Anthony J. Schaeffer

18.8k citations

216 papers · 12.9k indexed · 6 hit papers · h-index 52

Impact in

Urology top 0.02%
- Urinary Bladder and Prostate Research
Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology top 0.1%

Papers in

Urology 97
- Urinary Bladder and Prostate Research 84
- Urological Disorders and Treatments 22
Endocrinology 23
- Escherichia coli research studies 19

Co-authors: Lindsay E. Nicolle Thomas M. Hooton Richard Colgan Suzanne Bradley James Rice Kalpana Gupta Björn Wullt Kurt G. Naber
Journals: The Journal of Urology (74 papers)Urology (15 papers)Infection and Immunity (14 papers)Urologic Clinics of North America (9 papers)Clinical Infectious Diseases (8 papers)
Partner nations: United States Canada Germany

In The Last Decade

Anthony J. Schaeffer

208 papers receiving 12.2k citations

Hit Papers

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Clinical Practice Guideline for the Management of Asymptomatic Bacteriuria: 2019 Update by the Infectious Diseases Society of Americaa 2019 · 503 citations

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if any of the following hold:

it has ≥500 total citations;
it reaches ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (the threshold is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it);
it reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

2019 Clinical Infectious Diseases
2018 Clinical Infectious Diseases
2011 Clinical Infectious Diseases
2010 Clinical Infectious Diseases
2008 The Journal of Urology
2005 Clinical Infectious Diseases

