The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Genetics in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Stephen F. Schaffner sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 102 publications — 8th percentile
8% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 703 publications or more.
The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Genetics scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Stephen F. Schaffner sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 71 D-Index — 51st percentile
51% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 160 D-Index or more.
Stephen F. Schaffner is affiliated with the Broad Institute in the United States. Their research primarily spans the field of Medicine, with a focus on Infectious Diseases, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Genetics, Molecular Biology, and Epidemiology.
The main research topics covered by Schaffner include:
Schaffner has frequently published in the following venues:
Their recent notable papers include:
Schaffner has collaborated frequently with several co-authors including:
Adam Auton;Gonçalo R. Abecasis;David M. Altshuler;Richard M. Durbin
Goncalo R Abecasis;Adam Auton;Lisa D Brooks
Arturo López Castel;John D Cleary;Christopher E Pearson
Stacey B. Gabriel;Stephen F. Schaffner;Huy Nguyen;Jamie M. Moore
John W. Belmont;Paul Hardenbol;Thomas D. Willis;Fuli Yu
John W. Belmont;Andrew Boudreau;Suzanne M. Leal;Paul Hardenbol
Kelly A. Frazer;Dennis G. Ballinger;David R. Cox;David A. Hinds
D M Altshuler;R A Gibbs;L Peltonen
Ravi Sachidanandam;David Weissman;Steven C. Schmidt;Jerzy M. Kakol
Pardis C. Sabeti;Pardis C. Sabeti;Patrick Varilly;Patrick Varilly;Ben Fry;Jason Lohmueller
David Altshuler;Joel N. Hirschhorn;Joel N. Hirschhorn;Joel N. Hirschhorn;Mia Klannemark;Cecilia M. Lindgren;Cecilia M. Lindgren
Tarjei S. Mikkelsen;LaDeana W. Hillier
Mark J. Daly;John D. Rioux;Stephen F. Schaffner;Thomas J. Hudson;Thomas J. Hudson
Pardis C Sabeti;David E Reich;John M Higgins;Haninah Z P Levine
Stephen K. Gire;Stephen K. Gire;Augustine Goba;Kristian G. Andersen;Kristian G. Andersen;Rachel S G Sealfon;Rachel S G Sealfon
P. C. Sabeti;S. F. Schaffner;B. Fry;J. Lohmueller
Ryan E. Mills;Klaudia Walter;Chip Stewart;Robert E. Handsaker
Todd Bersaglieri;Pardis C. Sabeti;Nick Patterson;Trisha Vanderploeg
Leonid Yurkovetskiy;Xue Wang;Kristen E. Pascal;Christopher Tomkins-Tinch
Adam Auton;Gonçalo R. Abecasis;David M. Altshuler;Richard M. Durbin
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