F. Foster

41.2k total citations · 7 hit papers
294 papers, 20.4k citations indexed

About

F. Foster is a scholar working on Endocrine and Autonomic Systems, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, F. Foster has authored 294 papers receiving a total of 20.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 192 papers in Endocrine and Autonomic Systems, 124 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and 83 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in F. Foster's work include Circadian rhythm and melatonin (192 papers), Photoreceptor and optogenetics research (92 papers) and Retinal Development and Disorders (75 papers). F. Foster is often cited by papers focused on Circadian rhythm and melatonin (192 papers), Photoreceptor and optogenetics research (92 papers) and Retinal Development and Disorders (75 papers). F. Foster collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Germany. F. Foster's co-authors include Stuart N. Peirson, Mark W. Hankins, Robert J. Lucas, Katharina Wulff, Michael Menaker, Fred C. Davis, Martin R. Ralph, Till Roenneberg, Ignacio Provencio and James Bellingham and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Cell.

In The Last Decade

F. Foster

289 papers receiving 20.0k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Transplanted Suprachiasmatic Nucleus Determines Circadian Period

1990 1.4k citations F. Foster et al. Science profile →
Melanopsin and rod–cone photoreceptive systems account for all major accessory visual functions in mice

2003 926 citations Samer Hattar, Robert J. Lucas et al. profile →
Sleep and circadian rhythm disruption in psychiatric and neurodegenerative disease

2010 794 citations Katharina Wulff, F. Foster et al. profile →
Diminished Pupillary Light Reflex at High Irradiances in Melanopsin-Knockout Mice

2003 643 citations Robert J. Lucas, Samer Hattar et al. Science profile →
Regulation of Mammalian Circadian Behavior by Non-rod, Non-cone, Ocular Photoreceptors

1999 603 citations Robert J. Lucas, F. Foster et al. Science profile →
Effect of Digital Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia on Health, Psychological Well-being, and Sleep-Related Quality of Life: A Randomized Clinical Trial

2018 308 citations Colin A. Espie, Bryony Sheaves et al. profile →
The importance of sleep regularity: a consensus statement of the National Sleep Foundation sleep timing and variability panel

2023 92 citations Tracey L. Sletten, Matthew D. Weaver et al. Sleep Health profile →

Author Peers

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Author						Papers	Cites
F. Foster	12.5k	7.5k	4.8k	4.4k	3.3k	294	20.4k
Ruud M. Buijs	15.7k 1.3×	6.9k 0.9×	2.7k 0.6×	5.8k 1.3×	3.3k 1.0×	328	26.8k
Michael Menaker	17.6k 1.4×	7.6k 1.0×	2.1k 0.4×	4.0k 0.9×	1.4k 0.4×	201	20.9k
Donald W. Pfaff	7.6k 0.6×	9.1k 1.2×	7.2k 1.5×	4.7k 1.1×	1.8k 0.5×	660	42.6k
Fred W. Turek	15.9k 1.3×	4.2k 0.6×	2.3k 0.5×	5.3k 1.2×	3.6k 1.1×	335	23.1k
Randy J. Nelson	8.7k 0.7×	3.0k 0.4×	3.2k 0.7×	2.1k 0.5×	2.0k 0.6×	466	26.0k
Robert Y. Moore	13.8k 1.1×	11.9k 1.6×	3.6k 0.8×	10.0k 2.3×	2.9k 0.9×	183	25.5k
Dick F. Swaab	11.3k 0.9×	7.3k 1.0×	6.4k 1.4×	7.3k 1.7×	4.7k 1.4×	684	39.2k
E. R. de Kloet	5.6k 0.4×	9.1k 1.2×	7.1k 1.5×	4.6k 1.1×	1.6k 0.5×	637	54.4k
Steven M. Reppert	22.8k 1.8×	9.6k 1.3×	4.2k 0.9×	4.4k 1.0×	2.0k 0.6×	163	30.1k
Michael H. Hastings	17.7k 1.4×	6.8k 0.9×	2.9k 0.6×	4.1k 0.9×	1.7k 0.5×	231	22.2k

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Tam, Shu K. E., et al.. (2024). Light sampling behaviour regulates circadian entrainment in mice. BMC Biology. 22(1). 208–208. 3 indexed citations

