William M. Schaffer
Impact in
- Nature and Landscape Conservation top 0.5%
- Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies
- Modeling and Simulation top 0.5%
Papers in
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- Mathematical and Theoretical Epidemiology and Ecology Models 28
- Genetics 23
- Evolution and Genetic Dynamics 18
- Co-authors
- Mark Kot (9 shared papers)Lars Folke Olsen (18 shared papers)Eric L. Charnov (1 shared paper)M. Valentine Schaffer (6 shared papers)Paul F. Elson (1 shared paper)Michael L. Rosenzweig (3 shared papers)Jeffrey C. Allen (1 shared paper)Aaron A. King (5 shared papers)
- Journals
- Ecology (12 papers)The American Naturalist (7 papers)Theoretical Population Biology (6 papers)The Journal of Physical Chemistry B (4 papers)Evolution (4 papers)
- Partner nations
- United StatesDenmarkIndia
In The Last Decade
William M. Schaffer
83 papers receiving 5.1k citations
William M. Schaffer's Hit Papers
Peers
Comparison fields: 5 of 168
- Nature and Landscape Conservation 1.7k
- Modeling and Simulation 520
- Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 2.0k
- Ecology 1.9k
- Genetics 1.9k
Countries citing papers authored by William M. Schaffer
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Co-authors
The 25 scholars most cited alongside William M. Schaffer, linked wherever they have co-authored with each other. Click a name or a connecting line to browse the papers they share.
All Works
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| # | Work | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Selection for Optimal Life Histories: The Effects of Age Structure Hit paper breakdown → | 1974 | 604 |
| 2 | Optimal Reproductive Effort in Fluctuating Environments Hit paper breakdown → | 1974 | 587 |
| 3 | Life-History Consequences of Natural Selection: Cole's Result Revisited Hit paper breakdown → | 1973 | 434 |
| 4 | 1993 | 296 | |
| 5 | 1975 | 264 | |
| 6 | 1990 | 264 | |
| 7 | 1986 | 238 | |
| 8 | 1985 | 226 | |
| 9 | 1985 | 201 | |
| 10 | 1988 | 174 | |
| 11 | 1983 | 157 | |
| 12 | 1979 | 145 | |
| 13 | 1984 | 139 | |
| 14 | 1981 | 137 | |
| 15 | 1986 | 132 | |
| 16 | 1985 | 129 | |
| 17 | 1979 | 128 | |
| 18 | 1983 | 121 | |
| 19 | 1985 | 111 | |
| 20 | 1977 | 96 |
About William M. Schaffer
William M. Schaffer is a scholar working on Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Genetics, Ecology, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and Computer Networks and Communications, having authored 85 papers that have together received 6.4k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Mathematical and Theoretical Epidemiology and Ecology Models (28 papers), Evolution and Genetic Dynamics (18 papers), Animal Ecology and Behavior Studies (15 papers), Nonlinear Dynamics and Pattern Formation (15 papers), Plant and animal studies (13 papers), COVID-19 epidemiological studies (10 papers), Chaos control and synchronization (9 papers) and Evolutionary Game Theory and Cooperation (9 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Nature and Landscape Conservation (1.7k citations), Modeling and Simulation (520 citations), Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics (2.0k citations), Ecology (1.9k citations) and Genetics (1.9k citations). William M. Schaffer has collaborated with scholars based in United States, Denmark and India. Frequent co-authors include Mark Kot, Lars Folke Olsen, Eric L. Charnov, M. Valentine Schaffer, Paul F. Elson, Michael L. Rosenzweig, Jeffrey C. Allen, Aaron A. King, Stephen L. Buchmann and Richard S. Inouye. Their work appears in journals such as Ecology, The American Naturalist, Theoretical Population Biology, The Journal of Physical Chemistry B and Evolution.
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