Douglas L. Foster

11.0k citations

157 papers · 8.9k indexed · 2 hit papers · h-index 51

Reproductive Medicine top 0.1%
Agronomy and Crop Science top 0.05%
Endocrine and Autonomic Systems top 0.1%
Genetics top 0.5%
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health top 1%

Co-authors: Fred J. Karsch Cheryl L. Sisk Sandra J. Legan Shoji Nagatani Kathleen Ryan Robert L. Goodman Vasantha Padmanabhan Deborah H. Olster
Topics: Reproductive Physiology in Livestock (87 papers)Hypothalamic control of reproductive hormones (40 papers)Growth Hormone and Insulin-like Growth Factors (27 papers)
Cited by: Reproductive Medicine Endocrine and Autonomic Systems Agronomy and Crop Science
Journals: Journal of Biological Chemistry Nature Neuroscience Endocrinology
Partner nations: United States Japan United Kingdom

In The Last Decade

Douglas L. Foster

155 papers receiving 8.4k citations

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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.

The neural basis of puberty and adolescence

2004 751 citations Cheryl L. Sisk, Douglas L. Foster Nature Neuroscience profile →
Neuroendocrine Basis of Seasonal Reproduction

1984 502 citations Fred J. Karsch, Douglas L. Foster et al. profile →

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1	Fetal Programming: Excess Prenatal Testosterone Reduces Postnatal Luteinizing Hormone, But Not Follicle-Stimulating Hormone Responsiveness, to Estradiol Negative Feedback in the Female 2005 ·Endocrinology ·(unknown),Mohan Manikkam,Carol Herkimer,James Dell’Orco,Kathleen B. Welch,Douglas L. Foster,Vasantha Padmanabhan	90
2	The neural basis of puberty and adolescencebreakdown → 2004 ·Nature Neuroscience ·Cheryl L. Sisk,Douglas L. Foster	751
3	Fetal Programming: Prenatal Androgen Disrupts Positive Feedback Actions of Estradiol but Does Not Affect Timing of Puberty in Female Sheep1 2002 ·Biology of Reproduction ·(unknown),Carol Herkimer,Christine R. West,Wen Ye,(unknown),Jane E. Robinson,Douglas L. Foster,Vasantha Padmanabhan	92
4	Regulation of Pulsatile Luteinizing Hormone Secretion by Insulin in the Diabetic Male Lamb1 2000 ·Biology of Reproduction ·David C. Bucholtz,(unknown),William N. Pappano,Shoji Nagatani,Hiroko Tsukamura,Kei‐ichiro Maeda,Douglas L. Foster	56
5	Prenatal Testosterone Masculinizes Synaptic Input to Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone Neurons in Sheep1 1999 ·Biology of Reproduction ·(unknown),Douglas L. Foster,Ruth I. Wood	29
6	Physiological Perspectives on Leptin as a Regulator of Reproduction: Role in Timing Puberty1 1999 ·Biology of Reproduction ·Douglas L. Foster,Shoji Nagatani	177
7	Regional Differences in the Distribution of Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone Cells between Rapidly Growing and Growth-Restricted Prepubertal Female Sheep¹ 1997 ·Endocrinology ·Helen I’Anson,(unknown),Michael N. Lehman,Douglas L. Foster	23
8	Metabolic interfaces between growth and reproduction. V. Pulsatile luteinizing hormone secretion is dependent on glucose availability. 1996 ·Endocrinology ·David C. Bucholtz,(unknown),(unknown),K. K. Schillo,Douglas L. Foster	94
9	Reduction of glucose availability suppresses pulsatile luteinizing hormone release in female and male rats. 1996 ·Endocrinology ·Shoji Nagatani,David C. Bucholtz,(unknown),Maria Amelita C. Estacio,Hiroko Tsukamura,Douglas L. Foster,Kei‐ichiro Maeda	116
