Erik Foster

835 total citations
33 papers, 534 citations indexed

About

Erik Foster is a scholar working on Infectious Diseases, Parasitology and Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. According to data from OpenAlex, Erik Foster has authored 33 papers receiving a total of 534 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 30 papers in Infectious Diseases, 30 papers in Parasitology and 14 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health. Recurrent topics in Erik Foster's work include Vector-borne infectious diseases (30 papers), Viral Infections and Vectors (29 papers) and Mosquito-borne diseases and control (11 papers). Erik Foster is often cited by papers focused on Vector-borne infectious diseases (30 papers), Viral Infections and Vectors (29 papers) and Mosquito-borne diseases and control (11 papers). Erik Foster collaborates with scholars based in United States, China and Vietnam. Erik Foster's co-authors include Rebecca J. Eisen, Edward D. Walker, Marilyn O. Ruiz, Uriel Kitron, Linn D. Haramis, Sarah E. Maes, Jean I. Tsao, Sarah A. Hamer, Graham J. Hickling and Christine B. Graham and has published in prestigious journals such as Emerging infectious diseases, Journal of Parasitology and Journal of Medical Entomology.

In The Last Decade

Erik Foster

31 papers receiving 519 citations

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Erik Foster United States	12	417	367	245	143	86	33	534
Elizabeth Schiffman United States	11	351 0.8×	302 0.8×	215 0.9×	106 0.7×	66 0.8×	26	450
LR Lindsay Canada	9	395 0.9×	359 1.0×	243 1.0×	132 0.9×	53 0.6×	20	511
Loreta Ašoklienė Lithuania	9	368 0.9×	390 1.1×	329 1.3×	112 0.8×	77 0.9×	11	498
Yann Pelcat Canada	14	618 1.5×	622 1.7×	360 1.5×	211 1.5×	102 1.2×	17	786
Vidal Felices Peru	11	389 0.9×	266 0.7×	335 1.4×	75 0.5×	66 0.8×	13	540
Lisa Couper United States	10	223 0.5×	206 0.6×	193 0.8×	68 0.5×	124 1.4×	22	441
Thomas R. Unnasch United States	12	361 0.9×	124 0.3×	368 1.5×	56 0.4×	46 0.5×	15	493
Gizelda Katz Brazil	11	350 0.8×	247 0.7×	437 1.8×	64 0.4×	51 0.6×	18	570
Manjunath B. Shankar United States	9	328 0.8×	317 0.9×	218 0.9×	80 0.6×	50 0.6×	9	487
Milan Daniel Czechia	14	478 1.1×	564 1.5×	250 1.0×	209 1.5×	155 1.8×	23	649

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Foster, Erik, et al.. (2025). Geographic trends in acarological risk reporting for Ixodes scapularis (Acari: Ixodidae)-borne infections across the eastern United States based on data submissions to the ArboNET Tick Module, 2004 to 2023. Journal of Medical Entomology. 62(6). 1540–1552.

Schiffman, Elizabeth, Jenna Bjork, Daniel J. Phaneuf, et al.. (2025). Willingness to pay for residential property-based and community-based tick control methods in Lyme disease-endemic areas of the Upper Midwest, United States. Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases. 16(5). 102531–102531. 1 indexed citations

Foster, Erik, et al.. (2025). Estimating the density of questing Ixodes scapularis nymphs in the eastern United States using climate and land cover data. Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases. 16(2). 102446–102446. 2 indexed citations

Bai, Ying, Lynn M. Osikowicz, J. Alan Clark, et al.. (2024). Bartonella infections are rare in blood-fed Ixodes scapularis and Ixodes pacificus ticks collected from rodents in the United States. Parasites & Vectors. 17(1). 442–442.

Foster, Erik, et al.. (2024). Density of host-seeking Ixodes scapularis nymphs by region, state, and county in the contiguous United States generated through national tick surveillance. Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases. 15(3). 102316–102316. 8 indexed citations

Hojgaard, Andrias, et al.. (2024). Geographic variation in the distribution of Anaplasma phagocytophilum variants in host-seeking Ixodes scapularis nymphs and adults in the eastern United States elucidated using next generation sequencing. Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases. 15(5). 102360–102360. 3 indexed citations

Eisen, Rebecca J., Erik Foster, Anne M. Kjemtrup, et al.. (2024). Perspectives from federal and state public health departments on their participation in and the utility of Ixodes scapularis (Acari: Ixodidae) and Ixodes pacificus tick and tick-borne pathogen surveillance in the United States. Journal of Medical Entomology. 62(2). 289–300. 1 indexed citations

