The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Earth Science in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Ian D L Foster sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 225 publications — 69th percentile
69% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 510 publications or more.
The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Earth Science scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Ian D L Foster sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 57 D-Index — 71st percentile
71% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 94 D-Index or more.
Ian D L Foster is affiliated with Rhodes University in South Africa. Their research primarily focuses on environmental science, with significant contributions to agricultural and biological sciences. Their subfields of study include soil science, ecology, water science and technology, atmospheric science, and electrical and electronic engineering.
The main topics of their work cover soil erosion and sediment transport, hydrology and sediment transport processes, hydrology and watershed management studies, geology and paleoclimatology research, soil and water nutrient dynamics, archaeology and ancient environmental studies, and optimal power flow distribution.
Foster has published recent papers addressing various aspects of sediment and environmental monitoring. These include:
Their frequent co-authors include John Boardman, Adrian L. Collins, Kate Rowntree, Simon Pulley, and Yusheng Zhang.
Foster often publishes in specific venues such as Hydrological Processes, Earth Surface Processes and Landforms, Environmental Archaeology, arXiv (Cornell University), and Goldschmidt2021 abstracts.
Rida A.N. Al-Adamat;Ian D.L. Foster;Serwan M.J. Baban
Damien M. Lawler;Geoffrey E. Petts;Ian D.L. Foster;S. Harper
I. D. L. Foster;S. M. Charlesworth
J. Boardman;I. D. L. Foster;J. A. Dearing
A.L Collins;S. Pulley;I.D.L Foster;Allen Gellis
Geoffrey E. Petts;Ian D.L. Foster
A J Parsons;Ian D L Foster;Ian D L Foster
Ian Foster;A. M. Gurnell;Bruce Webb
David E. Smith;S. Shi;Robin A. Cullingford;Alastair G. Dawson
Ian Foster
D.E. Walling;I.D.L. Foster
I. D. L. Foster;D. E. Walling
Adrian L. Collins;Martin Blackwell;Pascal Boeckx;Charlotte-Anne Chivers;Charlotte-Anne Chivers
Peter G. Langdon;Zoe Ruiz;Klaus P. Brodersen;Ian D. L. Foster
K.E. Gruszowski;Ian D.L. Foster;J.A. Lees;S.M. Charlesworth
J. Boardman;I.D.L. Foster;J.A. Dearing
A L Collins;A L Collins;P S Naden;D A Sear;J I Jones
Ian D.L. Foster;Ian D.L. Foster;John Boardman;James Keay-Bright
C. T. Andersen;I. D. L. Foster;C. J. Pratt
Philip N. Owens;Desmond E. Walling;Qingping He;Jo Shanahan
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John Gerrard;J. Boardman;I. D. L. Foster;J. A. Dearing
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