Yamagata, Tomoko, Martin C. Kahn, Mathilde C. C. Guillaumin, et al.. (2021). The hypothalamic link between arousal and sleep homeostasis in mice. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 118(51). 23 indexed citations

Weaver, Matthew D., Tracey L. Sletten, F. Foster, et al.. (2021). Adverse impact of polyphasic sleep patterns in humans: Report of the National Sleep Foundation sleep timing and variability consensus panel. Sleep Health. 7(3). 293–302. 17 indexed citations

Tam, Shu K. E., Laurence A. Brown, Angus S. Fisk, et al.. (2021). Dim light in the evening causes coordinated realignment of circadian rhythms, sleep, and short-term memory. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 118(39). 25 indexed citations

Brown, Laurence A., Shu K. E. Tam, Kay E. Davies, et al.. (2021). Deletion of AMPA receptor GluA1 subunit gene (Gria1) causes circadian rhythm disruption and aberrant responses to environmental cues. Translational Psychiatry. 11(1). 588–588. 20 indexed citations

Flaherty, Sarah Jane, et al.. (2021). The relationship between fasting-induced torpor, sleep, and wakefulness in laboratory mice. SLEEP. 44(9). 13 indexed citations

Jagannath, Aarti, Norbert Varga, Robert Dallmann, et al.. (2021). Adenosine integrates light and sleep signalling for the regulation of circadian timing in mice. Nature Communications. 12(1). 2113–2113. 73 indexed citations

Spitschan, Manuel, et al.. (2019). What is the ‘spectral diet’ of humans?. Current Opinion in Behavioral Sciences. 30. 80–86. 50 indexed citations

Sheaves, Bryony, Emily A. Holmes, Stephanie Rek, et al.. (2019). Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for Nightmares for Patients with Persecutory Delusions (Nites): An Assessor-Blind, Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial. The Canadian Journal of Psychiatry. 64(10). 686–696. 36 indexed citations

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Guillaumin, Mathilde C. C., Laura E. McKillop, Nanyi Cui, et al.. (2018). Cortical region–specific sleep homeostasis in mice: effects of time of day and waking experience. SLEEP. 41(7). 29 indexed citations

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Foster, F., et al.. (2017). Circadian Rhythms: A Very Short Introduction. Oxford University Press eBooks. 15 indexed citations

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Tam, Shu K. E., Sibah Hasan, Harry Choi, et al.. (2017). Constant Light Desynchronizes Olfactory versus Object and Visuospatial Recognition Memory Performance. Journal of Neuroscience. 37(13). 3555–3567. 14 indexed citations

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Tam, Shu K. E., Sibah Hasan, Steven Hughes, et al.. (2016). Modulation of recognition memory performance by light requires both melanopsin and classical photoreceptors. Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences. 283(1845). 20162275–20162275. 28 indexed citations

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Foster, F., et al.. (2013). The rhythms of life: what your body clock means to you!. Experimental Physiology. 99(4). 599–606. 74 indexed citations

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Peirson, Stuart N., et al.. (2009). Blue light–filtering intraocular lenses: Review of potential benefits and side effects. Journal of Cataract & Refractive Surgery. 35(7). 1281–1297. 64 indexed citations

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Wulff, Katharina, E.M. Joyce, Benita Middleton, F. Foster, & Derk‐Jan Dijk. (2008). Circadian activity and sleep cycle disturbances in schizophrenia patients in comparison to unemployed healthy controls. The International Journal of Neuropsychopharmacology. 11. 150–150. 2 indexed citations

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Lucas, Robert J., Samer Hattar, Motoharu Takao, et al.. (2003). Diminished Pupillary Light Reflex at High Irradiances in Melanopsin-Knockout Mice. Science. 299(5604). 245–247. 643 indexed citations breakdown →

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Hattar, Samer, Robert J. Lucas, Motoharu Takao, et al.. (2003). Diminished Pupillary Light Reflex at High Irradiances in Melanopsin-Knockout Mice. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science. 44(13). 3232–3232. 3 indexed citations

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Foster, F.. (2002). Keeping an eye on the time: the Cogan Lecture.. PubMed. 43(5). 1286–98. 27 indexed citations

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Gonzalez–Fernandez, F., M. Beatriz S. Lopes, José M. Garcı́a-Fernández, et al.. (1992). Expression of developmentally defined retinal phenotypes in the histogenesis of retinoblastoma.. PubMed. 141(2). 363–75. 40 indexed citations

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