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Researcher · CABI Switzerland · Switzerland

Urs Schaffner

Urs Schaffner publishes mostly in Plant Science, Insect Science and Nature and Landscape Conservation, on topics such as Biological Control of Invasive Species, Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies and Plant and animal studies.

ORCID 0000-0002-3504-3014 OpenAlex
World rank
#365,233
of 7,710,434 ranked researchers
Rank in Switzerland
#6,863
of 80,918
Works
247
Citations
13k
Citations per work
53.7
h-index
46
i10-index 109Top 1.8% in Plant Science
Urs Schaffner

What does Urs Schaffner research?

Urs Schaffner's work is mostly in Agricultural and Biological Sciences (54%), Environmental Science (24%).

Life Sciences: 135 works · 54.5% of their workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 135 works · 54.5% of their workPlant Science: 59 works · 23.8% of their workInsect Science: 48 works · 19.4% of their workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 28 works · 11.3% of their workPhysical Sciences: 61 works · 24.5% of their workEnvironmental Science: 61 works · 24.5% of their workNature and Landscape Conservation: 28 works · 11.4% of their workEcology: 22 works · 8.9% of their workGlobal and Planetary Change: 10 works · 4.2% of their workEverything else: 52 works · 21.0% of their workTHEIR WORKUrs Schaffner247works
Life Sciences54%Physical Sciences24%

Their six largest subfields, inside their fields and domains; the grey slice is everything else they publish. The interactive view splits every one of their works down to single topics.

The fields and subfields, with their numbers
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences13554.5%
    1. Environmental Science6124.5%
  3. Everything else5221.0%
  1. 1Plant Science24% of their works
  2. 2Insect Science19% of their works
  3. 3Nature and Landscape Conservation11% of their works
  4. 4Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics11% of their works
  5. 5Ecology9% of their works
  6. 6Global and Planetary Change4% of their works

Research topics

Which keywords describe Urs Schaffner's research?

The keywords of their largest research topics: Invasive Species, Conservation, Biodiversity, Habitat Fragmentation, Biological Control, Biological Invasions, Ecological Impact and Water Hyacinth.

Size is their works in the topics tagged with each word, from their 8 largest topics. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 24 words, with their numbers
  1. Invasive Species2274 topics
  2. Conservation1552 topics
  3. Biodiversity1162 topics
  4. Habitat Fragmentation1162 topics
  5. Biological Control1042 topics
  6. Biological Invasions962 topics
  7. Ecological Impact851 topic
  8. Water Hyacinth851 topic
  9. Weed Control752 topics
  10. Climate Change722 topics
  11. Ecosystem701 topic
  12. Functional Diversity701 topic
  13. Ecosystem Services461 topic
  14. Pollinator Decline461 topic
  15. Allelochemicals421 topic
  16. Root Exudates421 topic
  17. Crop Losses331 topic
  18. Herbicide Resistance331 topic
  19. Bark Beetles261 topic
  20. Forest Pests261 topic
  21. Herbivore-Induced Plant Volatiles191 topic
  22. Jasmonate Signaling191 topic
  23. Plant Hormones191 topic
  24. Strigolactones191 topic

Where does Urs Schaffner work?

Urs Schaffner's main affiliation in the publication record is CABI Switzerland, Switzerland.

How many publications and citations does Urs Schaffner have?

OpenAlex counts 247 works and 13,271 citations for Urs Schaffner, an h-index of 46, ranking #365,233 of 7,710,434 researchers worldwide on the quality score.

Ranked on field-normalised excellence (50%), output (30%) and citations (20%). Counts come from OpenAlex author records, which occasionally merge different people who share a name or split one person into several.

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