---
title: "Google Scholar Button – Chrome extension stats, history and permissions"
description: "4,000,000 users, rated 4.50 by 1,431 people. Version 3.6, updated 2024-05-16. Requests 4 permissions."
url: "https://extensiontracker.com/extension/ldipcbpaocekfooobnbcddclnhejkcpn"
---

# Google Scholar Button

Live in the Chrome Web Store.

- Users: 4,000,000
- Rating: 4.50 from 1,431 ratings
- Last checked: 2026-11-05 22:59 UTC
- Users gained in 7 days: No change
- Users gained in 30 days: +1,000,000 (+33.3%)
- Rank by users: #80 of 292,131 live extensions
- Rank in Tools: #13 of 115,641

## The listing

What the Chrome Web Store shows, as of the last check.

Summary from the listing:

> Lookup scholarly articles as you browse the web.

- Extension ID: `ldipcbpaocekfooobnbcddclnhejkcpn`
- Developer: [Google Ireland, Ltd.](https://extensiontracker.com/developer/u82f405672d3940aaa330186551178ec9)
- Enhanced Safe Browsing: Trusted ([what this means](https://extensiontracker.com/enhanced-safe-browsing))
- Category: [Productivity › Tools](https://extensiontracker.com/category/productivity/tools)
- First published: 2015-04-08
- Last updated: 2024-05-16
- Version: `3.6`
- Size: 65.68 KiB
- Minimum Chrome: 102
- Languages (41): Deutsch, English, Filipino, Indonesia, Nederlands, Tiếng Việt, Türkçe, català, dansk, español, español (Latinoamérica), français, hrvatski, italiano, latviešu, lietuvių, magyar, norsk, polski, português (Brasil), português (Portugal), română, slovenčina, slovenščina, suomi, svenska, čeština, Ελληνικά, български, русский, српски, українська, עברית, العربية, فارسی, हिन्दी, ไทย, 中文（中国）, 中文（台灣）, 日本語, 한국어
- Website: `https://scholar.google.com/`
- Chrome Web Store: <https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/google-scholar-button/ldipcbpaocekfooobnbcddclnhejkcpn>
- View its code or download CRX: <https://crxpeek.com/extension/ldipcbpaocekfooobnbcddclnhejkcpn>
- Search Google for the ID: <https://www.google.com/search?q=%22ldipcbpaocekfooobnbcddclnhejkcpn%22&tbs=li:1>

## Users over time

One row per check, newest first, as shown on the Chrome Web Store.

| Checked | Users | Rating | Ratings |
| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 2026-11-05 | 4,000,000 | 4.50 | 1,431 |
| 2026-10-30 | 3,000,000 | 4.50 | 1,431 |
| 2026-10-23 | 3,000,000 | 4.50 | 1,429 |
| 2026-10-17 | 3,000,000 | 4.50 | 1,429 |
| 2026-10-09 | 3,000,000 | 4.57 | 1,429 |
| 2026-10-02 | 3,000,000 | 4.57 | 1,429 |
| 2026-09-27 | 3,000,000 | 4.57 | 1,429 |

## What changed

Every change found on a check, newest first.

No changes found since tracking began on 2026-09-27.

## Developer history

Moves to another publisher account and new contact emails, newest first.

No move to another account and no new contact email since tracking began on 2026-09-27.

We know contact emails only by a keyed hash, so they're never shown. Recent changes: [Account and contact changes](https://extensiontracker.com/owners/).

## What it can access

From the extension's manifest, in plain language.

### Sites

- `*://scholar.google.com/`: scholar.google.com

### Sites where it runs scripts

- `*://scholar.google.com/*`: scholar.google.com

### Browser features

- `activeTab`: The tab you're on, only after you click the extension
- `scripting`: Run scripts on sites it can reach
- `storage`: Save settings and data in your browser

## More from this developer

Other extensions from the same publisher account.

| Extension | Users | Rating | Ratings | Category |
| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: | --- |
| [Google Scholar PDF Reader](https://extensiontracker.com/extension/dahenjhkoodjbpjheillcadbppiidmhp) | 2,000,000 | 3.93 | 718 | Workflow & Planning |

All 2 extensions by [Google Ireland, Ltd.](https://extensiontracker.com/developer/u82f405672d3940aaa330186551178ec9).

## About this data

Collected from the extension's public Chrome Web Store listing. It's checked every week, because it has 1,000 or more users, and again whenever a new version appears. Last checked 2026-11-05 22:59 UTC; next check around 2026-11-13.

How the data is collected: <https://extensiontracker.com/methodology>.

## Cite this page

Extension Tracker. “Google Scholar Button” (ldipcbpaocekfooobnbcddclnhejkcpn). Chrome Web Store data, last checked 2026-11-05. https://extensiontracker.com/extension/ldipcbpaocekfooobnbcddclnhejkcpn. Accessed 2026-11-13.

```bibtex
@misc{extensiontracker_ldipcbpaocekfooobnbcddclnhejkcpn,
  title   = {Google Scholar Button (ldipcbpaocekfooobnbcddclnhejkcpn)},
  author  = {{Extension Tracker}},
  year    = {2026},
  note    = {Chrome Web Store data, last checked 2026-11-05},
  url     = {https://extensiontracker.com/extension/ldipcbpaocekfooobnbcddclnhejkcpn},
  urldate = {2026-11-13}
}
```

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