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1	Clinical Practice Guideline by Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA): 2025 Guideline on Management and Treatment of Complicated Urinary Tract Infections: Duration of Antibiotics for Complicated UTI Clinical Infectious Diseases ·Barbara W. Trautner, Nicolás Cortés-Penfield, Kalpana Gupta, Elizabeth B. Hirsch, Molly J. Horstman, Gregory J. Moran, Richard Colgan, John C. O’Horo, Muhammad Shamvil Ashraf, Shannon Connolly, Dimitri Drekonja, Larissa Grigoryan, Angela Huttner, Gweneth B. Lazenby, Lindsay E. Nicolle, Anthony J. Schaeffer, Sigal Yawetz, Valéry Lavergne	2025	0
2	Protocol of a multicentre randomised controlled trial assessing transperineal prostate biopsy to reduce infectiouscomplications BMJ Open ·Jim C. Hu, Alec Zhu, Andrew J. Vickers, Mohamad E. Allaf, Behfar Ehdaie, Anthony J. Schaeffer, Christian P. Pavlovich, Ashley E. Ross, David A. Green, Gerald Wang, Serge Ginzburg, Jeffrey S. Montgomery, Arvin K. George, John N. Graham, Benjamin T. Ristau, Andres Correa, Jonathan E. Shoag, Keith Kowalczyk, Tenny R. Zhang, EM Schaeffer	2023	2
3	Acyloxyacyl hydrolase is a host determinant of gut microbiome-mediated pelvic pain American Journal of Physiology-Regulatory, Integrative and Comparative Physiology ·Afrida Rahman-Enyart, Wen‐Bin Yang, Ryan E. Yaggie, Bryan A. White, Michael Welge, Loretta Auvil, Matthew Berry, Colleen Bushell, John M. Rosen, Charles N. Rudick, Anthony J. Schaeffer, David J. Klumpp	2021	14
4	Mast cell function in prostate inflammation, fibrosis, and smooth muscle cell dysfunction American Journal of Physiology-Renal Physiology ·Goutham Pattabiraman, Ashlee Bell-Cohn, Stephen F. Murphy, Daniel J. Mazur, Anthony J. Schaeffer, Praveen Thumbikat	2021	12
5	Acyloxyacyl hydrolase regulates voiding activity American Journal of Physiology-Renal Physiology ·Lizath Aguiniga, Timothy J. Searl, Afrida Rahman-Enyart, Ryan E. Yaggie, Wen‐Bin Yang, Anthony J. Schaeffer, David J. Klumpp	2020	4
6	Uropathogenic Escherichia coli -induced fibrosis, leading to lower urinary tract symptoms, is associated with type 2 cytokine signaling American Journal of Physiology-Renal Physiology ·Ashlee Bell-Cohn, Daniel J. Mazur, Christel Hall, Anthony J. Schaeffer, Praveen Thumbikat	2019	18
7	Clinical Practice Guideline for the Management of Asymptomatic Bacteriuria: 2019 Update by the Infectious Diseases Society of America Clinical Infectious Diseases ·Lindsay E. Nicolle, Kalpana Gupta, Suzanne Bradley, Richard Colgan, Gregory P. DeMuri, Dimitri Drekonja, Linda O. Eckert, Suzanne E. Geerlings, Béla Köves, Thomas M. Hooton, Manisha Juthani‐Mehta, Shandra L. Knight, Sanjay Saint, Anthony J. Schaeffer, Barbara W. Trautner, Björn Wullt, Reed Siemieniuk Hit paper breakdown →	2018	284
8	TRPV1 and the MCP-1/CCR2 Axis Modulate Post-UTI Chronic Pain Scientific Reports ·John M. Rosen, Ryan E. Yaggie, Patrick J. Woida, Richard J. Miller, Anthony J. Schaeffer, David J. Klumpp	2018	14
9	Bacterial Prostatitis Enhances 2-Amino-1-Methyl-6-Phenylimidazo[4,5- b ]Pyridine (PhIP)–Induced Cancer at Multiple Sites Cancer Prevention Research ·Karen S. Sfanos, Kirstie Canene‐Adams, Heidi Hempel, Shu-Han Yu, Brian W. Simons, Anthony J. Schaeffer, Edward M. Schaeffer, William G. Nelson, Angelo M. De Marzo	2015	18
10	Urinary Tract Infection and Bacteriuria in Pregnancy Urologic Clinics of North America ·Alexander P. Glaser, Anthony J. Schaeffer	2015	128
11	A human prostatic bacterial isolate alters the prostatic microenvironment and accelerates prostate cancer progression The Journal of Pathology ·Brian W. Simons, Nicholas M. Durham, Tullia C. Bruno, Joseph F. Grosso, Anthony J. Schaeffer, Ashley E. Ross, Paula J. Hurley, David M. Berman, Charles G. Drake, Praveen Thumbikat, Edward M. Schaeffer	2014	65
12	Nanoparticle-based bio-barcode assay redefines “undetectable” PSA and biochemical recurrence after radical prostatectomy Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·C. Shad Thaxton, Robert Elghanian, Audrey Thomas, Savka I. Stoeva, Jae‐Seung Lee, Norm D. Smith, Anthony J. Schaeffer, Helmut Klocker, Wolfgang Horninger, Georg Bartsch, Chad A. Mirkin	2009	298
13	Genitourinary Pain Syndromes, Prostatitis, and Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms Urologic Clinics of North America ·Brian V. Le, Anthony J. Schaeffer	2009	7
14	Comparison of a 3‐day with a 1‐day regimen of an extended‐release formulation of ciprofloxacin as antimicrobial prophylaxis for patients undergoing transrectal needle biopsy of the prostate British Journal of Urology ·Anthony J. Schaeffer, Francesco Montorsi, Vincenzo Scattoni, Renee Perroncel, James Song, Daniel Haverstock, Peter Pertel	2007	47
15	Antigen-Specific Responses Accelerate Bacterial Clearance in the Bladder The Journal of Immunology ·Praveen Thumbikat, Carl Waltenbaugh, Anthony J. Schaeffer, David J. Klumpp	2006	74
16	Functional magnetic resonance imaging of real and sham acupuncture IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Magazine ·Todd B. Parrish, Anthony J. Schaeffer, M. Catanese, M.J. Rogel	2005	26
17	The role of cytokines in prostatitis World Journal of Urology ·Thomas L. Jang, Anthony J. Schaeffer	2003	48
18	The expanding role of fluoroquinolones The American Journal of Medicine ·Anthony J. Schaeffer	2002	87
19	Secretory IgA differentially promotes adherence of type 1-piliated Escherichia coli to immortalized vaginal epithelial cell lines Urology ·Richard A. Schoor, Byron Anderson, David J. Klumpp, Anthony J. Schaeffer	2001	4
20	Dosimetry study of Nd:YAG laser damage to canine renal cortex Lasers in Surgery and Medicine ·Theodore V. Benderev, Joan S. Chmiel, Frank A. Carone, Anthony J. Schaeffer	1987	8

About Anthony J. Schaeffer

Anthony J. Schaeffer is a scholar working on Urology, Endocrinology, Rheumatology, Epidemiology and Microbiology, having authored 216 papers that have together received 12.9k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Urinary Tract Infections Management (89 papers), Urinary Bladder and Prostate Research (84 papers), Pelvic floor disorders treatments (45 papers), Prostate Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment (25 papers), Pediatric Urology and Nephrology Studies (22 papers), Urological Disorders and Treatments (22 papers), Escherichia coli research studies (19 papers) and Sexual function and dysfunction studies (13 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Urology (4.4k citations), Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology (692 citations), Endocrinology (1.3k citations), Molecular Medicine (1.1k citations) and Epidemiology (7.8k citations). Anthony J. Schaeffer has collaborated with scholars based in United States, Canada and Germany. Frequent co-authors include Lindsay E. Nicolle, Thomas M. Hooton, Richard Colgan, Suzanne Bradley, James Rice, Kalpana Gupta, Björn Wullt, Kurt G. Naber, Loren G. Miller and Gregory J. Moran. Their work appears in journals such as The Journal of Urology, Urology, Infection and Immunity, Urologic Clinics of North America and Clinical Infectious Diseases.

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