How to import large number of citations from Pubmed

palumbo.carlotta · July 12, 2019

Hi, I'm having trouble in importing citations from Pubmed. Specifically, I'm trying to import 200 citation in one time. The problem is that only a single snapshot file is imported. The only way to import each single citation is to select a maximum of 20 per time. Is there a way to fix it? I have to import almost 5000 for a review. Thanks!

adamsmith · July 12, 2019

In Pubmed select "Send to" (at the top right-ish) then --> File --> XML
Download the file and remember where you downloaded the file to.
In Zotero, go
File --> Import and select the exported file.
Importing 5000 items at once is going to be a bit taxing on your computer's memory, so I'd recommend shutting down other apps while you do this. Also, this may take a good while, easily 30mins, so I'd recommend having something else to do at hand.

palumbo.carlotta · July 12, 2019

Thanks a lot!