| Discipline name | D-Index | World Ranking | Current World Ranking | National Ranking | Current National Ranking | Publications | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Molecular Biology | 94 | 648 | 577 | 8 | 8 | 220 | 39043 |
The chart shows the history of publications by Walter Schaffner between 1973 and 2016, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Walter Schaffner published across 44 years, from 1973 to 2016, averaging 5.2 papers a year. Output peaked at 15 publications in 1995. 5 of the 228 publications appeared in the last two years.
228 publications in total across all disciplines
| Year | Publications |
|---|---|
| 1973 | 1 |
| 1974 | 0 |
| 1975 | 0 |
| 1976 | 5 |
| 1977 | 4 |
| 1978 | 3 |
| 1979 | 0 |
| 1980 | 1 |
| 1981 | 4 |
| 1982 | 1 |
| 1983 | 5 |
| 1984 | 6 |
| 1985 | 13 |
| 1986 | 2 |
| 1987 | 7 |
| 1988 | 9 |
| 1989 | 10 |
| 1990 | 10 |
| 1991 | 7 |
| 1992 | 3 |
| 1993 | 10 |
| 1994 | 14 |
| 1995 | 15 |
| 1996 | 12 |
| 1997 | 7 |
| 1998 | 3 |
| 1999 | 7 |
| 2000 | 3 |
| 2001 | 7 |
| 2002 | 3 |
| 2003 | 5 |
| 2004 | 7 |
| 2005 | 7 |
| 2006 | 5 |
| 2007 | 3 |
| 2008 | 4 |
| 2009 | 4 |
| 2010 | 4 |
| 2011 | 5 |
| 2012 | 5 |
| 2013 | 1 |
| 2014 | 1 |
| 2015 | 3 |
| 2016 | 2 |
| Total | 228 |
The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Molecular Biology in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Walter Schaffner sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 220 publications — 65th percentile
65% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 564 publications or more.
| Publications | Scientists | This scientist |
|---|---|---|
| 47–56 | 7 | |
| 57–66 | 17 | |
| 67–76 | 65 | |
| 77–86 | 90 | |
| 87–96 | 125 | |
| 97–106 | 131 | |
| 107–116 | 162 | |
| 117–126 | 177 | |
| 127–136 | 158 | |
| 137–146 | 158 | |
| 147–156 | 146 | |
| 157–166 | 159 | |
| 167–176 | 131 | |
| 177–186 | 110 | |
| 187–196 | 112 | |
| 197–206 | 100 | |
| 207–216 | 89 | |
| 217–226 | 98 | 220 |
| 227–236 | 74 | |
| 237–246 | 72 | |
| 247–256 | 63 | |
| 257–266 | 53 | |
| 267–276 | 54 | |
| 277–286 | 49 | |
| 287–296 | 52 | |
| 297–306 | 43 | |
| 307–316 | 46 | |
| 317–326 | 41 | |
| 327–336 | 42 | |
| 337–346 | 31 | |
| 347–356 | 28 | |
| 357–366 | 29 | |
| 367–376 | 26 | |
| 377–386 | 24 | |
| 387–396 | 24 | |
| 397–406 | 14 | |
| 407–416 | 13 | |
| 417–426 | 20 | |
| 427–436 | 12 | |
| 437–446 | 20 | |
| 447–456 | 11 | |
| 457–466 | 10 | |
| 467–476 | 14 | |
| 477–486 | 14 | |
| 487–496 | 10 | |
| 497–506 | 13 | |
| 507–516 | 13 | |
| 517–526 | 2 | |
| 527–536 | 4 | |
| 537–546 | 6 | |
| 547–556 | 8 | |
| 557–563 | 6 | |
| 564+ | 100 |
The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Molecular Biology scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Walter Schaffner sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 94 D-Index — 79th percentile
79% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 145 D-Index or more.
| D-Index | Scientists | This scientist |
|---|---|---|
| 40–41 | 36 | |
| 42–43 | 101 | |
| 44–45 | 115 | |
| 46–47 | 121 | |
| 48–49 | 118 | |
| 50–51 | 130 | |
| 52–53 | 106 | |
| 54–55 | 116 | |
| 56–57 | 113 | |
| 58–59 | 129 | |
| 60–61 | 120 | |
| 62–63 | 105 | |
| 64–65 | 131 | |
| 66–67 | 95 | |
| 68–69 | 97 | |
| 70–71 | 106 | |
| 72–73 | 83 | |
| 74–75 | 89 | |
| 76–77 | 77 | |
| 78–79 | 70 | |
| 80–81 | 73 | |
| 82–83 | 60 | |
| 84–85 | 48 | |
| 86–87 | 45 | |
| 88–89 | 50 | |
| 90–91 | 31 | |
| 92–93 | 51 | |
| 94–95 | 43 | 94 |
| 96–97 | 38 | |
| 98–99 | 39 | |
| 100–101 | 41 | |
| 102–103 | 29 | |
| 104–105 | 33 | |
| 106–107 | 35 | |
| 108–109 | 20 | |
| 110–111 | 38 | |
| 112–113 | 19 | |
| 114–115 | 28 | |
| 116–117 | 13 | |
| 118–119 | 23 | |
| 120–121 | 16 | |
| 122–123 | 15 | |
| 124–125 | 11 | |
| 126–127 | 21 | |
| 128–129 | 7 | |
| 130–131 | 13 | |
| 132–133 | 14 | |
| 134–135 | 17 | |
| 136–137 | 9 | |
| 138–139 | 8 | |
| 140–141 | 16 | |
| 142–143 | 7 | |
| 144 | 7 | |
| 145+ | 100 |
Walter Schaffner is affiliated with the University of Zurich in Switzerland. Their academic profile reflects a career grounded in research and scholarship within this institution.
In 1991, Walter Schaffner was recognized as a Member of Academia Europaea.
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