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.