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.
DRAM for distilling microbial metabolism to automate the curation of microbiome function
2020580 citationsMichael Shaffer, Mikayla Borton et al.profile →
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Countries citing papers authored by Michael Shaffer
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This map shows the geographic impact of Michael Shaffer's research. It shows the number of citations coming from papers published by authors working in each country. You can also color the map by specialization and compare the number of citations received by Michael Shaffer with the expected number of citations based on a country's size and research output (numbers larger than one mean the country cites Michael Shaffer more than expected).
This network shows the impact of papers produced by Michael Shaffer. Nodes represent research fields, and links connect fields that are likely to share authors. Colored nodes show fields that tend to cite the papers produced by Michael Shaffer. The network helps show where Michael Shaffer may publish in the future.
Co-authorship network of co-authors of Michael Shaffer
This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Michael Shaffer.
A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Michael Shaffer based on the total number of
citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges
represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together.
Node borders
signify the number of papers an author published with Michael Shaffer. Michael Shaffer is excluded from
the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.
Shaffer, Michael. (2011). The Constitutive A Priori and Epistemic Justification. PhilPapers (PhilPapers Foundation).2 indexed citations
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Shaffer, Michael. (2011). The Ramsey Principle and the Principle of Informational Equilibrium. Riviste UNIMI (Università degli studi di Milano).1 indexed citations
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Satyanarayanan, M., V. Balaram, Paul Sylvester, et al.. (2011). Geochemistry of late-archean bhavani (mettupalayam) mafic/ultramafic complex, Southern India: implications for platinum group element mineralization. 13(1). 1–14.5 indexed citations
Shaffer, Michael & Michael Gordon. (1979). Clinical engineering standards, obligations, and accountability.. Munich Personal RePEc Archive (Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich). 13(4). 209–15.1 indexed citations
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