William Schaffner

568 total citations
6 papers, 313 citations indexed

About

William Schaffner is a scholar working on Epidemiology, Infectious Diseases and Surgery. According to data from OpenAlex, William Schaffner has authored 6 papers receiving a total of 313 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 3 papers in Epidemiology, 2 papers in Infectious Diseases and 1 paper in Surgery. Recurrent topics in William Schaffner's work include Influenza Virus Research Studies (3 papers), Viral Infections and Immunology Research (1 paper) and Travel-related health issues (1 paper). William Schaffner is often cited by papers focused on Influenza Virus Research Studies (3 papers), Viral Infections and Immunology Research (1 paper) and Travel-related health issues (1 paper). William Schaffner collaborates with scholars based in United States. William Schaffner's co-authors include Timothy F. Jones, Molly E. Kellum, Susan S. Porter, Michael Bell, Erika M. C. D’Agata, William P. Hanage, Allen S. Craig, Noreen T. Nazir, Thomas R. Frieden and Orly Vardeny and has published in prestigious journals such as JAMA, Journal of the American College of Cardiology and Emerging infectious diseases.

In The Last Decade

William Schaffner

5 papers receiving 294 citations

Peers

William Schaffner
Comparison fields: 5 of 58
  • Infectious Diseases 179
  • Molecular Biology 130
  • Food Science 75
  • Molecular Medicine 66
  • Biotechnology 58
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Countries citing papers authored by William Schaffner

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Fields of papers citing papers by William Schaffner

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of William Schaffner

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

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