 Among his students and assistants were Ernst Wertheim (1864–1920), Josef von Halban (1870–1937) and Bianca Bienenfeld (1879–1929).Schauta is remembered for introducing an operation for uterine cancer in which the uterus and ovaries are removed by way of the vagina (Schauta-Stoeckel operation).He published numerous articles in the fields of gynecology and obstetrics, two of his better known books being "Grundriss der operative Geburtshilfe" (Outline for operative obstetrics) and "Lehrbuch der gesammten Gynäkologie" (Textbook of complete gynecology).