Andreas Schaffner

6.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
95 papers, 5.0k citations indexed

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Andreas Schaffner is a scholar working on Infectious Diseases, Immunology and Epidemiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Andreas Schaffner has authored 95 papers receiving a total of 5.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 28 papers in Infectious Diseases, 27 papers in Immunology and 26 papers in Epidemiology. Recurrent topics in Andreas Schaffner's work include Antifungal resistance and susceptibility (23 papers), Nitric Oxide and Endothelin Effects (18 papers) and Fungal Infections and Studies (11 papers). Andreas Schaffner is often cited by papers focused on Antifungal resistance and susceptibility (23 papers), Nitric Oxide and Endothelin Effects (18 papers) and Fungal Infections and Studies (11 papers). Andreas Schaffner collaborates with scholars based in Switzerland, United States and Australia. Andreas Schaffner's co-authors include Gabriele Schoedon, Herndon Douglas, Abraham I. Braude, Markus Schneemann, Nenad Blau, Dominik J. Schaer, Roland B. Walter, P Frick, J Burger and Charles E. Davis and has published in prestigious journals such as The Lancet, Circulation and Journal of Clinical Investigation.

In The Last Decade

Andreas Schaffner

94 papers receiving 4.8k citations

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

Selective Protection against Conidia by Mononuclear and against Mycelia by Polymorphonuclear Phagocytes in Resistance to Aspergillus

1982 511 citations Andreas Schaffner, Herndon Douglas et al. Journal of Clinical Investigation profile →

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Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Andreas Schaffner Switzerland	36	1.5k	1.5k	992	839	726	95	5.0k
Carole Elbim France	40	839 0.5×	803 0.5×	2.1k 2.1×	462 0.6×	1.2k 1.6×	72	4.8k
Gregory J. Bagby United States	38	1.3k 0.8×	517 0.3×	2.2k 2.3×	578 0.7×	876 1.2×	124	5.1k
Danielle G. Souza Brazil	48	840 0.5×	991 0.6×	1.9k 1.9×	687 0.8×	1.9k 2.6×	166	6.2k
Wai‐Ki Ip Hong Kong	34	693 0.5×	1.3k 0.9×	2.5k 2.5×	530 0.6×	1.2k 1.6×	46	5.2k
Leland Shapiro United States	34	972 0.6×	408 0.3×	1.4k 1.5×	305 0.4×	1.1k 1.5×	76	4.3k
Trude Helen Flo Norway	30	1.3k 0.8×	786 0.5×	2.5k 2.5×	344 0.4×	1.4k 1.9×	59	5.4k
Joachim Roesler Germany	35	913 0.6×	751 0.5×	3.2k 3.2×	459 0.5×	1.2k 1.6×	104	4.8k
Veena Taneja United States	39	685 0.4×	900 0.6×	1.5k 1.5×	505 0.6×	2.1k 2.9×	131	5.5k
Simeon E. Goldblum United States	38	786 0.5×	402 0.3×	1.3k 1.3×	584 0.7×	1.9k 2.7×	88	5.1k
S L Kunkel United States	33	1.0k 0.7×	517 0.3×	2.7k 2.7×	460 0.5×	1.2k 1.7×	49	5.8k

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Brandner, Sebastian, et al.. (2004). Severe Hypothermia in a Patient with Cerebral Relapse of Whipple?s Disease. Infection. 32(2). 119–121. 5 indexed citations

Schaffner, Andreas. (2002). Host-Parasite Relation in Invasive Aspergillosis. Nippon Ishinkin Gakkai Zasshi. 43(3). 161–161. 6 indexed citations

Kaim, Achim H., Cyrill Burger, Christoph C. Ganter, et al.. (2001). PET-CT–guided Percutaneous Puncture of an Infected Cyst in Autosomal Dominant Polycystic Kidney Disease: Case Report. Radiology. 221(3). 818–821. 33 indexed citations

Fehr, Thomas, et al.. (2001). Foetal loss, liver necrosis and acute lupus erythematosus in a patient with antiphospholipid antibody syndrome. Lupus. 10(8). 576–579. 17 indexed citations

