Google Scholar 403 error

[tyler000000]

Describe the bug
Getting a 403 error on the Google Scholar bridge using a User ID, even for a PhD student author with <10 publications.

To Reproduce
Steps to reproduce the behavior:

1. Go to the Google Scholar bridge
2. Input any User ID

Expected behavior
403 error

Screenshots

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403 Forbidden

The HTTP 403 Forbidden response status code indicates that the server understands the request but refuses to authorize it.

https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/HTTP/Status/403
Details
Type: HttpException
Code: 403
Message: https://scholar.google.com//citations?hl=en&view_op=list_works&sortby=pubdate&user=(redacted for privacy) resulted in 403 Forbidden
File: lib/http.php
Line: 34
Trace
#0 index.php(73): RssBridge->main()
#1 lib/RssBridge.php(39): RssBridge->{closure}()
#2 lib/RssBridge.php(37): BasicAuthMiddleware->__invoke()
#3 middlewares/BasicAuthMiddleware.php(13): RssBridge->{closure}()
#4 lib/RssBridge.php(37): CacheMiddleware->__invoke()
#5 middlewares/CacheMiddleware.php(44): RssBridge->{closure}()
#6 lib/RssBridge.php(37): ExceptionMiddleware->__invoke()
#7 middlewares/ExceptionMiddleware.php(17): RssBridge->{closure}()
#8 lib/RssBridge.php(37): SecurityMiddleware->__invoke()
#9 middlewares/SecurityMiddleware.php(19): RssBridge->{closure}()
#10 lib/RssBridge.php(37): MaintenanceMiddleware->__invoke()
#11 middlewares/MaintenanceMiddleware.php(10): RssBridge->{closure}()
#12 lib/RssBridge.php(37): TokenAuthenticationMiddleware->__invoke()
#13 middlewares/TokenAuthenticationMiddleware.php(10): RssBridge->{closure}()
#14 lib/RssBridge.php(34): DisplayAction->__invoke()
#15 actions/DisplayAction.php(54): DisplayAction->createResponse()
#16 actions/DisplayAction.php(90): GoogleScholarBridge->collectData()
#17 bridges/GoogleScholarBridge.php(112): getSimpleHTMLDOM()
#18 lib/contents.php(176): getContents()
#19 lib/contents.php(131): HttpException::fromResponse()
#20 lib/http.php(34)

Context
Query: action=display&bridge=GoogleScholarBridge&context=user&userId=(redacted for privacy)&format=Html
Version: 2025-08-05 (git.master.6f5676e)
OS: Linux
PHP: 7.4.33

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Desktop (please complete the following information):

• OS: Ubuntu
• Browser: Waterfox
• Version: 6.6.6.

Additional context
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