Morris Schaeffer

1.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
41 papers, 1.1k citations indexed

About

Morris Schaeffer is a scholar working on Infectious Diseases, Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine and Epidemiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Morris Schaeffer has authored 41 papers receiving a total of 1.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 15 papers in Infectious Diseases, 11 papers in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine and 9 papers in Epidemiology. Recurrent topics in Morris Schaeffer's work include Viral Infections and Immunology Research (11 papers), Viral Infections and Vectors (7 papers) and Vector-Borne Animal Diseases (7 papers). Morris Schaeffer is often cited by papers focused on Viral Infections and Immunology Research (11 papers), Viral Infections and Vectors (7 papers) and Vector-Borne Animal Diseases (7 papers). Morris Schaeffer collaborates with scholars based in United States and Israel. Morris Schaeffer's co-authors include Stephen J. Millian, Harvey R. Fischman, D. Carleton Gajdusek, Heinz F. Eichenwald, David A. Stevens, John P. Fox, Carl D. Brandt, R. E. Kissling, Daniel Widelock and Daniel G. Miller and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, New England Journal of Medicine and The Journal of Immunology.

In The Last Decade

Morris Schaeffer

38 papers receiving 940 citations

Hit Papers

Manual of Clinical Microbiology 1971 2026 1989 2007 1971 200 400 600
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  1. Manual of Clinical Microbiology
    1971 634 citations Morris Schaeffer American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene profile →

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Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Morris Schaeffer United States 14 362 292 181 154 112 41 1.1k
R. Freeman United Kingdom 21 416 1.1× 575 2.0× 328 1.8× 102 0.7× 51 0.5× 113 1.5k
Bosko Postic United States 18 252 0.7× 316 1.1× 124 0.7× 45 0.3× 30 0.3× 45 802
G. M. Kalmanson United States 16 216 0.6× 376 1.3× 185 1.0× 78 0.5× 17 0.2× 69 993
Martin Goldfield United States 16 261 0.7× 237 0.8× 47 0.3× 147 1.0× 42 0.4× 37 722
Claire L. Taschdjian United States 26 1.1k 3.0× 889 3.0× 188 1.0× 83 0.5× 23 0.2× 53 1.7k
E.G.M. Power United Kingdom 19 446 1.2× 171 0.6× 353 2.0× 49 0.3× 45 0.4× 30 1.0k
P. De Micco France 18 348 1.0× 457 1.6× 275 1.5× 88 0.6× 20 0.2× 54 1.2k
G E Buck United States 16 305 0.8× 331 1.1× 87 0.5× 57 0.4× 51 0.5× 33 1.1k
W. Edmund Farrar United States 23 280 0.8× 349 1.2× 302 1.7× 166 1.1× 10 0.1× 78 1.5k
Kenneth E. Aldridge United States 18 316 0.9× 348 1.2× 182 1.0× 192 1.2× 23 0.2× 46 1.2k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Morris Schaeffer

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Morris Schaeffer

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Morris Schaeffer. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Morris Schaeffer 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 Morris Schaeffer. Morris Schaeffer is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Schaeffer, Morris, et al.. (1975). Fifth international conference on immunofluorescence and related staining techniques.. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences. 254. 7 indexed citations
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Hijmans, W. & Morris Schaeffer. (1974). Fifth International conference on immunofluorescence and related staining techniques. Journal of Immunological Methods. 5(2). 217–217. 5 indexed citations
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Schaeffer, Morris, et al.. (1971). Report of the Committee on Professional Education, 1970. American Journal of Public Health. 61(3). 617–619. 3 indexed citations
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Schaeffer, Morris. (1971). Manual of Clinical Microbiology. American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. 20(3). 508–508. 634 indexed citations breakdown →
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Schaeffer, Morris. (1966). Health department's role in improving operations of clinical laboratories.. PubMed. 81(1). 71–4. 6 indexed citations
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Widelock, Daniel, et al.. (1966). The effect of pertussis vaccine on fetal wastage in mice. II. The sparing effect of glucose.. American Journal of Public Health and the Nations Health. 56(9). 1588–1591.
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Schaeffer, Morris, et al.. (1964). APPLICATIONS OF IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE IN PUBLIC HEALTH VIROLOGY1. Bacteriological Reviews. 28(4). 402–408. 1 indexed citations
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Schaeffer, Morris. (1963). VIROLOGY AND EPIDEMIOLOGY. American Journal of Public Health and the Nations Health. 53(12). 2033–2033. 2 indexed citations
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Hoshiwara, I., et al.. (1962). A SURVEY OF RESPIRATORY ILLNESSES IN A POPULATION. American Journal of Epidemiology. 75(1). 18–27. 3 indexed citations
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Gajdusek, D. Carleton, et al.. (1959). Epidemic Jungle Fever Among Okinawan Colonists in the Bolivian Rain Forest. American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. 8(4). 479–487. 9 indexed citations
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Schaeffer, Morris, et al.. (1959). Epidemic Jungle Fevers Among Okinawan Colonists in the Bolivian Rain Forest. American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. 8(3). 372–396. 42 indexed citations
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Feemster, Roy F., Joan B. Daniels, Harold D. Rose, et al.. (1958). Field and Laboratory Studies on Equine Encephalitis. New England Journal of Medicine. 259(3). 107–113. 13 indexed citations
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Schaeffer, Morris, et al.. (1955). EXPERIMENTALLY PRODUCED VARIANTS OF POLIOMYELITIS VIRUS COMBINING IN VIVO AND IN VITRO TECHNIQUES. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences. 61(4). 902–910. 16 indexed citations
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Schaeffer, Morris. (1955). The Dynamics of Virus and Rickettsial Infections. American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. 4(1). 159–161. 15 indexed citations
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Schaeffer, Morris, et al.. (1954). Transovarian Passage of Antibodies following Naturally Acquired Encephalitis Infection in Birds. The Journal of Infectious Diseases. 95(2). 165–167. 10 indexed citations
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Schaeffer, Morris. (1954). INTRAUTERINE POLIOMYELITIS INFECTION. Journal of the American Medical Association. 155(3). 248–248. 21 indexed citations
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Schaeffer, Morris, et al.. (1954). Serum Neutralization Tests in Mice and in Tissue Culture Against Three Types of Poliomyelitis Virus. The Journal of Immunology. 72(2). 123–130. 7 indexed citations
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Schaeffer, Morris, et al.. (1954). STUDIES ON THE NORTH AMERICAN ARTHROPOD–BORNE ENCEPHALITEDES. American Journal of Epidemiology. 60(3). 231–236. 32 indexed citations
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Schaeffer, Morris, et al.. (1953). A Simplified Method for Cultivation of Poliomyelitis Virus in Tissue Culture. Science. 118(3056). 107–109. 7 indexed citations
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Schaeffer, Morris, et al.. (1953). Adaptation of Type I Poliomyelitis Virus to Mice. Experimental Biology and Medicine. 82(3). 477–481. 29 indexed citations

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