Simon J. Foster

26.1k total citations · 6 hit papers
225 papers, 18.5k citations indexed

About

Simon J. Foster is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Infectious Diseases and Genetics. According to data from OpenAlex, Simon J. Foster has authored 225 papers receiving a total of 18.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 107 papers in Molecular Biology, 89 papers in Infectious Diseases and 75 papers in Genetics. Recurrent topics in Simon J. Foster's work include Antimicrobial Resistance in Staphylococcus (87 papers), Bacterial Genetics and Biotechnology (73 papers) and Bacterial biofilms and quorum sensing (51 papers). Simon J. Foster is often cited by papers focused on Antimicrobial Resistance in Staphylococcus (87 papers), Bacterial Genetics and Biotechnology (73 papers) and Bacterial biofilms and quorum sensing (51 papers). Simon J. Foster collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Norway. Simon J. Foster's co-authors include Malcolm J. Horsburgh, Abdelmadjid Atrih, Eileen Ingham, Mark O. Clements, Waldemar Vollmer, Simon R. Clarke, Christoph Thiemermann, Jamie K. Hobbs, Pan F. Chan and Naohiro Inohara and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Science and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Simon J. Foster

221 papers receiving 18.2k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories

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.

Host Recognition of Bacterial Muramyl Dipeptide Mediated through NOD2

2003 1.3k citations Naohiro Inohara, Koichi Fukase et al. profile →
An essential role for NOD1 in host recognition of bacterial peptidoglycan containing diaminopimelic acid

2003 1.0k citations Yasuo Horie, Junya Masumoto et al. profile →
Bacterial peptidoglycan (murein) hydrolases

2008 665 citations Waldemar Vollmer, Simon J. Foster et al. profile →
σ^BModulates Virulence Determinant Expression and Stress Resistance: Characterization of a FunctionalrsbUStrain Derived fromStaphylococcus aureus8325-4

2002 585 citations Malcolm J. Horsburgh, Simon J. Foster et al. Journal of Bacteriology profile →
The architecture of the Gram-positive bacterial cell wall

2020 343 citations Laia Pasquina-Lemonche, Simon J. Foster et al. profile →
The Role of Macrophages in Staphylococcus aureus Infection

2021 206 citations Grace R. Pidwill, Josie F. Gibson et al. profile →

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

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Simon J. Foster. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Simon J. Foster based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Simon J. Foster. Simon J. Foster is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

