These two scripts use the [mekk library] (https://pypi.python.org/pypi/mekk.xmind/0.5.0) to handle xmind files in python. You can use pip install mekk.xmind

science2xmind transform a scientific paper in xmind file.
It turns reading and summurazing easier. Rules applied :

• 1 phrase = 1 block
• references in parenthesis = branchs

Does the inverse operation (usefull for writing). It works with markers. The use is asked to choose which markers means what (text,references,titles)