Urs Schaffner

12.6k total citations · 4 hit papers
156 papers, 8.2k citations indexed

About

Urs Schaffner is a scholar working on Plant Science, Insect Science and Nature and Landscape Conservation. According to data from OpenAlex, Urs Schaffner has authored 156 papers receiving a total of 8.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 83 papers in Plant Science, 73 papers in Insect Science and 60 papers in Nature and Landscape Conservation. Recurrent topics in Urs Schaffner's work include Biological Control of Invasive Species (62 papers), Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (59 papers) and Plant and animal studies (46 papers). Urs Schaffner is often cited by papers focused on Biological Control of Invasive Species (62 papers), Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (59 papers) and Plant and animal studies (46 papers). Urs Schaffner collaborates with scholars based in Switzerland, United Kingdom and United States. Urs Schaffner's co-authors include Jan Pergl, Petr Pyšek, Philip E. Hulme, Montserrat Vilà, Vojtĕch Jaros̆ı́k, Martin Hejda, Yan Sun, Heinz Müller‐Schärer, John L. Maron and José L. Espinar and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Communications, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Urs Schaffner

147 papers receiving 7.9k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Ecological impacts of invasive alien plants: a meta-analysis of their effects on species, communities and ecosystems

2011 2.3k citations Urs Schaffner, Yan Sun et al. profile →
A global assessment of invasive plant impacts on resident species, communities and ecosystems: the interaction of impact measures, invading species' traits and environment

2011 1.1k citations Urs Schaffner et al. Global Change Biology profile →
Bias and error in understanding plant invasion impacts

2012 342 citations Urs Schaffner et al. profile →
Agro-ecological options for fall armyworm (Spodoptera frugiperda JE Smith) management: Providing low-cost, smallholder friendly solutions to an invasive pest