Burtis, James C., et al.. (2023). Identifying suitable habitat forIxodes scapularis(Acari: Ixodidae) infected withAnaplasma phagocytophilum(Rickettsiales: Anaplasmataceae),Babesia microti(Piroplasmida: Babesiidae), andBorrelia miyamotoi(Spirochaetales: Spirochaetaceae) to guide surveillance efforts in the eastern United States. Journal of Medical Entomology. 60(3). 590–603. 4 indexed citations

Foster, Erik, et al.. (2023). Prevalence of five human pathogens in host-seeking Ixodes scapularis and Ixodes pacificus by region, state, and county in the contiguous United States generated through national tick surveillance. Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases. 14(6). 102250–102250. 18 indexed citations

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Niesobecki, Sara A., Adam Rowe, AmberJean P. Hansen, et al.. (2023). Acceptability of 4-poster deer treatment devices for community-wide tick control among residents of high Lyme disease incidence counties in Connecticut and New York, USA. Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases. 14(6). 102231–102231. 4 indexed citations

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Xu, Guang, Erik Foster, Andrias Hojgaard, et al.. (2023). Detection of Ehrlichia muris eauclairensis in Blacklegged Ticks ( Ixodes scapularis ) and White-Footed Mice ( Peromyscus leucopus ) in Massachusetts. Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases. 23(6). 311–315. 9 indexed citations

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Burtis, James C., et al.. (2023). Comparison of in vitro and in vivo repellency bioassay methods for Ixodes scapularis nymphs. Parasites & Vectors. 16(1). 228–228. 7 indexed citations

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Connally, Neeta P., Adam Rowe, James Meek, et al.. (2022). Designing an Intervention Trial of Human-Tick Encounters and Tick-Borne Diseases in Residential Settings Using 4-Poster Devices to Control Ixodes scapularis (Acari: Ixodidae): Challenges for Site Selection and Device Placement. Journal of Medical Entomology. 59(3). 911–921. 5 indexed citations

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Foster, Erik, et al.. (2022). Reported County-Level Distribution of Seven Human Pathogens Detected in Host-Seeking Ixodes scapularis and Ixodes pacificus (Acari: Ixodidae) in the Contiguous United States. Journal of Medical Entomology. 59(4). 1328–1335. 33 indexed citations

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Miller, Guy, et al.. (2022). Northward Expansion of Amblyomma americanum (Acari: Ixodidae) into Southwestern Michigan. Journal of Medical Entomology. 59(5). 1646–1659. 9 indexed citations

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Bjork, Jenna, Brad J. Biggerstaff, Lars Eisen, et al.. (2022). Knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors regarding tick-borne disease prevention in Lyme disease-endemic areas of the Upper Midwest, United States. Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases. 13(3). 101925–101925. 33 indexed citations

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Graham, Christine B., et al.. (2021). Reported County-Level Distribution of Lyme Disease Spirochetes,Borrelia burgdorferi sensu strictoandBorrelia mayonii(Spirochaetales: Spirochaetaceae), in Host-SeekingIxodes scapularisandIxodes pacificusTicks (Acari: Ixodidae) in the Contiguous United States. Journal of Medical Entomology. 58(3). 1219–1233. 31 indexed citations

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Sidge, Jennifer L., Erik Foster, Danielle Buttke, et al.. (2021). Lake Michigan insights from island studies: the roles of chipmunks and coyotes in maintaining Ixodes scapularis and Borrelia burgdorferi in the absence of white-tailed deer. Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases. 12(5). 101761–101761. 10 indexed citations

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Stromdahl, Ellen Y., Sarah A. Hamer, Sarah M. Jenkins, et al.. (2014). Comparison of phenology and pathogen prevalence, including infection with the Ehrlichia muris-like (EML) agent, of Ixodes scapularis removed from soldiers in the midwestern and the northeastern United States over a 15 year period (1997-2012). Parasites & Vectors. 7(1). 553–553. 37 indexed citations

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Hamer, Sarah A., Jean I. Tsao, Edward D. Walker, et al.. (2009). Use of tick surveys and serosurveys to evaluate pet dogs as a sentinel species for emerging Lyme disease. American Journal of Veterinary Research. 70(1). 49–56. 49 indexed citations

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