J. W. Foster

6.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
73 papers, 3.5k citations indexed

About

J. W. Foster is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Ecology and Biotechnology. According to data from OpenAlex, J. W. Foster has authored 73 papers receiving a total of 3.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 31 papers in Molecular Biology, 13 papers in Ecology and 10 papers in Biotechnology. Recurrent topics in J. W. Foster's work include Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology (8 papers), Microbial Metabolic Engineering and Bioproduction (6 papers) and Bacillus and Francisella bacterial research (6 papers). J. W. Foster is often cited by papers focused on Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology (8 papers), Microbial Metabolic Engineering and Bioproduction (6 papers) and Bacillus and Francisella bacterial research (6 papers). J. W. Foster collaborates with scholars based in United States and Japan. J. W. Foster's co-authors include Martin Dworkin, Edward R. Leadbetter, L. J. Rode, Richard H. Davis, H. B. Lukins, Jerome J. Perry, Ralph A. Slepecky, Michael Luther, Robin Hart and Merrill C. Kanter and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and Journal of the American Chemical Society.

In The Last Decade

J. W. Foster

72 papers receiving 3.0k 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.

EXPERIMENTS WITH SOME MICROORGANISMS WHICH UTILIZE ETHANE AND HYDROGEN

1958 719 citations Martin Dworkin, J. W. Foster Journal of Bacteriology profile →

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Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name	h						Papers	Cites
J. W. Foster United States	31	1.7k	840	456	412	321	73	3.5k
Peter Jurtshuk United States	26	1.9k 1.1×	387 0.5×	209 0.5×	678 1.6×	215 0.7×	60	3.1k
D. W. Tempest Netherlands	34	2.0k 1.2×	451 0.5×	304 0.7×	301 0.7×	190 0.6×	70	3.3k
J. F. T. Spencer Canada	32	2.2k 1.3×	1.1k 1.3×	330 0.7×	158 0.4×	415 1.3×	156	4.0k
Noel R. Krieg United States	27	1.1k 0.7×	806 1.0×	258 0.6×	585 1.4×	276 0.9×	86	3.2k
Michael Doudoroff United States	34	3.8k 2.2×	1.8k 2.2×	1.2k 2.5×	1.0k 2.5×	418 1.3×	53	7.0k
G. Winkelmann Germany	40	1.8k 1.0×	1.8k 2.1×	324 0.7×	224 0.5×	277 0.9×	111	4.6k
Ian W. Sutherland United Kingdom	25	897 0.5×	610 0.7×	208 0.5×	276 0.7×	305 1.0×	59	2.4k
A. H. Stouthamer Netherlands	45	3.3k 1.9×	451 0.5×	1.1k 2.4×	669 1.6×	256 0.8×	158	5.9k
L. Leon Campbell United States	31	1.7k 1.0×	321 0.4×	177 0.4×	576 1.4×	649 2.0×	100	2.9k
Norberto J. Palleroni United States	35	3.4k 2.0×	2.3k 2.7×	1.4k 3.0×	1.4k 3.4×	403 1.3×	74	6.9k

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

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Lim, Ilhan, J. W. Foster, Garry Chinn, et al.. (2025). Quantitative Imaging of ⁵⁵CO and ¹⁸F-Labeled Tracers in a Single “Multiplexed” Pet Imaging Session. 1–5.

