Francis Schaffner

Francis Schaffner

Universität Zürich

H-index: 57

Europe-Switzerland

About Francis Schaffner

Francis Schaffner, With an exceptional h-index of 57 and a recent h-index of 42 (since 2020), a distinguished researcher at Universität Zürich, specializes in the field of Medical and veterinary entomology, Insect taxonomy, Vector ecology, Vector-borne diseases.

His recent articles reflect a diverse array of research interests and contributions to the field:

A snapshot mosquito field survey reveals the occurrence of Aedes geminus, Anopheles daciae, and Culex torrentium in the Republic of Ireland

The Phlebotomine sand fly fauna of Switzerland revisited

Potential for emergence of Japanese encephalitis in the European Union

Publishing, meeting, and sharing data to go forward

Occurrence of Phlebotomus mascittii (Diptera: Psychodidae: Phlebotominae) in the Upper Rhine Valley of Alsace, France

Atlas and catalogue of the mosquitoes (Diptera, Culicidae) of Luxembourg

Occurrence of Anopheles algeriensis in Attica region, Greece: identification of a breeding habitat

VectorNet: collaborative mapping of arthropod disease vectors in Europe and surrounding areas since 2010

Francis Schaffner Information

University

Position

Free-lance Consultant & Associate Researcher Switzerland

Citations(all)

13661

Citations(since 2020)

7055

Cited By

9524

hIndex(all)

57

hIndex(since 2020)

42

i10Index(all)

126

i10Index(since 2020)

97

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Universität Zürich

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Francis Schaffner Skills & Research Interests

Medical and veterinary entomology

Insect taxonomy

Vector ecology

Vector-borne diseases

Top articles of Francis Schaffner

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Journal

Author(s)

Publication Date

A snapshot mosquito field survey reveals the occurrence of Aedes geminus, Anopheles daciae, and Culex torrentium in the Republic of Ireland

Journal of the European Mosquito Control Association

F Schaffner

JM Medlock

AGC Vaux

IA Giantsis

2024/4/23

The Phlebotomine sand fly fauna of Switzerland revisited

Medical and Veterinary Entomology

Francis Schaffner

Cornelia Silaghi

Niels O Verhulst

Jérôme Depaquit

Alexander Mathis

2024/3

Potential for emergence of Japanese encephalitis in the European Union

Zoonoses and Public Health

Céline M Gossner

Sofie Dhollander

Lance D Presser

Oliver Briet

Tamas Bakonyi

...

2023/12/18

Publishing, meeting, and sharing data to go forward

Francis Schaffner

2023/3/22

Occurrence of Phlebotomus mascittii (Diptera: Psychodidae: Phlebotominae) in the Upper Rhine Valley of Alsace, France

Annales de la Société entomologique de France (NS)

Francis Schaffner

2023/7/4

Atlas and catalogue of the mosquitoes (Diptera, Culicidae) of Luxembourg

Francis Schaffner

Alexander Weigand

Christian Ries

2023/1/20

Occurrence of Anopheles algeriensis in Attica region, Greece: identification of a breeding habitat

Journal of the European Mosquito Control Association

D Boccolini

A Della Torre

G Balatsos

G Konstantos

D Petrić

...

2023/10/30

VectorNet: collaborative mapping of arthropod disease vectors in Europe and surrounding areas since 2010

Eurosurveillance

GR William Wint

Thomas Balenghien

Eduardo Berriatua

Marieta Braks

Cedric Marsboom

...

2023/6/29

First record of the invasive Asian tiger mosquito Aedes albopictus in Cyprus based on information collected by citizen scientists

Journal of the European Mosquito Control Association

M Christou

S Lippert

A Weigand

I Angelidou

KC Athanasiou

...

2023

Modeling the population dynamics of Rift Valley fever virus mosquito vectors in the western Mediterranean Basin

Alex Drouin

Thomas Balenghien

Benoit Durand

Carles Aranda

Amal Bennouna

...

2023/7/26

Relative effects of urbanisation, deforestation, and agricultural development on mosquito communities

Landscape Ecology

Antoine Perrin

Francis Schaffner

Philippe Christe

Olivier Glaizot

2023/6

Publishing data to support the fight against human vector-borne diseases

GigaScience

Scott C Edmunds

Florence Fouque

Kyle A Copas

Tim Hirsch

Paloma Helena Fernandes Shimabukuro

...

2022

Dengue Epidemiology in Qatar from 2013–2021: A Retrospective Study

Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease

Elmoubashar Abd Farag

Shariq Jaffrey

Faisal Daraan

Maha Hammam MA Al-Shamali

Fahmi Y Khan

...

2022/10/25

The first 6 years of surveillance of Aedes albopictus (Diptera: Culicidae) in Gibraltar

Journal of the European Mosquito Control Association

JM Medlock

R Guillem

C Johnston

S Gandy

S Findlay-Wilson

...

2022/9/2

Assessment of expertise in morphological identification of mosquito species (Diptera, Culicidae) using photomicrographs

Parasite

Nil Rahola

Filiz Günay

Murat Öztürk

Bulent Alten

Hanan A Aqeehal

...

2022

VectorNet: putting vectors on the map

Frontiers in Public Health

Marieta Braks

Francis Schaffner

Jolyon M Medlock

Eduardo Berriatua

Thomas Balenghien

...

2022/4/4

A Mark-Release-Recapture Study to Estimate Field Performance of Imported Radio-Sterilized Male Aedes albopictus in Albania

Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology

Enkelejda Velo

Fabrizio Balestrino

Përparim Kadriaj

Danilo Oliveira Carvalho

Ahmadou Dicko

...

2022/8/16

Mosquito alert: leveraging citizen science to create a GBIF mosquito occurrence dataset

Gigabyte

Živko Južnič-Zonta

Isis Sanpera-Calbet

Roger Eritja

John RB Palmer

Agustí Escobar

...

2022

The Asian tiger mosquito Aedes albopictus (Skuse) in Kosovo: First record

PloS one

Nesade Muja-Bajraktari

Përparim Kadriaj

Ferdije Zhushi-Etemi

Kurtesh Sherifi

Bulent Alten

...

2022/3/15

Geographic distribution of the V1016G knockdown resistance mutation in Aedes albopictus: a warning bell for Europe

Parasites & Vectors

Verena Pichler

Beniamino Caputo

Vera Valadas

Martina Micocci

Cintia Horvath

...

2022/8/5

See List of Professors in Francis Schaffner University(Universität Zürich)

Co-Authors

H-index: 221
Simon I. Hay (ORCID: 0000-0002-0611-7272)

Simon I. Hay (ORCID: 0000-0002-0611-7272)

University of Washington

H-index: 111
David L Smith

David L Smith

University of Washington

H-index: 101
Thomas W. Scott

Thomas W. Scott

University of California, Davis

H-index: 80
David M Pigott

David M Pigott

University of Washington

H-index: 76
Moritz U G Kraemer

Moritz U G Kraemer

University of Oxford

H-index: 52
Dina M. Fonseca

Dina M. Fonseca

Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey

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