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119
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55071
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3884
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2124

William Schaffner publication distribution in Medicine in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Medicine in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where William Schaffner sits on this spectrum.

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101 publications 1,796+

This scientist: 674 publications — 79th percentile

79% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,796 publications or more.

William Schaffner D-index placement in Medicine in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Medicine scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where William Schaffner sits on this spectrum.

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70 D-Index 217+

This scientist: 119 D-Index — 81st percentile

81% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 217 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2018 - D.A. Henderson Award, Infectious Diseases Society of America
  • 2011 - The Walter E. Stamm Mentor Award, Infectious Diseases Society of America

Overview

William Schaffner is affiliated with Vanderbilt University in the United States and has contributed extensively to the field of Medicine with a focus on Epidemiology and Infectious Diseases. Their research output includes 386 publications spanning multiple subfields such as Epidemiology (203 publications), Infectious Diseases (79), Oncology (16), Health (16), and Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health (15).

Their work addresses several main research topics, including:

  • Respiratory viral infections research
  • Pneumonia and Respiratory Infections
  • Influenza Virus Research Studies
  • COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies
  • Antimicrobial Resistance in Staphylococcus
  • Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy
  • SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research

William Schaffner has published frequently in prominent scientific venues, reflecting a consistent engagement with infectious diseases and epidemiology-related publications. Key publication venues include:

  • Open Forum Infectious Diseases (28 publications)
  • MMWR Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (27)
  • Clinical Infectious Diseases (22)
  • Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology (11)
  • The Journal of Infectious Diseases (9)

Their recent influential papers include:

  • Hospitalization Rates and Characteristics of Patients Hospitalized with Laboratory-Confirmed Coronavirus Disease 2019 - COVID-NET, 14 States, March 1-30, 2020 (2020), published in MMWR Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report
  • Risk Factors for Intensive Care Unit Admission and In-hospital Mortality Among Hospitalized Adults Identified through the US Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)-Associated Hospitalization Surveillance Network (COVID-NET) (2020), published in Clinical Infectious Diseases
  • Hospitalization Rates and Characteristics of Children Aged <18 Years Hospitalized with Laboratory-Confirmed COVID-19 - COVID-NET, 14 States, March 1-July 25, 2020 (2020), published in MMWR Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report
  • Risk Factors for Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)-Associated Hospitalization: COVID-19-Associated Hospitalization Surveillance Network and Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (2020), published in Clinical Infectious Diseases
  • Characteristics and Maternal and Birth Outcomes of Hospitalized Pregnant Women with Laboratory-Confirmed COVID-19 - COVID-NET, 13 States, March 1-August 22, 2020 (2020), published in MMWR Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report

Their collaboration network includes frequent co-authors such as:

  • H. Keipp Talbot (67 co-authored works)
  • Ruth Lynfield (66)
  • Lee H. Harrison (55)
  • Kimberly Yousey-Hindes (49)
  • Nisha B. Alden (48)

In recognition of contributions to the infectious diseases field, William Schaffner has received the D.A. Henderson Award from the Infectious Diseases Society of America in 2018 and the Walter E. Stamm Mentor Award from the same society in 2011.

Best Publications

  • Hospitalization Rates and Characteristics of Patients Hospitalized with Laboratory-Confirmed Coronavirus Disease 2019 - COVID-NET, 14 States, March 1-30, 2020.

    Shikha Garg;Shikha Garg;Lindsay Kim;Michael Whitaker;Alissa O’Halloran

  • Sustained Reductions in Invasive Pneumococcal Disease in the Era of Conjugate Vaccine

    Tamara Pilishvili;Catherine Lexau;Monica M. Farley;Monica M. Farley;James Hadler

  • Psychotropic drug use and the risk of hip fracture

    W A. Ray;M R. Griffin;W. Schaffner;D K. Baugh

  • Bacterial Meningitis in the United States, 1998-2007

    Michael C Thigpen;Cynthia G Whitney;Nancy E Messonnier;Elizabeth R Zell

  • Epidemiology of invasive group B streptococcal disease in the United States, 1999-2005.