2019 267 citations Urs Schaffner et al. profile →

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Urs Schaffner

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

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	A bibliometric analysis of One Health research, guided by the Joint Plan of Action, 2010–2024 2025 ·SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología ·Martin Szomszor, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Urs Schaffner, (unknown), (unknown), Solveig Danielsen, D.L. Romney	0
2	Risk Assessment Approaches for Ophraella communa as a Biological Control Agent for Ambrosia artemisiifolia in Agricultural Landscapes of Southeastern Central Europe: A Review 2025 ·Agronomy ·(unknown), Urs Schaffner, (unknown), Zita Dorner, (unknown), Nicolas Desneux, (unknown), (unknown), Heinz Müller‐Schärer, Stefan Toepfer	1
3	Higher Plant Diversity Does Not Moderate the Influence of Changing Rainfall Regimes on Plant–Soil Feedback of a Semi‐Arid Grassland 2025 ·Global Change Biology ·Xiliang Li, G. Kenny Png, Zhen Zhang, (unknown), Yuanheng Li, Fang Li, Shan Luo, Nick Ostle, John Quinton, Urs Schaffner, Xiangyang Hou, David A. Wardle, Richard D. Bardgett	1
4	How to promote the integrative ability of transdisciplinary graduate students 2025 ·Environmental Science & Policy ·René Eschen, Sanford D. Eigenbrode, Troy E. Hall, (unknown), Urs Schaffner, Michael O’Rourke	1
5	Biological control for One Health 2024 ·The Science of The Total Environment ·Urs Schaffner, George E. Heimpel, Nicholas J. Mills, Beatrice Muriithi, Matthew B. Thomas, (unknown), Kris A. G. Wyckhuys	7
6	Effects of Deferred Grazing Regime on Rangeland Productivity and Health: A Case Study of Simanjiro District in Northern Tanzania 2024 ·Rangeland Ecology & Management ·(unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Urs Schaffner, (unknown)	2
7	Following in the footsteps of invasion: comparisons of founder and invasive genotypes of two independent invasions reveal site-specific demographic processes and no influence by landscape attributes on dispersal 2024 ·NeoBiota ·María L. Castillo, Urs Schaffner, Purity Rima Mbaabu, Hailu Shiferaw, Brian W. van Wilgen, Sandra Eckert, Simon Choge, Zuzana Münzbergová, Johannes J. Le Roux	0
8	Rural Households’ Demand Status for Mitigation of Prosopis juliflora (Sw.) DC Invasion and Its Determinant Factors in Ethiopia: Empirical Evidence from Afar National Regional State 2024 ·The Scientific World JOURNAL ·(unknown), Ketema Bekele, Jema Haji, Urs Schaffner	0
9	When a plant invader meets its old enemy abroad: what can be learnt from accidental introductions of biological control agents 2023 ·Pest Management Science ·Heinz Müller‐Schärer, Yan Sun, Urs Schaffner	11
10	Historical context modifies plant diversity–community productivity relationships in alpine grassland 2022 ·Journal of Ecology ·Shan Luo, Richard D. Bardgett, Bernhard Schmid, David Johnson, (unknown), Urs Schaffner, Huakun Zhou, Buqing Yao, Xiangyang Hou, Nick Ostle	5
11	Grassland degradation-induced declines in soil fungal complexity reduce fungal community stability and ecosystem multifunctionality 2022 ·Soil Biology and Biochemistry ·Shan Luo, G. Kenny Png, Nick Ostle, Huakun Zhou, Xiangyang Hou, Chunling Luo, John Quinton, Urs Schaffner, Christopher J. Sweeney, (unknown), Jihua Wu, Yuwei Wu, Richard D. Bardgett	98
12	The contribution of phenotypic traits, their plasticity, and rapid evolution to invasion success: insights from an extraordinary natural experiment 2021 ·Ecography ·María L. Castillo, Urs Schaffner, Brian W. van Wilgen, Johannes J. Le Roux	13
13	Stakeholder priorities determine the impact of an alien tree invasion on ecosystem multifunctionality 2021 ·People and Nature ·Theo Linders, Urs Schaffner, Tena Alamirew, Eric Allan, Simon Choge, René Eschen, Hailu Shiferaw, Peter Manning	20
14	Direct and indirect effects of invasive species: Biodiversity loss is a major mechanism by which an invasive tree affects ecosystem functioning 2019 ·Journal of Ecology ·Theo Linders, Urs Schaffner, René Eschen, (unknown), (unknown), Lisanework Nigatu, Purity Rima Mbaabu, Hailu Shiferaw, Eric Allan	158
15	Implications of land use/land cover dynamics and Prosopis invasion on ecosystem service values in Afar Region, Ethiopia 2019 ·The Science of The Total Environment ·Hailu Shiferaw, Woldeamlak Bewket, Tena Alamirew, Gete Zeleke, Demel Teketay, Ketema Bekele, Urs Schaffner, Sandra Eckert	145
16	The invasive weed ox-eye daisy, 'Leucanthemum vulgare' Lam. (Asteraceae): Prospects for its management in New South Wales 2015 ·Plant protection quarterly ·Andrew J. McConnachie, (unknown), Peter J. Turner, Sonja Stutz, Urs Schaffner, Aaron Simmons	4
17	Prospects for biological control of Ambrosia artemisiifolia in Europe: learning from the past 2011 ·Weed Research ·Esther Gerber, Urs Schaffner, A. Gaßmann, Hariet L. Hinz, M. K. Seier, Heinz Müller‐Schärer	81
18	Density and dynamics of Acroptilon repens L., patches in Turkey. 2008 ·Pakistan Journal of Botany ·(unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Urs Schaffner	7
19	Do vigour of introduced populations and escape from specialist herbivores contribute to invasiveness? 2004 ·Journal of Ecology ·Michael Stastny, Urs Schaffner, Elizabeth Elle	141
20	Veratrum album L. in montane grasslands: a model system for implementing biological control in land management practices of high biodiversity habitats 2001 ·Socio-Environmental Systems Modeling ·Urs Schaffner, David Kleijn, V. K. Brown, Heinz Müller‐Schärer	18

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