David Foster

2.0k total citations · 2 hit papers
41 papers, 1.5k citations indexed

About

David Foster is a scholar working on Literature and Literary Theory, Education and Philosophy. According to data from OpenAlex, David Foster has authored 41 papers receiving a total of 1.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 5 papers in Literature and Literary Theory, 5 papers in Education and 4 papers in Philosophy. Recurrent topics in David Foster's work include Complementary and Alternative Medicine Studies (3 papers), Theatre and Performance Studies (2 papers) and Herbal Medicine Research Studies (2 papers). David Foster is often cited by papers focused on Complementary and Alternative Medicine Studies (3 papers), Theatre and Performance Studies (2 papers) and Herbal Medicine Research Studies (2 papers). David Foster collaborates with scholars based in United States, Australia and United Kingdom. David Foster's co-authors include David M. Eisenberg, Maria I. Van Rompay, Roger B. Davis, Ronald C. Kessler, Ellen E. Walters, Ted J. Kaptchuk, Ronald C. Kessler, Jane Soukup, Russell S. Phillips and Mary Beth Hamel and has published in prestigious journals such as Annals of Internal Medicine, American Journal of Psychiatry and Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews.

In The Last Decade

David Foster

36 papers receiving 1.4k citations

Hit Papers

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What are hit papers?

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.

Long-Term Trends in the Use of Complementary and Alternative Medical Therapies in the United States

2001 575 citations Ronald C. Kessler, Roger B. Davis et al. Annals of Internal Medicine profile →
The Use of Complementary and Alternative Therapies to Treat Anxiety and Depression in the United States

2001 465 citations Ronald C. Kessler, Jane Soukup et al. American Journal of Psychiatry profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
David Foster United States	12	828	251	200	185	132	41	1.5k
Maria I. Van Rompay United States	13	1.1k 1.4×	345 1.4×	285 1.4×	185 1.0×	161 1.2×	21	1.9k
Christine Wade United States	19	572 0.7×	256 1.0×	245 1.2×	409 2.2×	96 0.7×	31	1.5k
Hitoshi YAMASHITA Japan	16	801 1.0×	124 0.5×	165 0.8×	106 0.6×	225 1.7×	54	1.4k
Cliff Da Costa Australia	16	815 1.0×	225 0.9×	162 0.8×	47 0.3×	168 1.3×	33	1.4k
Vaishali Phatak United States	10	347 0.4×	124 0.5×	427 2.1×	92 0.5×	57 0.4×	23	1.3k
Cindy Crawford United States	26	742 0.9×	93 0.4×	297 1.5×	162 0.9×	528 4.0×	73	2.1k
Erica McIntyre Australia	17	332 0.4×	114 0.5×	96 0.5×	72 0.4×	49 0.4×	77	948
Samuel C. Shiflett United States	19	502 0.6×	57 0.2×	162 0.8×	93 0.5×	183 1.4×	48	1.5k
Ann Vincent United States	22	605 0.7×	175 0.7×	1.1k 5.4×	316 1.7×	710 5.4×	71	2.3k
Gary Asher United States	22	338 0.4×	68 0.3×	199 1.0×	196 1.1×	389 2.9×	40	1.6k

Countries citing papers authored by David Foster

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Fields of papers citing papers by David Foster

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of David Foster

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of David Foster. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of David Foster based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with David Foster. David Foster is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

Foster, David, et al.. (2018). Home education in England. Digital Education Resource Archive (University College London). 8 indexed citations

Foster, David. (2017). Reason, Sentiment, and Equality inAdventures of Huckleberry Finn. 6(3). 396–431.

Foster, David. (2015). Teachers : supply, retention and workload. Digital Education Resource Archive (University College London). 3 indexed citations

Foster, David, et al.. (2015). Expanding the service: Goodwin Trust volunteer doula project. British Journal of Midwifery. 23(10). 742–744. 2 indexed citations

Foster, David, et al.. (2014). Energy Drinks: Review of Performance Benefits, Health Concerns, and Use by Military Personnel. Military Medicine. 179(4). 375–380. 11 indexed citations

Foster, David. (2014). Leadership and Nursing Care Management Huber Diane L Leadership and Nursing Care Management 640pp £48.99 Elsevier Fifth edition 9781455740710 1455740713. Nursing Management. 21(6). 13–13. 1 indexed citations

Foster, David. (2010). Worldwide Testing and Test Security Issues: Ethical Challenges and Solutions. Ethics & Behavior. 20(3-4). 207–228. 3 indexed citations

Foster, David & Harold L. Miller. (2009). A new format for multiple-choice testing: Discrete-option multiple-choice. Results from early studies.. 51(4). 355–369. 11 indexed citations

Foster, David, Jenny Parr, & Lucy Wright. (2005). Tackling malnutrition. Nursing Management. 12(5). 28–30. 4 indexed citations

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Foster, David. (2002). A Method of Comparing Follower Satisfaction with the Authoritarian, Democratic, and Laissez-faire Styles of Leadership. Communication Teacher. 16(2). 4–6. 6 indexed citations

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Kessler, Ronald C., Jane Soukup, Roger B. Davis, et al.. (2001). The Use of Complementary and Alternative Therapies to Treat Anxiety and Depression in the United States. American Journal of Psychiatry. 158(2). 289–294. 465 indexed citations breakdown →

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Kessler, Ronald C., Roger B. Davis, David Foster, et al.. (2001). Long-Term Trends in the Use of Complementary and Alternative Medical Therapies in the United States. Annals of Internal Medicine. 135(4). 262–268. 575 indexed citations breakdown →

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Foster, David, Russell S. Phillips, Mary Beth Hamel, & David M. Eisenberg. (2000). Alternative Medicine Use in Older Americans. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. 48(12). 1560–1565. 145 indexed citations

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Foster, David. (2000). The development of nurses as managers: the prevalence of the self-development route. Journal of Nursing Management. 8(4). 193–199. 15 indexed citations

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Sireci, Stephen G., David Foster, Frédéric Robin, & James B. Olsen. (1997). Comparing Dual-Language Versions of an International Computerized-Adaptive Certification Exam. 1997(1). 1 indexed citations

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Foster, David, et al.. (1994). Results of cancer information assessment of high school students in West Virginia.. PubMed. 90(6). 235–7. 1 indexed citations

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Foster, David, et al.. (1993). Tomorrow's Trucks-A Progress Review and Reappraisal of Future Needs. SAE technical papers on CD-ROM/SAE technical paper series. 1. 5 indexed citations

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Webster, Ronald L. & David Foster. (1990). Building flexible AGV and ASRS system models for facility design phase applications. Winter Simulation Conference. 692–698. 1 indexed citations

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Smith, James C., et al.. (1980). A detailed analysis of glucose and saccharin drinking in the rat. Physiology & Behavior. 24(1). 173–176. 25 indexed citations

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Smith, James C. & David Foster. (1980). Some determinants of intake of glucose+saccharin solutions. Physiology & Behavior. 25(1). 127–133. 43 indexed citations

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