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Andrew D. Foster

Andrew D. Foster

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Social Sciences and Humanities 41 4893 4533 2320 2111 113 12837

Andrew D. Foster publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Andrew D. Foster between 1966 and 2026, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Andrew D. Foster published across 61 years, from 1966 to 2026, averaging 2.1 papers a year. Output peaked at 7 publications in 1996. 7 of the 131 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
2 4 6
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1966 to 2026. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 7. Peak 7 publications in 1996. 1966: 1 publication 1967: 0 publications 1968: 0 publications 1969: 0 publications 1970: 0 publications 1971: 0 publications 1972: 0 publications 1973: 0 publications 1974: 0 publications 1975: 1 publication 1976: 0 publications 1977: 0 publications 1978: 0 publications 1979: 0 publications 1980: 0 publications 1981: 0 publications 1982: 0 publications 1983: 2 publications 1984: 1 publication 1985: 0 publications 1986: 2 publications 1987: 0 publications 1988: 0 publications 1989: 0 publications 1990: 3 publications 1991: 2 publications 1992: 2 publications 1993: 3 publications 1994: 5 publications 1995: 6 publications 1996: 7 publications 1997: 4 publications 1998: 1 publication 1999: 3 publications 2000: 3 publications 2001: 4 publications 2002: 3 publications 2003: 3 publications 2004: 3 publications 2005: 0 publications 2006: 0 publications 2007: 5 publications 2008: 2 publications 2009: 3 publications 2010: 4 publications 2011: 4 publications 2012: 0 publications 2013: 3 publications 2014: 1 publication 2015: 7 publications 2016: 2 publications 2017: 4 publications 2018: 4 publications 2019: 6 publications 2020: 4 publications 2021: 6 publications 2022: 3 publications 2023: 2 publications 2024: 5 publications 2025: 6 publications 2026: 1 publication
1966 2026

131 publications in total across all disciplines

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Andrew D. Foster: publications per year, 1966 to 2026
Year Publications
1966 1
1967 0
1968 0
1969 0
1970 0
1971 0
1972 0
1973 0
1974 0
1975 1
1976 0
1977 0
1978 0
1979 0
1980 0
1981 0
1982 0
1983 2
1984 1
1985 0
1986 2
1987 0
1988 0
1989 0
1990 3
1991 2
1992 2
1993 3
1994 5
1995 6
1996 7
1997 4
1998 1
1999 3
2000 3
2001 4
2002 3
2003 3
2004 3
2005 0
2006 0
2007 5
2008 2
2009 3
2010 4
2011 4
2012 0
2013 3
2014 1
2015 7
2016 2
2017 4
2018 4
2019 6
2020 4
2021 6
2022 3
2023 2
2024 5
2025 6
2026 1
Total 131
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Andrew D. Foster publication distribution in Social Sciences and Humanities in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Social Sciences and Humanities in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Andrew D. Foster sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300 400
Bar chart with 54 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 44–53 to 570+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 474. Most scientists, 474, have 114–123 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 570 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 104–113 publications, is where this scientist sits. 44–53 publications: 28 scientists 54–63 publications: 61 scientists 64–73 publications: 161 scientists 74–83 publications: 225 scientists 84–93 publications: 301 scientists 94–103 publications: 390 scientists 104–113 publications: 406 scientists 114–123 publications: 474 scientists 124–133 publications: 453 scientists 134–143 publications: 434 scientists 144–153 publications: 407 scientists 154–163 publications: 411 scientists 164–173 publications: 391 scientists 174–183 publications: 313 scientists 184–193 publications: 319 scientists 194–203 publications: 304 scientists 204–213 publications: 285 scientists 214–223 publications: 246 scientists 224–233 publications: 213 scientists 234–243 publications: 170 scientists 244–253 publications: 167 scientists 254–263 publications: 162 scientists 264–273 publications: 138 scientists 274–283 publications: 138 scientists 284–293 publications: 113 scientists 294–303 publications: 106 scientists 304–313 publications: 95 scientists 314–323 publications: 101 scientists 324–333 publications: 81 scientists 334–343 publications: 69 scientists 344–353 publications: 56 scientists 354–363 publications: 36 scientists 364–373 publications: 42 scientists 374–383 publications: 41 scientists 384–393 publications: 44 scientists 394–403 publications: 27 scientists 404–413 publications: 30 scientists 414–423 publications: 20 scientists 424–433 publications: 29 scientists 434–443 publications: 29 scientists 444–453 publications: 25 scientists 454–463 publications: 19 scientists 464–473 publications: 21 scientists 474–483 publications: 11 scientists 484–493 publications: 17 scientists 494–503 publications: 7 scientists 504–513 publications: 6 scientists 514–523 publications: 12 scientists 524–533 publications: 10 scientists 534–543 publications: 7 scientists 544–553 publications: 6 scientists 554–563 publications: 12 scientists 564–569 publications: 8 scientists 570+ publications: 100 scientists
44–53 publications 570+

This scientist: 113 publications — 20th percentile

20% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 570 publications or more.

