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B. Foster publication distribution in Physics in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Physics in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where B. Foster sits on this spectrum.

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103 publications 1,469+

This scientist: 542 publications — 62nd percentile

62% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,469 publications or more.

B. Foster D-index placement in Physics in 2026

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

70–71 D-Index: 76 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 110 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 143 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 153 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 144 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 167 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 167 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 166 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 132 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 155 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 134 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 137 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 102 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 112 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 110 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 116 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 97 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 103 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 87 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 90 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 67 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 78 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 75 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 67 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 69 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 60 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 59 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 53 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 42 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 41 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 33 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 32 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 45 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 19 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 24 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 28 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 31 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 22 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 20 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 12 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 16 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 24 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 23 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 15 scientists 158–159 D-Index: 15 scientists 160–161 D-Index: 11 scientists 162–163 D-Index: 17 scientists 164–165 D-Index: 12 scientists 166–167 D-Index: 11 scientists 168–169 D-Index: 9 scientists 170–171 D-Index: 9 scientists 172–173 D-Index: 11 scientists 174–175 D-Index: 4 scientists 176–177 D-Index: 8 scientists 178–179 D-Index: 5 scientists 180–181 D-Index: 3 scientists 182–183 D-Index: 4 scientists 184 D-Index: 4 scientists 185+ D-Index: 99 scientists
70 D-Index 185+

This scientist: 96 D-Index — 50th percentile

50% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 185 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2008 - Fellow of the Royal Society, United Kingdom
  • 2003 - Max Born Medal and Prize, German Physical Society, Institute of Physics

Overview

B. Foster is affiliated with Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY in Germany. Their research spans across physics, engineering, and related subfields, with a focus on nuclear and high energy physics as well as electrical and electronic engineering.

The scientist's work includes a wide range of topics such as:

  • Particle physics theoretical and experimental studies
  • Particle accelerators and beam dynamics
  • Particle Accelerators and Free-Electron Lasers
  • Laser-Plasma Interactions and Diagnostics
  • High-Energy Particle Collisions Research
  • Quantum Chromodynamics and Particle Interactions
  • Plasma Diagnostics and Applications

B. Foster has published extensively in various venues. The most frequent publication venues include:

  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • Journal of High Energy Physics
  • The European Physical Journal C
  • Physical Review D
  • Journal of Cardiac Failure

Recent publications by B. Foster include:

  • "Review of Particle Physics", 2020, Progress of Theoretical and Experimental Physics
  • "Recovery time of a plasma-wakefield accelerator", 2022, Nature
  • "Two-particle azimuthal correlations as a probe of collective behaviour in deep inelastic ep scattering at HERA", 2020, Journal of High Energy Physics
  • "A hybrid, asymmetric, linear Higgs factory based on plasma-wakefield and radio-frequency acceleration", 2023, New Journal of Physics
  • "Systematic study of niobium thermal treatments for superconducting radio frequency cavities employing x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy", 2022, Superconductor Science and Technology

Collaborations feature frequently, with several co-authors working alongside B. Foster multiple times. The most frequent collaborators are:

  • C. A. Lindstrøm (12 publications)
  • Richard D'Arcy (8 publications)
  • M. Wing (8 publications)
  • I. Abt (7 publications)
  • R. Aggarwal (7 publications)

Throughout the career, research contributions concentrate mainly in the fields of physics and astronomy as well as engineering, with 35 and 26 publications respectively in these disciplines. The subfields reflect applications and theory in high-energy and nuclear physics, engineering disciplines related to electronics and aerospace, and also include topics intersecting with surgery and ophthalmology.

Awards received by B. Foster include the Max Born Medal and Prize from the German Physical Society and the Institute of Physics in 2003, as well as being named a Fellow of the Royal Society in the United Kingdom in 2008.

Best Publications

  • Review of Particle Physics

    C. Amsler;M. Doser;M. Antonelli;D. M. Asner

  • Review of Particle Physics

    K. A. Olive;K. Agashe;C. Amsler;M. Antonelli

  • Review of Particle Physics: Particle data group

    K. Hagiwara;K. Hikasa;K. Nakamura;M. Tanabashi

  • APS : Review of Particle Physics, 2018-2019

    M Tanabashi;P Richardson;A Bettini;A Vogt

  • Review of Particle Physics

    K. Nakamura;K. Hagiwara;K. Hikasa;H. Murayama;H. Murayama;H. Murayama

  • Review of particle physics. Particle Data Group

    S. Eidelman;G. Hohler;R.S. Chivukula;N.P. Tkachenko

  • Review of Particle Physics, 2002-2003

    O Zenin;Mark A Srednicki;Kirill Slava Lugovsky;Donald E Groom

  • Oxford University Press : Review of Particle Physics, 2020-2021

    P A Zyla;P Richardson;O Zenin;A Bettini

  • Review of particle properties.

    K. Hagiwara;K. Hikasa;K. Nakamura;M. Tanabashi

  • The BABAR detector

    B. Aubert;A. Bazan;A. Boucham;D. Boutigny

  • Review of Particle Physics (2006)

    W M Yao;P Richardson;Andrew R Liddle;J Womersley

  • Observation of events with a large rapidity gap in deep inelastic scattering at HERA

    M. Derrick;D. Krakauer;S. Magill;B. Musgrave

  • Combined Measurement and QCD Analysis of the Inclusive e± p Scattering Cross Sections at HERA

    F. D. Aaron;H. Abramowicz;I. Abt;L. Adamczyk

  • The BABAR detector: Upgrades, operation and performance

    B. Aubert;R. Barate;D. Boutigny;F. Couderc

  • Evidence for planar events in e+e− annihilation at high energies

    R. Brandelik;W. Braunschweig;K. Gather;V. Kadansky

  • Combination of Measurements of Inclusive Deep Inelastic $e^{\pm}p$ Scattering Cross Sections and QCD Analysis of HERA Data

    H. Abramowicz;H. Abramowicz;I. Abt;L. Adamczyk;M. Adamus

  • The design and construction of the ZEUS central tracking detector

    B. Foster;J. Malos;D.H. Saxon;D.E. Clark

  • A measurement of σtot(γp) at S = 210 GeV

    M. Derrick;D. Krakauer;S. Magill;B. Musgrave

  • The Physics of the B Factories

    A. J. Bevan;B. Golob;Th Mannel;S. Prell

  • Review of Particle Physics, 2008-2009

    Claude Amsler;P Richardson;O Zenin;L Garren

Frequent Co-Authors

H. Kowalski
H. Kowalski Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY
John Hart
John Hart University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
D. H. Saxon
D. H. Saxon University of Glasgow
A. Seiden
A. Seiden University of California, Santa Cruz
M. Derrick
M. Derrick Argonne National Laboratory
D.D. Reeder
D.D. Reeder University of Wisconsin–Madison

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