Decision Workspace
semantic-scholar-rs vs research-master vs rust-research-mcp
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
48
semantic-scholar-rs
experimentalv0.1.1
Unofficial Rust SDK and MCP server for the Semantic Scholar API
44
research-master
experimentalv0.1.40
MCP server for searching and downloading academic papers from multiple research sources
42
rust-research-mcp
experimentalv0.6.7
A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server for accumulating and organizing academic knowledge
Core Metrics
| semantic-scholar-rs | research-master | rust-research-mcp | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 48 | 44 | 42 |
| Total Downloads | 33 | 32 | 4.1K |
| 30d Downloads | 6 | 6 | 37 |
| Dependents | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Releases | 2 | 2 | 13 |
| Last Updated | 42d ago | 61d ago | 183d ago |
| Age | 1m | 2m | 7m |
Health Breakdown
semantic-scholar-rs
Maintenance
11
Quality
14
Community
6
Popularity
2
Documentation
15
research-master
Maintenance
10
Quality
13
Community
6
Popularity
2
Documentation
13
rust-research-mcp
Maintenance
11
Quality
9
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
12
Technical Details
| semantic-scholar-rs | research-master | rust-research-mcp | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.1.1 | 0.1.40 | 0.6.7 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT | MIT | GPL-3.0 |
| Dependencies | 9 | 43 | 49 |
| Crate Size | 37KB | 198KB | 329KB |
| Features | 3 | 60 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2021 | 2021 | 2021 |
| MSRV | 1.70 | — | 1.70 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Links
Quick Verdict
- •semantic-scholar-rs leads with a health score of 48/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •rust-research-mcp has the most downloads (4.1K), suggesting wider adoption.