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Number of Social Sciences and Humanities scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 7,777 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
44–53 28
54–63 61
64–73 161
74–83 225
84–93 301
94–103 390
104–113 406 113
114–123 474
124–133 453
134–143 434
144–153 407
154–163 411
164–173 391
174–183 313
184–193 319
194–203 304
204–213 285
214–223 246
224–233 213
234–243 170
244–253 167
254–263 162
264–273 138
274–283 138
284–293 113
294–303 106
304–313 95
314–323 101
324–333 81
334–343 69
344–353 56
354–363 36
364–373 42
374–383 41
384–393 44
394–403 27
404–413 30
414–423 20
424–433 29
434–443 29
444–453 25
454–463 19
464–473 21
474–483 11
484–493 17
494–503 7
504–513 6
514–523 12
524–533 10
534–543 7
544–553 6
554–563 12
564–569 8
570+ 100
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Andrew D. Foster D-index placement in Social Sciences and Humanities in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Social Sciences and Humanities scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Andrew D. Foster sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300
Bar chart with 71 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 30 to 100+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 313. Most scientists, 313, have 42 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 100 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 41 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 30 D-Index: 177 scientists 31 D-Index: 210 scientists 32 D-Index: 222 scientists 33 D-Index: 188 scientists 34 D-Index: 181 scientists 35 D-Index: 243 scientists 36 D-Index: 261 scientists 37 D-Index: 272 scientists 38 D-Index: 278 scientists 39 D-Index: 300 scientists 40 D-Index: 297 scientists 41 D-Index: 308 scientists 42 D-Index: 313 scientists 43 D-Index: 300 scientists 44 D-Index: 269 scientists 45 D-Index: 260 scientists 46 D-Index: 228 scientists 47 D-Index: 251 scientists 48 D-Index: 203 scientists 49 D-Index: 186 scientists 50 D-Index: 187 scientists 51 D-Index: 166 scientists 52 D-Index: 138 scientists 53 D-Index: 141 scientists 54 D-Index: 131 scientists 55 D-Index: 137 scientists 56 D-Index: 109 scientists 57 D-Index: 129 scientists 58 D-Index: 95 scientists 59 D-Index: 105 scientists 60 D-Index: 106 scientists 61 D-Index: 86 scientists 62 D-Index: 94 scientists 63 D-Index: 77 scientists 64 D-Index: 79 scientists 65 D-Index: 59 scientists 66 D-Index: 68 scientists 67 D-Index: 51 scientists 68 D-Index: 49 scientists 69 D-Index: 40 scientists 70 D-Index: 43 scientists 71 D-Index: 40 scientists 72 D-Index: 50 scientists 73 D-Index: 46 scientists 74 D-Index: 43 scientists 75 D-Index: 45 scientists 76 D-Index: 45 scientists 77 D-Index: 30 scientists 78 D-Index: 25 scientists 79 D-Index: 31 scientists 80 D-Index: 29 scientists 81 D-Index: 18 scientists 82 D-Index: 21 scientists 83 D-Index: 26 scientists 84 D-Index: 15 scientists 85 D-Index: 15 scientists 86 D-Index: 19 scientists 87 D-Index: 19 scientists 88 D-Index: 12 scientists 89 D-Index: 7 scientists 90 D-Index: 19 scientists 91 D-Index: 20 scientists 92 D-Index: 13 scientists 93 D-Index: 9 scientists 94 D-Index: 13 scientists 95 D-Index: 8 scientists 96 D-Index: 7 scientists 97 D-Index: 6 scientists 98 D-Index: 6 scientists 99 D-Index: 6 scientists 100+ D-Index: 97 scientists
30 D-Index 100+

This scientist: 41 D-Index — 38th percentile

38% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 100 D-Index or more.

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Number of Social Sciences and Humanities scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 7,777 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
30 177
31 210
32 222
33 188
34 181
35 243
36 261
37 272
38 278
39 300
40 297
41 308 41
42 313
43 300
44 269
45 260
46 228
47 251
48 203
49 186
50 187
51 166
52 138
53 141
54 131
55 137
56 109
57 129
58 95
59 105
60 106
61 86
62 94
63 77
64 79
65 59
66 68
67 51
68 49
69 40
70 43
71 40
72 50
73 46
74 43
75 45
76 45
77 30
78 25
79 31
80 29
81 18
82 21
83 26
84 15
85 15
86 19
87 19
88 12
89 7
90 19
91 20
92 13
93 9
94 13
95 8
96 7
97 6
98 6
99 6
100+ 97
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Overview

Andrew D. Foster is affiliated with Brown University in the United States. Their research spans several fields within the social sciences and medicine, including a focus on sociology and political science, economics and econometrics, general health professions, clinical psychology, and physiology.