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20 of 20 papers shown

#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Co-Design Software Development and Quality Assessment of the AFFIRMO iABC App to Support Older Adults with Atrial Fibrillation and Co-Morbidities 2025 ·Studies in health technology and informatics ·Charlotte Stockton-Powdrell, (unknown), Simon J. Foster, John Ainsworth	0
2	Control of morphogenesis during the Staphylococcus aureus cell cycle 2025 ·Science Advances ·Mariana Tinajero‐Trejo, (unknown), Laia Pasquina-Lemonche, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Bohdan Bilyk, Wenqi Yu, Jamie K. Hobbs, Simon J. Foster	1
3	Two codependent routes lead to high-level MRSA 2024 ·Science ·(unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Laia Pasquina-Lemonche, Mariana Tinajero‐Trejo, (unknown), Bohdan Bilyk, Sophie E. Irving, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Edward J. Beattie, David S. Owen, (unknown), William M. Durham, D. Hornby, Rebecca M. Corrigan, Jeffrey Green, Jamie K. Hobbs, Simon J. Foster	27
4	In situ visualization of Braun’s lipoprotein on E. coli sacculi 2023 ·Science Advances ·Qi Sheng, (unknown), (unknown), Zhuowei Chen, Peiling Yang, Hong‐Su Zhang, Mengyun Liu, Kang Li, Longsheng Zhao, (unknown), Lu‐Ning Liu, Xiu‐Lan Chen, Jamie K. Hobbs, Simon J. Foster, Yu‐Zhong Zhang, Hai‐Nan Su	4
5	Antibiotics Limit Adaptation of Drug-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus to Hypoxia 2022 ·Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy ·(unknown), Rosanna C. T. Wright, Jon R. Sayers, (unknown), (unknown), Simon J. Foster, Michael A. Brockhurst, Alison M. Condliffe	5
6	Human-specific staphylococcal virulence factors enhance pathogenicity in a humanised zebrafish C5a receptor model 2021 ·Journal of Cell Science ·(unknown), Michiel van Gent, Tomasz K. Prajsnar, (unknown), Nienke W. M. de Jong, Julia Kolata, Simon J. Foster, Jos A. G. van Strijp, Stephen A. Renshaw	3
7	Staphylococcus aureus cell wall structure and dynamics during host-pathogen interaction 2021 ·PLoS Pathogens ·(unknown), Oliver Carnell, (unknown), Joe Gray, Jacob Biboy, Josie F. Gibson, Eric J. G. Pollitt, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Bartłomiej Salamaga, Grace R. Pidwill, Alison M. Condliffe, Stephen A. Renshaw, Waldemar Vollmer, Simon J. Foster	57
8	Commensal bacteria augment Staphylococcus aureus infection by inactivation of phagocyte-derived reactive oxygen species 2021 ·PLoS Pathogens ·Josie F. Gibson, Grace R. Pidwill, Oliver Carnell, Bas G. J. Surewaard, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Aurélie Derré‐Bobillot, Cristel Archambaud, Matthew K. Siggins, Eric J. G. Pollitt, Simon A. Johnston, Pascale Serror, Shiranee Sriskandan, Stephen A. Renshaw, Simon J. Foster	15
9	Neutrophils use selective autophagy receptor Sqstm1/p62 to target Staphylococcus aureus for degradation in vivo in zebrafish 2020 ·Autophagy ·Josie F. Gibson, Tomasz K. Prajsnar, Chris Hill, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Simon J. Foster, Andrew J. Grierson, Philip W. Ingham, Stephen A. Renshaw, Simon A. Johnston	26
10	Evolving MRSA: High-level β-lactam resistance in Staphylococcus aureus is associated with RNA Polymerase alterations and fine tuning of gene expression 2020 ·PLoS Pathogens ·(unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Bohdan Bilyk, (unknown), Oliver Carnell, D. Hornby, Jeffrey Green, Jamie K. Hobbs, William L. Kelley, Nikolay Zenkin, Simon J. Foster	45
11	SosA inhibits cell division in Staphylococcus aureus in response to DNA damage 2019 ·Molecular Microbiology ·Martin S. Bojer, (unknown), (unknown), Clément Gallay, Amy L. Bottomley, Marianne Thorup Cohn, Gunnar Lindahl, Dorte Frees, Jan‐Willem Veening, Simon J. Foster, Hanne Ingmer	24
12	The Lysozyme-Induced Peptidoglycan N -Acetylglucosamine Deacetylase PgdA (EF1843) Is Required for Enterococcus faecalis Virulence 2012 ·Journal of Bacteriology ·Abdellah Benachour, (unknown), (unknown), Laurent Hébert, Simon J. Thorpe, Pascal Courtin, Marie‐Pierre Chapot‐Chartier, Tomasz K. Prajsnar, Simon J. Foster, Stéphane Mesnage	62
13	Inducible nitric oxide synthase and heme oxygenase-1 in the lung during lipopolysaccharide tolerance and cross tolerance 2007 ·Critical Care Medicine ·Alexander Koch, Olaf Boehm, Paula A. Zacharowski, Stephan A. Loer, Jörg Weimann, Hauke Rensing, Simon J. Foster, René Schmidt, Reinhard Berkels, (unknown), Kai Zacharowski	6
14	Inducible nitric oxide synthase and heme oxygenase-1 in the lung during lipopolysaccharide tolerance and cross tolerance 2007 ·Critical Care Medicine ·Alexander Koch, Olaf Boehm, Paula A. Zacharowski, Stephan A. Loer, Jörg Weimann, Hauke Rensing, Simon J. Foster, René Schmidt, Reinhard Berkels, (unknown), Kai Zacharowski	12
15	Nod1 acts as an intracellular receptor to stimulate chemokine production and neutrophil recruitment in vivo 2006 ·The Journal of Experimental Medicine ·Junya Masumoto, Kangkang Yang, Sooryanarayana Varambally, Mizuho Hasegawa, Scott A. Tomlins, Su Qiu, Yukari Fujimoto, Akiko Kawasaki, Simon J. Foster, Yasuo Horie, Tak W. Mak, Gabriel Núñez, Arul M. Chinnaiyan, Koichi Fukase, Naohiro Inohara	176
16	Characterisation of the peptidoglycan hydrolases of Listeria monocytogenes EGD 2006 ·FEMS Microbiology Letters ·(unknown), Simon J. Foster	5
17	Surface Adhesins of Staphylococcus aureus 2006 ·Advances in microbial physiology ·Simon R. Clarke, Simon J. Foster	217
18	Drosophila melanogaster as a model host for Staphylococcus aureus infection 2004 ·Microbiology ·(unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Philip W. Ingham, Simon J. Foster	96
19	Invertebrates as animal models forStaphylococcus aureuspathogenesis: a window into hostâpathogen interaction 2004 ·FEMS Immunology & Medical Microbiology ·Jorge Garcı́a-Lara, (unknown), Simon J. Foster	68
20	Selective Roles for Toll-Like Receptor (TLR)2 and TLR4 in the Regulation of Neutrophil Activation and Life Span 2003 ·The Journal of Immunology ·Ian Sabroe, Lynne R. Prince, Elizabeth C. Jones, Malcolm J. Horsburgh, Simon J. Foster, Stefanie N. Vogel, Steven Dower, Moira K. B. Whyte	279

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