Adriance S. Foster

2.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
20 papers, 980 citations indexed

About

Adriance S. Foster is a scholar working on Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Plant Science and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Adriance S. Foster has authored 20 papers receiving a total of 980 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 14 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, 14 papers in Plant Science and 8 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Adriance S. Foster's work include Plant Diversity and Evolution (13 papers), Plant and Fungal Species Descriptions (4 papers) and Mediterranean and Iberian flora and fauna (4 papers). Adriance S. Foster is often cited by papers focused on Plant Diversity and Evolution (13 papers), Plant and Fungal Species Descriptions (4 papers) and Mediterranean and Iberian flora and fauna (4 papers). Adriance S. Foster collaborates with scholars based in United States, France and Australia. Adriance S. Foster's co-authors include Ernest M. Gifford, Marion A. Johnson, William Stern, Howard J. Arnott and Carl S. Keener and has published in prestigious journals such as American Journal of Botany, PROTOPLASMA and Systematic Botany.

In The Last Decade

Adriance S. Foster

20 papers receiving 840 citations

Hit Papers

Comparative Morphology of Vascular Plants. 1959 2026 1981 2003 1959 100 200 300
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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

  1. Comparative Morphology of Vascular Plants.
    1959 356 citations Marion A. Johnson, Adriance S. Foster et al. Bulletin of the Torrey Botanical Club profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Adriance S. Foster United States 13 623 556 460 95 58 20 980
Marion A. Johnson United States 7 557 0.9× 435 0.8× 379 0.8× 62 0.7× 43 0.7× 10 791
Robert W. Schery United States 14 580 0.9× 435 0.8× 284 0.6× 118 1.2× 71 1.2× 90 850
David W. Bierhorst United States 14 972 1.6× 532 1.0× 396 0.9× 48 0.5× 40 0.7× 44 1.2k
S. J. Owens United Kingdom 14 658 1.1× 416 0.7× 525 1.1× 43 0.5× 68 1.2× 31 891
Richard C. Keating United States 16 707 1.1× 347 0.6× 475 1.0× 75 0.8× 40 0.7× 36 852
Alberta M. W. Mennega Netherlands 9 406 0.7× 257 0.5× 180 0.4× 52 0.5× 41 0.7× 23 592
R. D. Meikle United Kingdom 9 338 0.5× 357 0.6× 130 0.3× 49 0.5× 26 0.4× 53 543
H.‐Dietmar Behnke Germany 16 578 0.9× 477 0.9× 488 1.1× 131 1.4× 12 0.2× 54 930
F. Bouman Netherlands 20 547 0.9× 380 0.7× 377 0.8× 85 0.9× 31 0.5× 53 803
J. Lanjouw United States 8 309 0.5× 285 0.5× 158 0.3× 20 0.2× 23 0.4× 16 520

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Keener, Carl S., Ernest M. Gifford, & Adriance S. Foster. (1990). Morphology and Evolution of Vascular Plants.. Systematic Botany. 15(2). 348–348. 41 indexed citations
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Foster, Adriance S.. (1972). Venation Patterns in the Leaves of Ephedra. Journal of the Arnold Arboretum. 53(3). 364–385. 17 indexed citations
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Foster, Adriance S.. (1971). Additional Studies on the Morphology of Blind Vein-Endings in the Leaf of Circaeaster agrestis. American Journal of Botany. 58(3). 263–263. 1 indexed citations
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Foster, Adriance S.. (1970). Types of Blind Vein-Endings in the Dichotomous Venation of Circaeaster. Journal of the Arnold Arboretum. 51(1). 70–88. 5 indexed citations
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Foster, Adriance S.. (1968). Further Morphological Studies on Anastomoses in the Dichotomous Venation of Circaeaster. Journal of the Arnold Arboretum. 49(1). 52–72. 9 indexed citations
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Foster, Adriance S.. (1966). MORPHOLOGY OF ANASTOMOSES IN THE DICHOTOMOUS VENATION OF CIRCAEASTER. American Journal of Botany. 53(6Part1). 588–599. 15 indexed citations
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Foster, Adriance S.. (1966). Morphology of Anastomoses in the Dichotomous Venation of Circaeaster. American Journal of Botany. 53(6). 588–588. 3 indexed citations
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Foster, Adriance S.. (1963). The Morphology and Relationships of Circaeaster. Journal of the Arnold Arboretum. 44(3). 299–327. 26 indexed citations
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Foster, Adriance S.. (1961). The Floral Morphology and Relationships of Kingdonia Uniflora. Journal of the Arnold Arboretum. 42(4). 397–415. 16 indexed citations
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Foster, Adriance S. & Howard J. Arnott. (1960). Morphology and Dichotomous Vasculature of the Leaf of Kingdonia Uniflora. American Journal of Botany. 47(8). 684–684. 15 indexed citations
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Stern, William, Adriance S. Foster, & Ernest M. Gifford. (1960). Comparative Morphology of Vascular Plants. AIBS Bulletin. 10(5). 39–39. 152 indexed citations
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Foster, Adriance S. & Howard J. Arnott. (1960). MORPHOLOGY AND DICHOTOMOUS VASCULATURE OF THE LEAF OF KINGDONIA UNIFLORA. American Journal of Botany. 47(8). 684–698. 34 indexed citations
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Johnson, Marion A., Adriance S. Foster, & Ernest M. Gifford. (1959). Comparative Morphology of Vascular Plants.. Bulletin of the Torrey Botanical Club. 86(6). 418–418. 356 indexed citations breakdown →
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Foster, Adriance S.. (1956). Plant idioblasts: Remarkable examples of cell specialization. PROTOPLASMA. 46(1-4). 184–193. 137 indexed citations
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Foster, Adriance S.. (1955). Structure and Ontogeny of Terminal Sclereids in Boronia serrulata. American Journal of Botany. 42(6). 551–551. 9 indexed citations
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Foster, Adriance S.. (1955). Comparative Morphology of the Foliar Sclereids in Boronella Baill.. Journal of the Arnold Arboretum. 36(2-3). 189–198. 18 indexed citations
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Foster, Adriance S.. (1955). STRUCTURE AND ONTOGENY OF TERMINAL SCLEREIDS IN BORONIA SERRULATA. American Journal of Botany. 42(6). 551–560. 12 indexed citations
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Foster, Adriance S.. (1952). Foliar Venation in Angiosperms from an Ontogenetic Standpoint. American Journal of Botany. 39(10). 752–752. 29 indexed citations
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Foster, Adriance S.. (1952). FOLIAR VENATION IN ANGIOSPERMS FROM AN ONTOGENETIC STANDPOINT. American Journal of Botany. 39(10). 752–766. 74 indexed citations
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Foster, Adriance S.. (1951). Heterophylly and Foliar Venation in Lacunaria. Bulletin of the Torrey Botanical Club. 78(5). 382–382. 11 indexed citations

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