Leon Foster

972 total citations · 1 hit paper
16 papers, 741 citations indexed

About

Leon Foster is a scholar working on Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, Mechanical Engineering and Polymers and Plastics. According to data from OpenAlex, Leon Foster has authored 16 papers receiving a total of 741 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 13 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, 12 papers in Mechanical Engineering and 5 papers in Polymers and Plastics. Recurrent topics in Leon Foster's work include Automotive and Human Injury Biomechanics (12 papers), Cellular and Composite Structures (12 papers) and Polymer composites and self-healing (5 papers). Leon Foster is often cited by papers focused on Automotive and Human Injury Biomechanics (12 papers), Cellular and Composite Structures (12 papers) and Polymer composites and self-healing (5 papers). Leon Foster collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Australia and Italy. Leon Foster's co-authors include Tom Allen, Andrew Alderson, Olly Duncan, Terry Senior, Prabhuraj D. Venkatraman, Keith Winwood, T. B. A. Senior, Trishan A. M. Hewage, Jennifer H. Shepherd and John Hart and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Acta Materialia and Smart Materials and Structures.

In The Last Decade

Leon Foster

16 papers receiving 727 citations

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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.

Review of Auxetic Materials for Sports Applications: Expanding Options in Comfort and Protection

2018 251 citations Olly Duncan, Leon Foster et al. Applied Sciences profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Leon Foster United Kingdom	11	644	234	204	150	126	16	741
Olly Duncan United Kingdom	13	703 1.1×	241 1.0×	229 1.1×	173 1.2×	127 1.0×	24	804
Lian-Zheng Pei China	7	680 1.1×	253 1.1×	125 0.6×	119 0.8×	83 0.7×	7	727
Hexiang Wu China	10	462 0.7×	156 0.7×	121 0.6×	92 0.6×	66 0.5×	23	505
Mozafar Shokri Rad Iran	12	656 1.0×	166 0.7×	99 0.5×	102 0.7×	159 1.3×	17	722
Brian Ellul Malta	14	507 0.8×	114 0.5×	120 0.6×	111 0.7×	109 0.9×	18	637
Xing Chi Teng China	16	732 1.1×	174 0.7×	96 0.5×	61 0.4×	152 1.2×	22	797
Hailun Tan China	7	474 0.7×	129 0.6×	101 0.5×	79 0.5×	64 0.5×	14	570
Ahmet Kaan Toksoy Türkiye	12	582 0.9×	129 0.6×	199 1.0×	155 1.0×	59 0.5×	14	652
Mulalo Doyoyo United States	14	540 0.8×	108 0.5×	190 0.9×	192 1.3×	100 0.8×	23	669
Fatih Usta Türkiye	11	441 0.7×	91 0.4×	88 0.4×	109 0.7×	54 0.4×	23	503

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Duncan, Olly, Leon Foster, Tom Allen, & Andrew Alderson. (2023). Effect of Poisson's ratio on the indentation of open cell foam. European Journal of Mechanics - A/Solids. 99. 104922–104922. 19 indexed citations

Duncan, Olly, et al.. (2023). Free-fall drop test with interchangeable surfaces to recreate concussive ice hockey head impacts. Sports Engineering. 26(1). 4 indexed citations

Foster, Leon, John Hart, Richard M. Greenwald, et al.. (2023). Mechanical metamaterials for sports helmets: structural mechanics, design optimisation, and performance. Smart Materials and Structures. 32(11). 113001–113001. 24 indexed citations

Duncan, Olly, et al.. (2020). Effect of steam conversion on the cellular structure, Young’s modulus and negative Poisson’s ratio of closed-cell foam. Smart Materials and Structures. 30(1). 15031–15031. 16 indexed citations

Duncan, Olly, et al.. (2020). Plantar Pressure Distribution under Uniform and Gradient Foam during Running and Jumping. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 116–116. 3 indexed citations

Allen, Tom, Leon Foster, M. Strangwood, & James Webster. (2019). Sports Materials Special Issue Editorial. Applied Sciences. 9(24). 5272–5272. 1 indexed citations

Duncan, Olly, Francis Clegg, A.M.T. Bell, et al.. (2018). Effects of Heat Exposure and Volumetric Compression on Poisson's Ratios, Young's Moduli, and Polymeric Composition During Thermo‐Mechanical Conversion of Auxetic Open Cell Polyurethane Foam. physica status solidi (b). 256(1). 30 indexed citations

Duncan, Olly, Leon Foster, Prabhuraj D. Venkatraman, et al.. (2018). Review of Auxetic Materials for Sports Applications: Expanding Options in Comfort and Protection. Applied Sciences. 8(6). 941–941. 251 indexed citations breakdown →

Duncan, Olly, Tom Allen, Leon Foster, et al.. (2018). Controlling Density and Modulus in Auxetic Foam Fabrications—Implications for Impact and Indentation Testing. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 250–250. 9 indexed citations

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Foster, Leon, et al.. (2018). Application of Auxetic Foam in Sports Helmets. Applied Sciences. 8(3). 354–354. 104 indexed citations

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Duncan, Olly, Tom Allen, Leon Foster, T. B. A. Senior, & Andrew Alderson. (2017). Fabrication, characterisation and modelling of uniform and gradient auxetic foam sheets. Acta Materialia. 126. 426–437. 58 indexed citations

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Duncan, Olly, Leon Foster, Terry Senior, Tom Allen, & Andrew Alderson. (2016). A Comparison of Novel and Conventional Fabrication Methods for Auxetic Foams for Sports Safety Applications. Procedia Engineering. 147. 384–389. 42 indexed citations

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Duncan, Olly, Leon Foster, Terry Senior, Andrew Alderson, & Tom Allen. (2016). Quasi-static characterisation and impact testing of auxetic foam for sports safety applications. Smart Materials and Structures. 25(5). 54014–54014. 63 indexed citations

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Allen, Tom, Davide Zampieri, Trishan A. M. Hewage, et al.. (2015). Auxetic Foams for Sport Safety Applications. Procedia Engineering. 112. 104–109. 39 indexed citations

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Allen, Tom, Jennifer H. Shepherd, Trishan A. M. Hewage, et al.. (2015). Low‐kinetic energy impact response of auxetic and conventional open‐cell polyurethane foams. physica status solidi (b). 252(7). 1631–1639. 75 indexed citations

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Allen, Tom, Leon Foster, Matt Carré, & Simon Choppin. (2012). Characterising the impact performance of field hockey sticks. Sports Engineering. 15(4). 221–226. 3 indexed citations

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