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

5 papers align trajectories

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.

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 →

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of F. Foster

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Light sampling behaviour regulates circadian entrainment in mice 2024 ·BMC Biology ·(unknown), Shu K. E. Tam, Laurence A. Brown, F. Foster, Stuart N. Peirson	3
2	Dim light in the evening causes coordinated realignment of circadian rhythms, sleep, and short-term memory 2021 ·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Shu K. E. Tam, Laurence A. Brown, (unknown), (unknown), Angus S. Fisk, Carina A. Pothecary, Vincent van der Vinne, F. Foster, Vladyslav V. Vyazovskiy, David M. Bannerman, Mary E. Harrington, Stuart N. Peirson	25
3	Deletion of AMPA receptor GluA1 subunit gene (Gria1) causes circadian rhythm disruption and aberrant responses to environmental cues 2021 ·Translational Psychiatry ·(unknown), Laurence A. Brown, Shu K. E. Tam, Kay E. Davies, F. Foster, Paul J. Harrison, Rolf Sprengel, Vladyslav V. Vyazovskiy, Peter L. Oliver, David M. Bannerman, Stuart N. Peirson	20
4	Adverse impact of polyphasic sleep patterns in humans: Report of the National Sleep Foundation sleep timing and variability consensus panel 2021 ·Sleep Health ·Matthew D. Weaver, Tracey L. Sletten, F. Foster, David Gozal, Elizabeth B. Klerman, Shantha M. W. Rajaratnam, Till Roenneberg, Joseph S. Takahashi, Fred W. Turek, Michael V. Vitiello, Michael W. Young, Charles A. Czeisler	17
5	The hypothalamic link between arousal and sleep homeostasis in mice 2021 ·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ·Tomoko Yamagata, Martin C. Kahn, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Mathilde C. C. Guillaumin, Vincent van der Vinne, (unknown), Laura E. McKillop, Aarti Jagannath, Stuart N. Peirson, Edward O. Mann, F. Foster, Vladyslav V. Vyazovskiy	23
6	The relationship between fasting-induced torpor, sleep, and wakefulness in laboratory mice 2021 ·SLEEP ·(unknown), Sarah Jane Flaherty, Carina A. Pothecary, F. Foster, Stuart N. Peirson, Vladyslav V. Vyazovskiy	13
7	Adenosine integrates light and sleep signalling for the regulation of circadian timing in mice 2021 ·Nature Communications ·Aarti Jagannath, Norbert Varga, Robert Dallmann, Gianpaolo Rando, Pauline Gosselin, (unknown), Lewis Taylor, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Grant C. Churchill, (unknown), Stuart N. Peirson, Detlev Boison, Steven A. Brown, F. Foster, Sridhar R. Vasudevan	73
8	What is the ‘spectral diet’ of humans? 2019 ·Current Opinion in Behavioral Sciences ·(unknown), Manuel Spitschan, F. Foster, Marilyne Andersen, Stuart N. Peirson	50
9	Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for Nightmares for Patients with Persecutory Delusions (Nites): An Assessor-Blind, Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial 2019 ·The Canadian Journal of Psychiatry ·Bryony Sheaves, Emily A. Holmes, Stephanie Rek, Kathryn M. Taylor, Alecia Nickless, Felicity Waite, Anne Germain, Colin A. Espie, Paul J. Harrison, F. Foster, Daniel Freeman	36
10	Light, sleep and circadian interactions: biology to new therapeutic targetsLight, clocks and sleep: clinical implications and new therapeutics 2019 ·Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science ·F. Foster	1
11	Cortical region–specific sleep homeostasis in mice: effects of time of day and waking experience 2018 ·SLEEP ·Mathilde C. C. Guillaumin, Laura E. McKillop, Nanyi Cui, Simon P. Fisher, F. Foster, Maarten De Vos, Stuart N. Peirson, Peter Achermann, Vladyslav V. Vyazovskiy	29
12	Circadian Rhythms: A Very Short Introduction 2017 ·Oxford University Press eBooks ·F. Foster, (unknown)	15
13	Constant Light Desynchronizes Olfactory versus Object and Visuospatial Recognition Memory Performance 2017 ·Journal of Neuroscience ·Shu K. E. Tam, Sibah Hasan, Harry Choi, Laurence A. Brown, Aarti Jagannath, Steven Hughes, Mark W. Hankins, F. Foster, Vladyslav V. Vyazovskiy, David M. Bannerman, Stuart N. Peirson	14
14	Modulation of recognition memory performance by light requires both melanopsin and classical photoreceptors 2016 ·Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences ·Shu K. E. Tam, Sibah Hasan, Steven Hughes, Mark W. Hankins, F. Foster, David M. Bannerman, Stuart N. Peirson	28
15	The rhythms of life: what your body clock means to you! 2013 ·Experimental Physiology ·F. Foster, (unknown)	74
16	Blue light–filtering intraocular lenses: Review of potential benefits and side effects 2009 ·Journal of Cataract & Refractive Surgery ·(unknown), Stuart N. Peirson, Katharina Wulff, F. Foster, Susan M. Downes	64
17	Diminished Pupillary Light Reflex at High Irradiances in Melanopsin-Knockout Mice breakdown → 2003 ·Science ·Robert J. Lucas, Samer Hattar, Motoharu Takao, David M. Berson, F. Foster, King‐Wai Yau	643
18	Diminished Pupillary Light Reflex at High Irradiances in Melanopsin-Knockout Mice 2003 ·Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science ·Samer Hattar, Robert J. Lucas, Motoharu Takao, David M. Berson, F. Foster, King‐Wai Yau	3
19	Keeping an eye on the time: the Cogan Lecture. 2002 ·PubMed ·F. Foster	27
20	Expression of developmentally defined retinal phenotypes in the histogenesis of retinoblastoma. 1992 ·PubMed ·F. Gonzalez–Fernandez, M. Beatriz S. Lopes, José M. Garcı́a-Fernández, F. Foster, W.J. De Grip, Sérgio Rosemberg, Steven A. Newman, Scott R. VandenBerg	40

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