Sleeman, Jonathan M., Antoine Mudakikwa, John Bosco Nizeyi, et al.. (2000). FIELD ANESTHESIA OF FREE-LIVING MOUNTAIN GORILLAS (GORILLA GORILLA BERINGEI) FROM THE VIRUNGA VOLCANO REGION, CENTRAL AFRICA. Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine. 31(1). 9–14. 20 indexed citations

Foster, J. W. & Richard H. Davis. (1966). A Methane-Dependent Coccus, with Notes on Classification and Nomenclature of Obligate, Methane-Utilizing Bacteria. Journal of Bacteriology. 91(5). 1924–1931. 162 indexed citations

Foster, J. W., et al.. (1966). Endotrophic Calcium, Strontium, and Barium Spores of Bacillus megaterium and Bacillus cereus. Journal of Bacteriology. 91(3). 1333–1345. 40 indexed citations

Foster, J. W., et al.. (1965). Methyl dipicolinate monoester from spores of Bacillus cereus var. globigii. Journal of Bacteriology. 90(5). 1503–1503. 1 indexed citations

Lukins, H. B. & J. W. Foster. (1963). METHYL KETONE METABOLISM IN HYDROCARBON-UTILIZING MYCOBACTERIA. Journal of Bacteriology. 85(5). 1074–1087. 90 indexed citations

Lukins, H. B. & J. W. Foster. (1963). Utilization of hydrocarbons and hydrogen by mycobacteria. Zeitschrift für allgemeine Mikrobiologie. 3(4). 251–264. 35 indexed citations

Rode, L. J. & J. W. Foster. (1962). Ionic germination of spores of bacillus megaterium QM B1551. Archives of Microbiology. 43(2). 183–200. 54 indexed citations

Rode, L. J. & J. W. Foster. (1962). Ions and the Germination of Spores of Bacillus cereus T. Nature. 194(4835). 1300–1301. 14 indexed citations

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Rode, L. J. & J. W. Foster. (1961). Physiological and chemical germination of spores of Bacillus megaterium. Zeitschrift für allgemeine Mikrobiologie. 1(4). 307–322. 14 indexed citations

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Rode, L. J. & J. W. Foster. (1960). Germination of Bacterial Spores by Long-Chain Alkyl Amines. Nature. 188(4756). 1132–1134. 24 indexed citations

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Rode, L. J. & J. W. Foster. (1960). INDUCED RELEASE OF DIPICOLINIC ACID FROM SPORES OF BACILLUS MEGATERIUM. Journal of Bacteriology. 79(5). 650–656. 35 indexed citations

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Leadbetter, Edward R. & J. W. Foster. (1959). Incorporation of Molecular Oxygen in Bacterial Cells Utilizing Hydrocarbons for Growth. Nature. 184(4696). 1428–1429. 46 indexed citations

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Leadbetter, Edward R. & J. W. Foster. (1959). Oxidation products formed from gaseous alkanes by the bacterium pseudomonas methanica. Archives of Biochemistry and Biophysics. 82(2). 491–492. 59 indexed citations

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Dworkin, Martin & J. W. Foster. (1958). EXPERIMENTS WITH SOME MICROORGANISMS WHICH UTILIZE ETHANE AND HYDROGEN. Journal of Bacteriology. 75(5). 592–603. 719 indexed citations breakdown →

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Martin, William R. & J. W. Foster. (1957). ADAPTATION PATTERNS IN THE UTILIZATION OF THE STEREOISOMERS OF TARTARIC ACID BY A PSEUDOMONAD. Journal of Bacteriology. 73(5). 683–684. 7 indexed citations

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Foster, J. W.. (1956). Morphogenesis in Bacteria: Some Aspects of Spore Formation. The Quarterly Review of Biology. 31(2). 102–118. 55 indexed citations

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Perry, Jerome J. & J. W. Foster. (1954). NON-INVOLVEMENT OF LYSIS DURING SPORULATION OF BACILLUS MYCOIDES IN DISTILLED WATER. The Journal of General Physiology. 37(3). 401–409. 12 indexed citations

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Foster, J. W., et al.. (1953). TRACER STUDIES OF FORMATE METABOLISM IN FUNGI. Journal of Bacteriology. 65(5). 587–592. 1 indexed citations

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Foster, J. W., et al.. (1952). ON THE NATURE OF SPOROGENESIS IN SOME AEROBIC BACTERIA. The Journal of General Physiology. 35(6). 907–927. 80 indexed citations

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