The scientist's recent publications address a range of topics and have appeared in various notable venues. Some of the recent papers include:

  • Methods for generating and screening libraries of genetically encoded cyclic peptides in drug discovery, 2020, Nature Reviews Chemistry
  • Are There Too Many Farms in the World? Labor Market Transaction Costs, Machine Capacities, and Optimal Farm Size, 2021, Journal of Political Economy
  • Long-term exposure to indoor air pollution and risk of tuberculosis, 2020, Indoor Air
  • Thirty-five years later: Long-term effects of the Matlab maternal and child health/family planning program on older women's well-being, 2021, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Income Segregation: Up or Down, and for Whom?, 2020, Demography

Their main areas of research focus on several topics, including:

  • Asthma and respiratory diseases
  • Migration and labor dynamics
  • Poverty, education, and child welfare
  • Migration, health, and trauma
  • Sinusitis and nasal conditions
  • Allergic rhinitis and sensitization
  • Agricultural risk and resilience

Andrew D. Foster frequently publishes in venues such as:

  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Demography
  • Canadian Journal of Respiratory Critical Care and Sleep Medicine
  • Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology
  • Annals of Allergy Asthma & Immunology

They have collaborated regularly with several researchers, including:

  • Murat G. Kïrdar
  • Joseph K. Han
  • Ali Tavassoli
  • Tania Barham
  • Brachel Champion

Best Publications

  • Learning by Doing and Learning from Others: Human Capital and Technical Change in Agriculture

    Andrew D. Foster;Mark R. Rosenzweig

  • Microeconomics of technology adoption

    Andrew D. Foster;Mark R. Rosenzweig

  • Technical Change and Human-Capital Returns and Investments: Evidence from the Green Revolution

    Andrew D Foster;Mark R Rosenzweig

  • INSTITUTIONS AND BEHAVIOR: EXPERIMENTAL EVIDENCE ON THE EFFECTS OF DEMOCRACY.

    Pedro Dal Bó;Andrew Foster;Louis Putterman

  • Women's Schooling, Home Teaching, and Economic Growth

    Jere R. Behrman;Andrew D. Foster;Mark R. Rosenweig;Prem Vashishtha

  • IMPERFECT COMMITMENT, ALTRUISM, AND THE FAMILY: EVIDENCE FROM TRANSFER BEHAVIOR IN LOW-INCOME RURAL AREAS

    Andrew D. Foster;Mark R. Rosenzweig

  • Economic Growth and the Rise of Forests

    Andrew D. Foster;Mark R. Rosenzweig

  • Agricultural Productivity Growth, Rural Economic Diversity, and Economic Reforms: India, 1970–2000*

    Andrew D. Foster;Mark R. Rosenzweig

  • An empirical relationship between PM2.5 and aerosol optical depth in Delhi Metropolitan

    Naresh Kumar;Allen Chu;Andrew Foster

  • PRICES, CREDIT MARKETS AND CHILD GROWTH IN LOW-INCOME RURAL AREAS*

    Andrew D. Foster

  • A Test for Moral Hazard in the Labor Market: Contractual Arrangements, Effort, and Health

    Mark R. Rosenzweig;Andrew D. Foster

  • Are There Too Many Farms in the World? Labor-Market Transaction Costs, Machine Capacities and Optimal Farm Size

    Andrew D Foster;Mark R Rosenzweig

  • Democratization, Decentralization and the Distribution of Local Public Goods in a Poor Rural Economy

    Mark Rosenzweig;Mark Rosenzweig;Andrew Foster

  • Methods for generating and screening libraries of genetically encoded cyclic peptides in drug discovery

    Catrin Sohrabi;Andrew Foster;Ali Tavassoli

  • The dynamics of agricultural production and the calorie-income relationship: Evidence from Pakistan☆

    Jere R. Behrman;Andrew D. Foster;Mark R. Rosenzweig

  • Household Division and Rural Economic Growth

    Andrew D. Foster;Mark R. Rosenzweig

  • Information, Learning, and Wage Rates in Low-Income Rural Areas

    Andrew D. Foster;Mark R. Rosenzweig

  • Economic Development and the Decline of Agricultural Employment

    Andrew Foster;Mark Rosenzweig

  • Sustained Effects of the 1974–5 Famine on Infant and Child Mortality in a Rural Area of Bangladesh

    Abdur Razzaque;Nurul Alam;Lokky Wai;Andrew Foster

  • Receiving Help at Home The Interplay of Human and Technological Assistance

    Susan M. Allen;Andrew Foster;Katherine Berg

  • Chapter 47 Economic Development and the Decline of Agricultural Employment

    Andrew D. Foster;Mark R. Rosenzweig

  • Women's Schooling, Home Teaching, and Economic Growth

    Jere Behrman;Andrew Foster;Mark Rosenzweig;Prem Vahsishtha

Frequent Co-Authors

Mark R. Rosenzweig
Mark R. Rosenzweig Yale University
Vincent Mor
Vincent Mor Brown University
Jere R. Behrman
Jere R. Behrman University of Pennsylvania
John R. Logan
John R. Logan Brown University
Louis Putterman
Louis Putterman Brown University
Jane Menken
Jane Menken University of Colorado Boulder
Christopher B. Barrett
Christopher B. Barrett Cornell University
K. Sudhir
K. Sudhir Yale University
Shinobu Kitayama
Shinobu Kitayama University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Wendy Wood
Wendy Wood University of Southern California

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