Staege, Hannah, et al.. (2001). Two novel genes FIND and LIND differentially expressed in deactivated and Listeria -infected human macrophages. Immunogenetics. 53(2). 105–113. 54 indexed citations

Schmid, Edith R., et al.. (2000). Hemoglobin Zurich and cardiopulmonary bypass. Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia. 14(6). 705–706. 1 indexed citations

Hillinger, Sven, Gabriele Schoedon, Roland B. Walter, et al.. (1999). Reduction of lung allograft ischemia/reperfusion injury by tetrahydrobiopterin coenzyme of NOS. Transplantation Proceedings. 31(1-2). 183–184. 5 indexed citations

Walter, Roland B., Nenad Blau, Andreas Schaffner, et al.. (1997). Inhalation of the Nitric Oxide Synthase Cofactor Tetrahydrobiopterin in Healthy Volunteers. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 156(6). 2006–2010. 8 indexed citations

Schaffner, Andreas, et al.. (1995). Effect of Prophylactic Fluconazole on the Frequency of Fungal Infections, Amphotericin B Use, and Health Care Costs in Patients Undergoing Intensive Chemotherapy for Hematologic Neoplasias. The Journal of Infectious Diseases. 172(4). 1035–1041. 96 indexed citations

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Schoedon, Gabriele, et al.. (1995). Nitric Oxide and Infection: Another View. Clinical Infectious Diseases. 21(Supplement_2). S152–S157. 56 indexed citations

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Boehler, Annette, Andreas Schaffner, Franco Salomon, & G Keusch. (1994). Cytomegalovirus Disease of Late Onset Following Renal Transplantation: A Potentially Fatal Entity. Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases. 26(4). 369–373. 24 indexed citations

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Schaffner, Andreas, et al.. (1994). Fatal hematophagic histiocytosis after granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor and chemotherapy for high-grade malignant lymphoma. Journal of Molecular Medicine. 72(6). 457–61. 4 indexed citations

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Walter, Roland B., Andreas Schaffner, & Gabriele Schoedon. (1994). Differential Regulation of Constitutive and Inducible Nitric Oxide Production by Inflammatory Stimuli in Murine Endothelial Cells. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 202(1). 450–455. 40 indexed citations

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Schaffner, Andreas, Nenad Blau, Markus Schneemann, et al.. (1994). Tetrahydrobiopterin as Another EDRF in Man. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 205(1). 516–523. 31 indexed citations

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Schoedon, Gabriele, Markus Schneemann, Nenad Blau, C J Edgell, & Andreas Schaffner. (1993). Modulation of Human Endothelial Cell Tetrahydrobiopterin Synthesis by Activating and Deactivating Cytokines: New Perspectives on Endothelium-Derived Relaxing Factor. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 196(3). 1343–1348. 40 indexed citations

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Hächler, Herbert, et al.. (1993). Genetic characterization of plasmid-encoded multiple antibiotic resistance in a strain ofListeria monocytogenes causing endocarditis. European Journal of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases. 12(12). 928–937. 61 indexed citations

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Piani, Daniela, Matthias Spranger, Karl Frei, Andreas Schaffner, & A. Fontana. (1992). Macrophage‐induced cytotoxicity of N‐methyl‐D‐aspartate receptor positive neurons involves excitatory amino acids rather than reactive oxygen intermediates and cytokines. European Journal of Immunology. 22(9). 2429–2436. 219 indexed citations

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Schaffner, Andreas, et al.. (1991). Detection of Capsular Polysaccharide in Serum for the Diagnosis of Pneumococcal Pneumonia: Clinical and Experimental Evaluation. The Journal of Infectious Diseases. 163(5). 1094–1102. 18 indexed citations

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Schaffner, Andreas, et al.. (1988). Gamma-interferon restores listericidal activity and concurrently enhances release of reactive oxygen metabolites in dexamethasone-treated human monocytes.. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 82(3). 913–919. 32 indexed citations

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Schaffner, Andreas, Charles E. Davis, T Schaffner, et al.. (1986). In vitro susceptibility of fungi to killing by neutrophil granulocytes discriminates between primary pathogenicity and opportunism.. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 78(2). 511–524. 117 indexed citations

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