R/google_scholar.R

In fschaff/websearchr: Access Domains and Search Popular Websites

#' Search Google Scholar
#' @description Improve your workflow by searching Google Scholar directly from the console without having to switching to the browser and
#' opening a new tab first.
#' @param search_terms Search terms encapsulated in " ".
#' @keywords google scholar internet workflow
#' @examples
#' google_scholar("my search terms")
#' @export

google_scholar <- function(search_terms) {
  if (missing(search_terms)) {
    message("Opening Google Scholar in browser")
    browseURL(paste0("https://scholar.google.com"))
  }
  else {
    message("Opening Google Scholar search for \"", search_terms, "\" in browser")
    utils::browseURL(paste0("https://scholar.google.com/scholar?q=", URLencode(search_terms)))
  }
}