IEEE Fellows Directory Scraper

IEEE Fellows Directory Scraper

Scrape IEEE Fellows from the official directory, filtered by year, country, or keyword, up to a million per run. Each fellow comes with their name, citation, elevation year, and region. No login or API key. Export to CSV, JSON, Excel, or XML.

The IEEE Fellows Directory lists the engineers and scientists elevated to Fellow grade, the highest membership honor. This Actor reads the public directory directly, so you can collect fellows by elevation year, country, or name keyword without any API registration or rate limits. It returns each match as one flat row, ready for analysis or a CRM.

Who uses it	What they scrape IEEE Fellows Directory for
Academic researchers	Build a dataset of IEEE Fellows in their field for bibliometric or collaboration studies.
University administrators	Track which faculty members hold IEEE Fellow status for accreditation or promotion reviews.
Recruiters	Find IEEE Fellows by country or keyword to source senior engineering talent.
Professional societies	Monitor the annual elevation list to update member records or plan recognition events.
Grant writers	Identify IEEE Fellows as potential collaborators or reviewers for proposals.

What it does

This Actor collects IEEE Fellow records from the official directory and returns each one as a flat row with name, citation, elevation year, and country.

• 🎯 Year filter: collect only fellows elevated in a specific year, like 2024.
• 🌍 Country filter: narrow results to a single country, such as United States or India.
• 🔍 Keyword search: match a name or citation fragment, like 'quantum' or 'Smith'.
• 📦 Batch export: pull up to 1,000,000 records per run and download as CSV, JSON, Excel, or XML.

Results export to CSV, JSON, Excel, or XML, or straight from the API.

What you can do with IEEE Fellows Directory data

📚 Build a research dataset.

A PhD student collects all IEEE Fellows elevated in 2023 to analyze citation patterns by country.

🏆 Track annual elevations.

A professional society runs the scraper each January with the new year to update its member honor roll.

🔎 Source senior talent.

A recruiter filters by country and keyword 'machine learning' to find IEEE Fellows for a principal engineer role.

📊 Benchmark institutions.

A university administrator scrapes all fellows in their country to compare faculty Fellow counts with peer institutions.

Why choose this scraper

	What you get
No API key	Reads the public IEEE Fellows Directory, so you skip registration and OAuth.
Flat schema	Every fellow is one row with name, citation, year, and country, ready for spreadsheets.
Flexible filters	Combine year, country, and keyword to target exactly the fellows you need.
Scalable runs	Collect from 1 to 1,000,000 records per run, with automatic pagination.

How it compares

No other Store actor targets IEEE Fellows Directory the same way, so the honest comparison is with the alternatives teams actually weigh.

	IEEE Fellows Directory Scraper	Build it in-house	By hand
Setup	Run it now, zero config	Days of engineering	None, but hours per pull
When IEEE Fellows Directory changes	Maintained for you	You fix it	You re-learn the page
Proxies, retries, anti-bot	Built in	Your problem	Browser only
Output	Fixed JSON schema, CSV/Excel export	Whatever you build	Copy-paste
Cost	Pay per result	Engineering time	Analyst hours

Configure the run

Drive the Actor with an optional year, country, or name keyword, and set a maximum number of fellows to collect. Filters run as each record is read, so only matches reach your dataset. The Input tab lists every parameter.

A first run with the defaults:

{
  "maxItems": 10
}

A larger pull:

{
  "maxItems": 200
}

Pricing

Pay-per-result: $0.0085 per result collected. You pay only for the results written to your dataset.

Results collected	Approximate cost
100 results	$0.85
1,000 results	$8.50
10,000 results	$85.00

New Apify accounts start with $5 in free credit.

Free users

Free-plan runs return up to 10 results as a preview. Upgrade your Apify plan to collect up to 1,000,000 results per run.

Run it

1. Create a free Apify account with $5 in credit.
2. Open the IEEE Fellows Directory Scraper.
3. Set your inputs and any filters, then click Start.
4. Export the results as CSV, Excel, JSON, or XML from the Dataset tab.

Run it programmatically through the Apify API (run-sync-get-dataset-items) or the ApifyClient for JavaScript and Python.

Use with AI agents (MCP)

Give an AI agent live access to IEEE Fellows Directory through the Model Context Protocol. Add the Actor to Claude, Cursor, or any MCP client:

claude mcp add --transport http apify "https://mcp.apify.com?tools=parseforge/ieee-fellows-directory-scraper"

Then prompt it in plain language to run the scraper and read back the results.

Troubleshooting

Why am I getting no results?

Check your filters. A very specific year, country, or keyword combination may match no fellows. Try clearing one filter or using a broader keyword.

The run stops before collecting all fellows.

Increase the maxItems value. The Actor stops as soon as it reaches that number, even if more records exist.

Some fellows seem to be missing.

The directory may have changed since your last run. Re-run the Actor to get the latest data, and verify your filters do not exclude them.

The keyword search returns too many unrelated fellows.

Use a more specific keyword or combine it with a year or country filter to narrow the results.

FAQ

Question	Answer
Do I need an IEEE account or API key?	No. The Actor reads the public IEEE Fellows Directory, so no login or key is required.
What data does each fellow record include?	Each row includes the fellow's name, citation, elevation year, and country, as shown in the sample output.
Can I filter by multiple years at once?	The year filter accepts a single year string. To collect multiple years, run the Actor once per year or leave the filter empty for all years.
How many fellows can I collect in one run?	You can set maxItems from 1 to 1,000,000. The Actor stops after reaching that number of matches.
What if I leave all filters empty?	The Actor will collect fellows from all years and countries, up to your maxItems limit.
Is the data updated?	The Actor reads the live IEEE Fellows Directory on each run, so you always get the current list.
Can I search by citation text?	Yes. The keyword filter matches against both the fellow's name and citation, so you can search for terms like 'power systems'.
What export formats are supported?	You can download results as CSV, JSON, Excel, or XML from the Apify dataset.
Does the Actor handle pagination automatically?	Yes. It follows all directory pages until it reaches maxItems or the end of the list.
Can I schedule this to run monthly?	Yes. Use Apify's scheduler to run the Actor on a recurring basis, for example after each annual elevation announcement.

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⚠️ Disclaimer. This Actor is unofficial and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by IEEE. It collects only publicly available data. You are responsible for using the collected data in compliance with the source's terms of service and applicable data-protection laws, including GDPR, CCPA, and PIPL. Do not use it to collect personal data unlawfully.