Morris W. Foster

10.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
58 papers, 1.9k citations indexed

About

Morris W. Foster is a scholar working on Genetics, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Morris W. Foster has authored 58 papers receiving a total of 1.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 29 papers in Genetics, 15 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and 13 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Morris W. Foster's work include BRCA gene mutations in cancer (15 papers), Ethics in Clinical Research (15 papers) and Race, Genetics, and Society (14 papers). Morris W. Foster is often cited by papers focused on BRCA gene mutations in cancer (15 papers), Ethics in Clinical Research (15 papers) and Race, Genetics, and Society (14 papers). Morris W. Foster collaborates with scholars based in United States, Peru and United Kingdom. Morris W. Foster's co-authors include Richard R. Sharp, Thomas H. Carter, John J. Mulvihill, Alexandra J. Obregón-Tito, Raúl Y. Tito, Cecil M. Lewis, Paul Spicer, Rob Knight, Jessica L. Metcalf and Krithivasan Sankaranarayanan and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Biological Chemistry, Journal of Clinical Investigation and Nature Medicine.

In The Last Decade

Morris W. Foster

55 papers receiving 1.8k 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.

  1. Subsistence strategies in traditional societies distinguish gut microbiomes
    2015 353 citations Alexandra J. Obregón-Tito, Raúl Y. Tito et al. Nature Communications profile →

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Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Morris W. Foster United States 22 762 655 570 313 241 58 1.9k
Nanibaa’ A. Garrison United States 25 862 1.1× 464 0.7× 729 1.3× 276 0.9× 323 1.3× 63 2.3k
Lidewij Henneman Netherlands 37 1.6k 2.2× 466 0.7× 820 1.4× 188 0.6× 344 1.4× 191 4.4k
Kathy Hudson United States 32 1.3k 1.7× 804 1.2× 1.4k 2.5× 593 1.9× 492 2.0× 66 4.2k
Richard E. Blackwell United States 24 303 0.4× 514 0.8× 329 0.6× 77 0.2× 209 0.9× 87 3.1k
Hugh Dawkins Australia 27 931 1.2× 769 1.2× 396 0.7× 158 0.5× 110 0.5× 69 2.6k
Lewis Thomas United States 35 264 0.3× 554 0.8× 269 0.5× 245 0.8× 104 0.4× 94 3.7k
Jantina de Vries South Africa 28 1.2k 1.5× 670 1.0× 1.3k 2.4× 556 1.8× 331 1.4× 98 3.1k
Muntaser E. Ibrahim Sudan 33 1.4k 1.8× 1.2k 1.8× 960 1.7× 259 0.8× 43 0.2× 99 4.2k
Sylvia A. Metcalfe Australia 33 1.4k 1.8× 669 1.0× 442 0.8× 86 0.3× 165 0.7× 113 3.0k
Abdur Razzaque United States 26 248 0.3× 1.1k 1.6× 371 0.7× 85 0.3× 283 1.2× 110 2.9k

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

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All Works

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Outram, Simon, Joseph L. Graves, Chantelle M. Wolpert, et al.. (2018). Genes, Race, and Causation: US Public Perspectives About Racial Difference. Race and Social Problems. 10(2). 79–90. 11 indexed citations
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Obregón-Tito, Alexandra J., Raúl Y. Tito, Jessica L. Metcalf, et al.. (2015). Subsistence strategies in traditional societies distinguish gut microbiomes. Nature Communications. 6(1). 6505–6505. 353 indexed citations breakdown →
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Tito, Raúl Y., Dan Knights, Jessica L. Metcalf, et al.. (2012). Insights from Characterizing Extinct Human Gut Microbiomes. PLoS ONE. 7(12). e51146–e51146. 139 indexed citations
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Foster, Morris W., John J. Mulvihill, & Richard R. Sharp. (2009). Evaluating the utility of personal genomic information. Genetics in Medicine. 11(8). 570–574. 127 indexed citations
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Foster, Morris W. & Richard R. Sharp. (2008). Out of sequence: how consumer genomics could displace clinical genetics. Nature Reviews Genetics. 9(6). 419–419. 15 indexed citations
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Foster, Morris W.. (2006). Analyzing the Use of Race and Ethnicity in Biomedical Research from a Local Community Perspective. The Journal of Law Medicine & Ethics. 34(3). 508–512. 6 indexed citations
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Foster, Morris W. & Richard R. Sharp. (2002). Race, Ethnicity, and Genomics: Social Classifications as Proxies of Biological Heterogeneity. Genome Research. 12(6). 844–850. 136 indexed citations
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Foster, Morris W. & Christopher E. Aston. (2002). A practice approach for identifying previously unsuspected environmental contributors to systemic lupus erythematosus and other complex diseases.. Environmental Health Perspectives. 111(4). 593–597. 4 indexed citations
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Foster, Morris W., Richard R. Sharp, & John J. Mulvihill. (2001). Pharmacogenetics, Race, and Ethnicity: Social Identities and Individualized Medical Care. Therapeutic Drug Monitoring. 23(3). 232–238. 25 indexed citations
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Foster, Morris W. & Richard R. Sharp. (2000). Genetic research and culturally specific risks: one size does not fit all. Trends in Genetics. 16(2). 93–95. 40 indexed citations
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Foster, Morris W., et al.. (1997). Genetic Screening of Targeted Subpopulations: The Role of Communal Discourse in Evaluating Sociocultural Implications. Genetic Testing. 1(4). 269–274. 14 indexed citations
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Fixico, Donald L. & Morris W. Foster. (1993). Being Comanche: A Social History of an American Indian Community. Ethnohistory. 40(2). 319–319.
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Pease, Larry R. & Morris W. Foster. (1979). DECREASED HYBRID SUSCEPTIBILITY TO MURINE MYELOMA GRAFTS. Transplantation. 27(4). 265–269. 3 indexed citations
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Pease, Larry R. & Morris W. Foster. (1979). GENETICS OF F1 HYBRID SUSCEPTIBILITY TO MYELOMA GRAFTS. Transplantation. 27(4). 270–272. 1 indexed citations
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Foster, Morris W.. (1963). SOME PHYSIOLOGICAL GENETIC ASPECTS OF MAMMALIAN MELANOGENESIS*. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences. 100(2). 743–748. 1 indexed citations
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Foster, Morris W., et al.. (1956). In vitro studies of the effects of melanocyte population density on melanin formation. Journal of Experimental Zoology. 132(1). 1–23. 16 indexed citations
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Foster, Morris W.. (1954). Advances in genetics. Vol. V. The American Journal of Human Genetics. 6(3). 361–362. 1 indexed citations
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Foster, Morris W.. (1954). WRIGHT'S STUDIES OF EFFECTS OF MATERNAL AGE ON SPOTTING AND POLYDACTYLY IN THE GUINEA PIG. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences. 57(5). 491–493. 3 indexed citations

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