Kenneth R. Foster

10.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
195 papers, 7.7k citations indexed

About

Kenneth R. Foster is a scholar working on Biomedical Engineering, Biophysics and Electrical and Electronic Engineering. According to data from OpenAlex, Kenneth R. Foster has authored 195 papers receiving a total of 7.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 70 papers in Biomedical Engineering, 59 papers in Biophysics and 38 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering. Recurrent topics in Kenneth R. Foster's work include Electromagnetic Fields and Biological Effects (56 papers), Wireless Body Area Networks (27 papers) and Ultrasound and Hyperthermia Applications (25 papers). Kenneth R. Foster is often cited by papers focused on Electromagnetic Fields and Biological Effects (56 papers), Wireless Body Area Networks (27 papers) and Ultrasound and Hyperthermia Applications (25 papers). Kenneth R. Foster collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and Japan. Kenneth R. Foster's co-authors include Herman P. Schwan, Jonathan L. Schepps, Benjamin R. Epstein, Michael H. Repacholi, Page W. Morgan, Marvin C. Ziskin, P. Di Vecchia, Robert Koprowski, Quirìno Balzano and Joseph D. Skufca and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Circulation.

In The Last Decade

Kenneth R. Foster

189 papers receiving 7.1k citations

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Kenneth R. Foster United States	48	3.5k	2.3k	1.6k	846	725	195	7.7k
Qingming Luo China	62	4.6k 1.3×	1.4k 0.6×	2.9k 1.8×	2.8k 3.3×	1.3k 1.8×	560	14.6k
Vincenzo Piazza Italy	24	2.4k 0.7×	2.1k 0.9×	255 0.2×	297 0.4×	292 0.4×	64	11.6k
Marco Cecchini Italy	49	3.9k 1.1×	2.2k 0.9×	235 0.1×	591 0.7×	616 0.8×	226	18.7k
Ryuju Hashimoto Japan	18	2.3k 0.7×	2.0k 0.9×	169 0.1×	481 0.6×	467 0.6×	39	14.6k
Zhong Chen China	61	3.7k 1.0×	2.9k 1.3×	406 0.3×	3.9k 4.6×	355 0.5×	1.0k	18.6k
Laura Marchetti Italy	21	2.0k 0.6×	1.7k 0.7×	298 0.2×	310 0.4×	299 0.4×	59	11.2k
Hiroki Otani Japan	40	2.4k 0.7×	2.0k 0.9×	173 0.1×	737 0.9×	722 1.0×	181	18.2k
Victor W. Hsu United States	40	2.3k 0.7×	2.0k 0.9×	201 0.1×	549 0.6×	757 1.0×	82	18.0k
Seung‐Yeol Park South Korea	15	2.3k 0.7×	2.0k 0.9×	172 0.1×	501 0.6×	355 0.5×	37	13.7k
Michiru Nishita Japan	37	2.4k 0.7×	2.0k 0.9×	238 0.1×	500 0.6×	448 0.6×	65	18.4k

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Bailey, William H., et al.. (2026). Commentary: Health and safety practices and policies concerning human exposure to RF/microwave radiation. Frontiers in Public Health. 14. 1752150–1752150.

Foster, Kenneth R., Chung‐Kwang Chou, & A.S. Omar. (2024). Health Aspects of Millimeter-Wave Exposures in 5G and Beyond. IEEE Microwave Magazine. 26(1). 70–82. 2 indexed citations

Santis, Valerio De, et al.. (2023). Monte-Carlo Based Numerical Dosimetry in Reverberation Chamber Exposure Systems Employed for in-Vivo Rodent Bioassays. IEEE Access. 11. 22018–22033. 4 indexed citations

Foster, Kenneth R., Marvin C. Ziskin, & Quirìno Balzano. (2022). Three Quarters of a Century of Research on RF Exposure Assessment and Dosimetry—What Have We Learned?. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 19(4). 2067–2067. 7 indexed citations

Foster, Kenneth R., Marvin C. Ziskin, Quirìno Balzano, & Akimasa Hirata. (2020). Transient Thermal Responses of Skin to Pulsed Millimeter Waves. IEEE Access. 8. 130239–130251. 12 indexed citations

Ziskin, Marvin C., S.I. Alekseev, Kenneth R. Foster, & Quirìno Balzano. (2018). Tissue models for RF exposure evaluation at frequencies above 6 GHz. Bioelectromagnetics. 39(3). 173–189. 74 indexed citations

Haché, Samuel, Erin M. Bayne, Marc‐André Villard, et al.. (2017). Phylogeography of a migratory songbird across its Canadian breeding range: Implications for conservation units. Ecology and Evolution. 7(16). 6078–6088. 20 indexed citations

Bushberg, Jerrold T., et al.. (2015). IEEE Committee on Man And Radiation—COMAR Technical Information Statement Radiofrequency Safety and Utility Smart Meters. Health Physics. 108(3). 388–391. 2 indexed citations

Foster, Kenneth R., Robert Koprowski, & Joseph D. Skufca. (2014). Machine learning, medical diagnosis, and biomedical engineering research - commentary. BioMedical Engineering OnLine. 13(1). 94–94. 243 indexed citations

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Foster, Kenneth R. & John E. Moulder. (2013). Wi-Fi and Health. Health Physics. 105(6). 561–575. 57 indexed citations

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Foster, Kenneth R. & Eleanor R. Adair. (2004). Modeling thermal responses in human subjects following extended exposure to radiofrequency energy. BioMedical Engineering OnLine. 3(1). 4–4. 42 indexed citations

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Foster, Kenneth R. & Michael H. Repacholi. (2004). Biological Effects of Radiofrequency Fields: Does Modulation Matter?. Radiation Research. 162(2). 219–225. 60 indexed citations

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Pless‐Mulloli, Tanja, Bernd Schilling, Olaf Paepke, & Kenneth R. Foster. (2002). Follow-up assessment of PCDD/PCDF in eggs from allotments in Newcastle upon Tyne, England. Organohalogen compounds. 57. 237–240. 5 indexed citations

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Foster, Kenneth R.. (2001). Maple scores again. IEEE Spectrum. 38(12). 63–63. 1 indexed citations

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Walters, James, et al.. (2000). HEATING AND PAIN SENSATION PRODUCED IN HUMAN SKIN BY MILLIMETER WAVES. Health Physics. 78(3). 259–267. 83 indexed citations

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Callans, David J., et al.. (1995). 992-110 Finite Element Analysis of Post-shock Sensing Performance in Transvenous Implantable Defibrillator Lead Systems. Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 25(2). 316A–316A. 2 indexed citations

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Foster, Kenneth R.. (1989). The VDT debate. MIT Press eBooks. 188–197. 4 indexed citations

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Cheever, E.A., et al.. (1987). Depth of Penetration of Fields from Rectangular Apertures Into Lossy Media (Short Paper). IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques. 35(9). 865–867. 19 indexed citations

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Blum, Frank D., Stephen Pickup, & Kenneth R. Foster. (1986). Solvent self-diffusion in polymer solutions. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science. 113(2). 336–341. 18 indexed citations

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Foster, Kenneth R. & H. A. Resing. (1976). The low apparent permittivity of adsorbed water in synthetic zeolites. The Journal of Physical Chemistry. 80(12). 1390–1392. 14 indexed citations

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