Jane A. Foster

14.4k citations

133 papers · 8.9k indexed · 4 hit papers · h-index 36

Impact in

Biological Psychiatry top 0.05%
- Tryptophan and brain disorders
Behavioral Neuroscience top 0.5%
- Stress Responses and Cortisol

Papers in

Biological Psychiatry 40
- Tryptophan and brain disorders 40
Behavioral Neuroscience 26
- Stress Responses and Cortisol 26

Co-authors: Karen‐Anne McVey Neufeld John Bienenstock John F. Cryan Linda Rinaman Florence Roullet Jonathan Lai Ruth Ann Luna Sidney H. Kennedy
Journals: Journal of Neuroimmunology (7 papers)Neuroscience (6 papers)Translational Psychiatry (4 papers)The Canadian Journal of Psychiatry (4 papers)Journal of Psychiatric Research (3 papers)
Partner nations: Canada United States United Kingdom

In The Last Decade

Jane A. Foster

123 papers receiving 8.7k citations

Hit Papers

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Stress & the gut-brain axis: Regulation by the microbiome 2017 · 768 citations

What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if any of the following hold:

it has ≥500 total citations;
it reaches ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (the threshold is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it);
it reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

2017 Neurobiology of Stress
2013 Trends in Neurosciences
2010 Neurogastroenterology & Motility
2010 Gastroenterology

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1	Parental high-fat/high-sugar diets and their lasting impact on brain development in offspring: a longitudinal mouse MRI study Translational Psychiatry ·Gail Lee, Katarzyna Wilk, Cheryl Chong, Jonas Yeung, Anne L. Wheeler, Jane A. Foster, Tieyuan Zhang, Jason P. Lerch, Brian J. Nieman, Mark R. Palmert	2025	0
2	Cellular immune phenotype of major depressive disorder – findings from the EMBARC study The World Journal of Biological Psychiatry ·Cherise R. Chin Fatt, Srividya Vasu, Nabila Haque, Emine Rabia Ayvaci, Manish K. Jha, Jane A. Foster, Madhukar H. Trivedi	2025	1
3	The gut-brain axis in depression: Are multi-omics showing the way? Cell Reports Medicine ·Jane A. Foster, Madhukar H. Trivedi	2024	4
4	Sex- and brain region-specific alterations in brain volume in germ-free mice iScience ·Stuart H. Thompson, Jacob Ellegood, Dawn M. E. Bowdish, Jason P. Lerch, Jane A. Foster	2024	2
5	The Differential Relation of Emotional, Physical, and Sexual Abuse Histories to Antidepressant Treatment Remission and Persistence of Anhedonia in Major Depression: A CAN-BIND-1 Report The Canadian Journal of Psychiatry ·Kate L. Harkness, Trisha Chakrabarty, Sakina J. Rizvi, Raegan Mazurka, Lena C. Quilty, Rudolf Uher, Roumen Milev, Benício N. Frey, Sagar V. Parikh, Jane A. Foster, Susan Rotzinger, Sidney H. Kennedy, Raymond W. Lam	2023	3
6	Relation of hippocampal volume and SGK1 gene expression to treatment remission in major depression is moderated by childhood maltreatment: A CAN-BIND-1 report European Neuropsychopharmacology ·Raegan Mazurka, Simone Cunningham, Stefanie Hassel, Jane A. Foster, Nikita Nogovitsyn, Laura M. Fiori, Stephen C. Strother, Stephen R. Arnott, Benício N. Frey, Raymond W. Lam, Glenda MacQueen, Roumen Milev, Susan Rotzinger, Gustavo Turecki, Sidney H. Kennedy, Kate L. Harkness	2023	2
7	Predicting recurrence of major depressive episodes using the Depression Implicit Association Test: A Canadian biomarker integration network in depression (CAN-BIND) report Psychiatry Research ·Katerina Rnic, Joelle LeMoult, Ivan J. Torres, Trisha Chakrabarty, Jane A. Foster, Benício N. Frey, Kate L. Harkness, Keith Ho, Qingqin S. Li, Roumen Milev, Lena C. Quilty, Susan Rotzinger, Claudio N. Soares, Rudolf Uher, Sidney H. Kennedy, Raymond W. Lam	2023	2
8	Response Inhibition and Predicting Response to Pharmacological and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Treatments for Major Depressive Disorder: A Canadian Biomarker Integration Network for Depression Study Biological Psychiatry Cognitive Neuroscience and Neuroimaging ·Prabhjot Dhami, Lena C. Quilty, Benjamin Schwartzmann, Rudolf Uher, Timothy A. Allen, Stefan Kloiber, Raymond W. Lam, Glenda MacQueen, Benício N. Frey, Roumen Milev, Daniel J. Müller, Stephen C. Strother, Pierre Blier, Cláudio N. Soares, Sagar V. Parikh, Gustavo Turecki, Jane A. Foster, Susan Rotzinger, Sidney H. Kennedy, Faranak Farzan	2022	6
9	Examining the effect of chronic intranasal oxytocin administration on the neuroanatomy and behavior of three autism-related mouse models NeuroImage ·Zsuzsa Lindenmaier, Jacob Ellegood, Monique Stuive, Kaitlyn Easson, Yohan Yee, Darren Fernandes, Jane A. Foster, Evdokia Anagnostou, Jason P. Lerch	2022	10
