David J. Foster

7.6k total citations · 2 hit papers
40 papers, 4.4k citations indexed

About

David J. Foster is a scholar working on Cognitive Neuroscience, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and Sociology and Political Science. According to data from OpenAlex, David J. Foster has authored 40 papers receiving a total of 4.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 27 papers in Cognitive Neuroscience, 25 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and 5 papers in Sociology and Political Science. Recurrent topics in David J. Foster's work include Memory and Neural Mechanisms (25 papers), Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (24 papers) and Neural dynamics and brain function (8 papers). David J. Foster is often cited by papers focused on Memory and Neural Mechanisms (25 papers), Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research (24 papers) and Neural dynamics and brain function (8 papers). David J. Foster collaborates with scholars based in United States, Australia and United Kingdom. David J. Foster's co-authors include Matthew A. Wilson, Brad E. Pfeiffer, Jan Jonker, Ting Feng, Peter Dayan, Xiaojing Wu, Richard Morris, Heydar Davoudi, James Knierim and Charan Ranganath and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

David J. Foster

37 papers receiving 4.2k 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.

Reverse replay of behavioural sequences in hippocampal place cells during the awake state

2006 1.1k citations David J. Foster, Matthew A. Wilson Nature profile →
Hippocampal place-cell sequences depict future paths to remembered goals

2013 750 citations Brad E. Pfeiffer, David J. Foster Nature profile →

Peers

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P. Read Montague United States

Barry J. Richmond United States

Richard T. Born United States

Richard F. Hirsh United States

Mark D. Humphries United Kingdom

C. Brock Kirwan United States

Janet Wiles Australia

Néstor A. Schmajuk United States

Edmund M. Talley United States

Zeb Kurth‐Nelson United Kingdom

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192 ×0.9

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Fields of papers citing papers by David J. Foster

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of David J. Foster

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20 of 20 papers shown

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Mallory, Caitlin S., et al.. (2025). The time course and organization of hippocampal replay. Science. 387(6733). 541–548. 4 indexed citations

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Foster, David J., et al.. (2025). Spontaneous alternation of place-cell sequences in the open field through spike frequency adaptation. Cell Reports. 44(4). 115475–115475. 1 indexed citations

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Hogan, Victoria, et al.. (2025). Deep energy renovations in Irish domestic dwellings; unlocking health benefits. Indoor and Built Environment. 34(10). 1858–1872.

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Coggins, Marie A., Victoria Hogan, Asit Mishra, et al.. (2024). Energy retrofits: Factors affecting a just transition to better indoor air quality. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 1(4). 100058–100058. 4 indexed citations

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Wu, Xiaojing, et al.. (2021). Prefrontal Cortical Neurons Are Selective for Non-Local Hippocampal Representations during Replay and Behavior. Journal of Neuroscience. 41(27). 5894–5908. 19 indexed citations

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Davoudi, Heydar & David J. Foster. (2019). Acute silencing of hippocampal CA3 reveals a dominant role in place field responses. Nature Neuroscience. 22(3). 337–342. 63 indexed citations

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Boone, Christine, et al.. (2018). Abnormal Sleep Architecture and Hippocampal Circuit Dysfunction in a Mouse Model of Fragile X Syndrome. Neuroscience. 384. 275–289. 30 indexed citations

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Jong, Laurel Watkins de, et al.. (2018). Uncovering temporal structure in hippocampal output patterns. eLife. 7. 35 indexed citations

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Pfeiffer, Brad E., et al.. (2016). Reverse Replay of Hippocampal Place Cells Is Uniquely Modulated by Changing Reward. Neuron. 91(5). 1124–1136. 174 indexed citations

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Feng, Ting, et al.. (2015). Dissociation between the Experience-Dependent Development of Hippocampal Theta Sequences and Single-Trial Phase Precession. Journal of Neuroscience. 35(12). 4890–4902. 111 indexed citations

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Schiller, Daniela, Howard Eichenbaum, Elizabeth A. Buffalo, et al.. (2015). Memory and Space: Towards an Understanding of the Cognitive Map. Journal of Neuroscience. 35(41). 13904–13911. 206 indexed citations

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Wu, Xiaojing & David J. Foster. (2014). Hippocampal Replay Captures the Unique Topological Structure of a Novel Environment. Journal of Neuroscience. 34(19). 6459–6469. 114 indexed citations

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Pfeiffer, Brad E. & David J. Foster. (2013). Hippocampal place-cell sequences depict future paths to remembered goals. Nature. 497(7447). 74–79. 750 indexed citations breakdown →

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Suh, Junghyup, David J. Foster, Heydar Davoudi, Matthew A. Wilson, & Susumu Tonegawa. (2013). Impaired Hippocampal Ripple-Associated Replay in a Mouse Model of Schizophrenia. Neuron. 80(2). 484–493. 89 indexed citations

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Foster, David J. & James Knierim. (2012). Sequence learning and the role of the hippocampus in rodent navigation. Current Opinion in Neurobiology. 22(2). 294–300. 82 indexed citations

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Foster, David J. & Matthew A. Wilson. (2007). Hippocampal theta sequences. Hippocampus. 17(11). 1093–1099. 236 indexed citations

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Foster, David J. & Jan Jonker. (2003). Third generation quality management: the role of stakeholders in integrating business into society. Managerial Auditing Journal. 18(4). 323–328. 30 indexed citations

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Foster, David J., Richard Morris, & Peter Dayan. (2000). A model of hippocampally dependent navigation, using the temporal difference learning rule. Hippocampus. 10(1). 1–16. 193 indexed citations

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Foster, David J., Richard Morris, & Peter Dayan. (1997). Hippocampal Model of Rat Spatial Abilities Using Temporal Difference Learning. UCL Discovery (University College London). 10. 145–151. 1 indexed citations

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Foster, David J.. (1984). AN ASSESSMENT OF METHODS FOR QUANTIFICATION OF GENETIC RESISTANCE TO CORN LETHAL NECROSIS (CLN) IN MAIZE (ZEA MAYS L.). Insecta mundi. 93(3). 373–380. 1 indexed citations

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