10	Hypothalamic versus Pituitary Stimulation of Luteinizing Hormone Secretion in the Prepubertal Female Lamb 1993 ·Neuroendocrinology ·Helen I’Anson,(unknown),Francis J. P. Ebling,Ruth I. Wood,David C. Bucholtz,(unknown),Douglas L. Foster,Vasantha Padmanabhan	10
11	Melatonin Secretion and Puberty in Female Lambs Exposed to Environmental Electric and Magnetic Fields1 1993 ·Biology of Reproduction ·Jin‐Moo Lee,F. Stormshak,J. M. Thompson,(unknown),(unknown),(unknown),David L. Hess,(unknown),Douglas L. Foster	30
12	The Timing of Neuroendocrine Sexual Maturity in the Male Lamb by Photoperiod1 1991 ·Biology of Reproduction ·Ruth I. Wood,Francis J. P. Ebling,Helen I’Anson,Douglas L. Foster	22
13	Postpubertal Maturation of Endogenous Opioid Regulation of Luteinizing Hormone Secretion in the Female Sheep1 1991 ·Biology of Reproduction ·(unknown),Francis J. P. Ebling,Fred J. Karsch,Douglas L. Foster	13
14	Pulsatile LH Secretion during Sexual Maturation in the Female Sheep: Photoperiodic Regulation in the Presence and Absence of Ovarian Steroid Feedback as Determined in the Same Individual 1990 ·Neuroendocrinology ·Francis J. P. Ebling,Robert H. Kushler,Douglas L. Foster	20
15	Metabolic Interfaces between Growth and Reproduction. II. Characterization of Changes in Messenger Ribonucleic Acid Concentrations of Gonadotropin Subunits, Growth Hormone, and Prolactin in Nutritionally Growth-Limited Lambs and the Differential Effects of Increased Nutrition* 1989 ·Endocrinology ·Thomas D. Landefeld,Francis J. P. Ebling,James M. Suttie,(unknown),Vasantha Padmanabhan,Inese Z. Beitins,Douglas L. Foster	33
16	Amplitude Modulation of the Nightly Melatonin Rise in the Neonatal Lamb and the Subsequent Timing of Puberty1 1989 ·Biology of Reproduction ·Douglas L. Foster,Francis J. P. Ebling,Lee E. Claypool,Ruth I. Wood,Tovaghgol Adel,Willfried Schramm	28
17	Are Ambient Short-Day Cues Necessary for Puberty in a Short-Day Breeder?1 1988 ·Biology of Reproduction ·Douglas L. Foster,Steven M. Yellon,Francis J. P. Ebling,Lee E. Claypool	24
18	Neuroendocrine responsiveness to light during the neonatal period in the sheep 1988 ·Journal of Endocrinology ·Francis J. P. Ebling,Lee E. Claypool,Douglas L. Foster	24
19	Control of gonadotrophin secretion during the pubertal and seasonal transitions in the male sheep 1988 ·Reproduction ·Deborah H. Olster,Douglas L. Foster	16
20	Delayed puberty in lambs chronically treated with oestradiol 1986 ·Reproduction ·Douglas L. Foster,Kathleen Ryan,Robert L. Goodman,Sandra J. Legan,Fred J. Karsch,Steven M. Yellon	16

About Douglas L. Foster

Douglas L. Foster is a scholar working on Agronomy and Crop Science, Reproductive Medicine and Endocrine and Autonomic Systems, having authored 157 papers that have together received 8.9k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Reproductive Physiology in Livestock (87 papers), Hypothalamic control of reproductive hormones (40 papers) and Growth Hormone and Insulin-like Growth Factors (27 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Reproductive Medicine (3.4k citations), Endocrine and Autonomic Systems (2.3k citations) and Agronomy and Crop Science (3.1k citations). Douglas L. Foster has collaborated with scholars based in United States, Japan and United Kingdom. Frequent co-authors include Fred J. Karsch, Cheryl L. Sisk, Sandra J. Legan, Shoji Nagatani, Kathleen Ryan, Robert L. Goodman, Vasantha Padmanabhan, Deborah H. Olster, Ruth I. Wood and Francis J. P. Ebling. Their work appears in journals such as Journal of Biological Chemistry, Nature Neuroscience and Endocrinology.

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