    Christina R. Phares;Ruth Lynfield;Monica M. Farley;Janet Mohle-Boetani

  • Effect of Introduction of the Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine on Drug-Resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae

    Moe H. Kyaw;Ruth Lynfield;William Schaffner;Allen S. Craig

  • Effect of use of 13-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine in children on invasive pneumococcal disease in children and adults in the USA: Analysis of multisite, population-based surveillance

    Matthew R Moore;Ruth Link-Gelles;William Schaffner;Ruth Lynfield

  • Incidence of Pneumococcal Disease Due to Non-Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine (PCV7) Serotypes in the United States during the Era of Widespread PCV7 Vaccination, 1998–2004

    Lauri A. Hicks;Lee H. Harrison;Brendan Flannery;James L. Hadler

  • Changing epidemiology of invasive pneumococcal disease among older adults in the era of pediatric pneumococcal conjugate vaccine.

    Catherine A. Lexau;Ruth Lynfield;Richard Danila;Tamara Pilishvili

  • Effectiveness of seven-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine against invasive pneumococcal disease: a matched case-control study.

    Cynthia G. Whitney;Tamar Pilishvili;Monica M. Farley;William Schaffner

  • Risk Factors for Intensive Care Unit Admission and In-hospital Mortality Among Hospitalized Adults Identified through the US Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)-Associated Hospitalization Surveillance Network (COVID-NET)

    Lindsay Kim;Lindsay Kim;Shikha Garg;Shikha Garg;Alissa O'Halloran;Michael Whitaker;Michael Whitaker

  • Effect of Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine on Pneumococcal Meningitis

    Heather E. Hsu;Kathleen A. Shutt;Matthew R. Moore;Bernard W. Beall

  • Population snapshot of emergent Streptococcus pneumoniae serotype 19A in the United States, 2005.

    Matthew R Moore;Robert E Gertz;Robyn L Woodbury;Genevieve A Barkocy-Gallagher

  • National burden of invasive methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infections, United States, 2011.

    Raymund Dantes;Yi Mu;Ruth Belflower;Deborah Aragon

  • An outbreak of Legionnaires' disease associated with a contaminated air-conditioning cooling tower

    Dondero Tj;Rendtorff Rc;Mallison Gf;Weeks Rm

  • Invasive pneumococcal disease among infants before and after introduction of pneumococcal conjugate vaccine.

    Katherine A. Poehling;Thomas R. Talbot;Marie R. Griffin;Allen S. Craig

  • Evaluation of Universal Antenatal Screening for Group B Streptococcus

    Melissa K. Van Dyke;Christina R. Phares;Ruth Lynfield;Ann R. Thomas

  • Hospitalization Rates and Characteristics of Children Aged <18 Years Hospitalized with Laboratory-Confirmed COVID-19 - COVID-NET, 14 States, March 1-July 25, 2020.

    Lindsay Kim;Michael Whitaker;Alissa O'Halloran;Anita Kambhampati

  • Nonsteroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drug Use and Death from Peptic Ulcer in Elderly Persons

    Marie R. Griffin;Wayne A. Ray;William Schaffner

  • Health Care–Associated Invasive MRSA Infections, 2005-2008

    Alexander J. Kallen;Yi Mu;Sandra Bulens;Arthur Reingold

Frequent Co-Authors

Monica M. Farley
Monica M. Farley Emory University
Ruth Lynfield
Ruth Lynfield Minnesota Department of Health
Lee H. Harrison
Lee H. Harrison University of Pittsburgh
Nancy M. Bennett
Nancy M. Bennett University of Rochester Medical Center
Arthur L. Reingold
Arthur L. Reingold University of California, Berkeley
Shelley M. Zansky
Shelley M. Zansky New York State Department of Health
Evan J. Anderson
Evan J. Anderson Emory University
Bernard Beall
Bernard Beall Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Wayne A. Ray
Wayne A. Ray Vanderbilt University
Lyn Finelli
Lyn Finelli Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

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