10	Metabolomic signatures associated with depression and predictors of antidepressant response in humans: A CAN-BIND-1 report Communications Biology ·Giorgia Caspani, Gustavo Turecki, Raymond W. Lam, Roumen Milev, Benício N. Frey, Glenda MacQueen, Daniel J. Müller, Susan Rotzinger, Sidney H. Kennedy, Jane A. Foster, Jonathan R. Swann	2021	22
11	Treatment-emergent and trajectory-based peripheral gene expression markers of antidepressant response Translational Psychiatry ·Laura M. Fiori, Massimiliano Orri, Zahia Aouabed, Jean François Théroux, Rixing Lin, Corina Nagy, Benício N. Frey, Raymond W. Lam, Glenda MacQueen, Roumen Milev, Daniel J. Müller, Sagar V. Parikh, Susan Rotzinger, Rudolf Uher, Jane A. Foster, Sidney H. Kennedy, Gustavo Turecki	2021	4
12	A randomized, crossover comparison of ketamine and electroconvulsive therapy for treatment of major depressive episodes: a Canadian biomarker integration network in depression (CAN-BIND) study protocol BMC Psychiatry ·Jennifer L. Phillips, Natalia Jaworska, Elizabeth Kamler, Venkat Bhat, Jean Blier, Jane A. Foster, Stefanie Hassel, Keith Ho, Lisa McMurray, Roumen Milev, Zahra Moazamigoudarzi, Franca Placenza, Stéphane Richard‐Devantoy, Susan Rotzinger, Gustavo Turecki, Gustavo Vázquez, Sidney H. Kennedy, Pierre Blier, (unknown)	2020	17
13	Association Between Side Effects and Blood microRNA Expression Levels and Their Targeted Pathways in Patients With Major Depressive Disorder Treated by a Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitor, Escitalopram: A CAN-BIND-1 Report The International Journal of Neuropsychopharmacology ·Antoine Yrondi, Laura M. Fiori, Benício N. Frey, Raymond W. Lam, Glenda MacQueen, Roumen Milev, Daniel J. Müller, Jane A. Foster, Sidney H. Kennedy, Gustavo Turecki	2019	11
14	A pilot dose finding study of pioglitazone in autistic children Molecular Autism ·Lucia Capano, Annie Dupuis, Jessica Brian, Deepali Mankad, Lisa Genore, Rianne Hastie Adams, Sharon Smile, Toni Lui, Dina Odrobina, Jane A. Foster, Evdokia Anagnostou	2018	32
15	Investigation of miR-1202, miR-135a, and miR-16 in Major Depressive Disorder and Antidepressant Response The International Journal of Neuropsychopharmacology ·Laura M. Fiori, Juan Pablo López, Stéphane Richard‐Devantoy, Marcelo T. Berlim, Eduardo Chachamovich, Fabrice Jollant, Jane A. Foster, Susan Rotzinger, Sidney H. Kennedy, Gustavo Turecki	2017	54
16	Lactobacillus rhamnosus strain JB‐1 reverses restraint stress‐induced gut dysmotility Neurogastroenterology & Motility ·Christine West, Richard Wu, Annette Wong, Andrew M. Stanisz, R. Yan, Kevin Min, Michael Pasyk, K.A. McVey Neufeld, Majid Karamat, Jane A. Foster, John Bienenstock, Paul Forsythe, Wolfgang Kunze	2016	22
17	Regional brain volumes changes in adult male FMR1-KO mouse on the FVB strain Neuroscience ·Jonathan Lai, Jason P. Lerch, L.C. Doering, Jane A. Foster, Jacob Ellegood	2016	36
18	Structural & functional consequences of chronic psychosocial stress on the microbiome & host Psychoneuroendocrinology ·Aadil Bharwani, M. Firoz Mian, Jane A. Foster, Michael G. Surette, John Bienenstock, Paul Forsythe	2015	223
19	Gut–brain axis: how the microbiome influences anxiety and depression Trends in Neurosciences ·Jane A. Foster, Karen‐Anne McVey Neufeld Hit paper breakdown →	2013	1745
20	Impact of Treadmill Running and Sex on Hippocampal Neurogenesis in the Mouse Model of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis PLoS ONE ·Xiaoxing Ma, Mazen J. Hamadeh, Brian R. Christie, Jane A. Foster, Mark A. Tarnopolsky	2012	29

About Jane A. Foster

Jane A. Foster is a scholar working on Biological Psychiatry, Behavioral Neuroscience, Gastroenterology, Developmental Neuroscience and Cognitive Neuroscience, having authored 133 papers that have together received 8.9k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Tryptophan and brain disorders (40 papers), Gut microbiota and health (33 papers), Stress Responses and Cortisol (26 papers), Neuroendocrine regulation and behavior (21 papers), Treatment of Major Depression (21 papers), Diet and metabolism studies (18 papers), Functional Brain Connectivity Studies (15 papers) and Mental Health Research Topics (14 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Biological Psychiatry (2.6k citations), Behavioral Neuroscience (943 citations), Gastroenterology (1.2k citations), Pharmacy (584 citations) and Physiology (2.2k citations). Jane A. Foster has collaborated with scholars based in Canada, United States and United Kingdom. Frequent co-authors include Karen‐Anne McVey Neufeld, John Bienenstock, John F. Cryan, Linda Rinaman, Florence Roullet, Jonathan Lai, Ruth Ann Luna, Sidney H. Kennedy, K.A. McVey Neufeld and Denys deCatanzaro. Their work appears in journals such as Journal of Neuroimmunology, Neuroscience, Translational Psychiatry, The Canadian Journal of Psychiatry and Journal of Psychiatric Research.

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