journal Rankings - Journal rankings based on citation data from Scopus
- JCR: Journal Citation Reports - Impact factors and quartile rankings
- ERA 2010: Conference Ranks - Excellence in Research for Australia conference rankings
- QUALIS 2012: Conference Ranks - Brazilian CAPES/QUALIS conference quality rankings
- h5-index: Google Scholar Metrics - 5-year h-index for academic venues
Contributions are welcome! If you find a venue that should be ranked or notice incorrect rankings, please open an issue or submit a pull request.
MIT License