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Engineering and Technology D-index 48 Citations 10,657 193 World Ranking 2230 National Ranking 853

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Awards & Achievements

1992 - Fellow of the Indian National Academy of Engineering (INAE)

1988 - IEEE Fellow For contributions to determining the mechanisms of interactions between electromagnetic fields and biological systems.

Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

  • Electrical engineering
  • Law
  • Electromagnetic radiation

Kenneth R. Foster mainly investigates Dielectric, Conductivity, Electrical impedance, Biomedical engineering and Microwave. His research is interdisciplinary, bridging the disciplines of Sample and Dielectric. The study incorporates disciplines such as Relative permittivity, Dielectric permittivity, Permittivity, Electrical resistivity and conductivity and Composite material in addition to Conductivity.

His Electrical impedance study combines topics in areas such as Electrical phenomena, Biological system and Electronic engineering. His Biomedical engineering course of study focuses on Electrode and Ablation, Ventricular tachycardia, Endocardium, Multiplexing and Tissue morphology. His Microwave study combines topics from a wide range of disciplines, such as Acoustics, Network analyzer, Transmission line and Calibration.

His most cited work include:

  • RF-field interactions with biological systems: Electrical properties and biophysical mechanisms (346 citations)
  • Science and the Precautionary Principle (329 citations)
  • Whole-body impedance--what does it measure? (318 citations)

What are the main themes of his work throughout his whole career to date?

Kenneth R. Foster mainly focuses on Dielectric, Microwave, Optics, Biomedical engineering and Radio frequency. His primary area of study in Dielectric is in the field of Permittivity. His research investigates the connection between Microwave and topics such as Thermal that intersect with issues in Mechanics.

In Optics, Kenneth R. Foster works on issues like Specific absorption rate, which are connected to Computational physics. His Biomedical engineering study incorporates themes from Electrical impedance and Electrode. His Conductivity research is multidisciplinary, incorporating perspectives in Relative permittivity, Composite material and Condensed matter physics.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Dielectric (16.27%)
  • Microwave (11.96%)
  • Optics (11.48%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2015-2021)?

  • Power density (2.87%)
  • Specific absorption rate (7.18%)
  • Radio frequency (9.09%)

In recent papers he was focusing on the following fields of study:

Kenneth R. Foster mostly deals with Power density, Specific absorption rate, Radio frequency, Radiofrequency energy and Telecommunications. His Specific absorption rate research incorporates elements of Thermal, Computational physics and Absorption, Optics. His Optics research incorporates themes from Thermal conduction, Bioheat transfer and Antenna.

His work carried out in the field of Radio frequency brings together such families of science as Acoustics, Electromagnetic radiation, Audiology and Mobile phone. His Dipole antenna and Antenna array study in the realm of Telecommunications connects with subjects such as Pebble and Measure. His Radiation research is multidisciplinary, incorporating elements of Millimeter, Time constant and Microwave.

Between 2015 and 2021, his most popular works were:

  • Synopsis of IEEE Std C95.1™-2019 “IEEE Standard for Safety Levels With Respect to Human Exposure to Electric, Magnetic, and Electromagnetic Fields, 0 Hz to 300 GHz” (67 citations)
  • On the averaging area for incident power density for human exposure limits at frequencies over 6 GHz (38 citations)
  • Thermal Response of Human Skin to Microwave Energy: A Critical Review (38 citations)

In his most recent research, the most cited papers focused on:

  • Law
  • Electrical engineering
  • Electromagnetic radiation

His scientific interests lie mostly in Power density, Specific absorption rate, Range, Thermal and Mechanics. Kenneth R. Foster interconnects Computational physics, Radio wave, Computational electromagnetics, Absorption and Radiofrequency energy in the investigation of issues within Specific absorption rate. Kenneth R. Foster has researched Range in several fields, including Adverse health effect, Antenna array and Electrical engineering.

Kenneth R. Foster combines subjects such as Mobile communication systems, Electronic engineering and Maximum power principle with his study of Thermal. His studies deal with areas such as Microwave and Millimeter as well as Mechanics. His work deals with themes such as Thermal conduction and Radiation, which intersect with Millimeter.

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Best Publications

Dielectric Properties of Tissues

Kenneth R. Foster.
(2008)

2152 Citations

Science and the Precautionary Principle

Kenneth R. Foster;Paolo Vecchia;Michael H. Repacholi.
Science (2000)

518 Citations

RF-field interactions with biological systems: Electrical properties and biophysical mechanisms

H.P. Schwan;K.R. Foster.
Proceedings of the IEEE (1980)

512 Citations

Whole-body impedance--what does it measure?

Kenneth R Foster;Henry C Lukaski.
The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition (1996)

496 Citations

The UHF and microwave dielectric properties of normal and tumour tissues: variation in dielectric properties with tissue water content

J L Schepps;K R Foster.
Physics in Medicine and Biology (1980)

367 Citations

Machine learning, medical diagnosis, and biomedical engineering research - commentary.

Kenneth R Foster;Robert Koprowski;Joseph D Skufca.
Biomedical Engineering Online (2014)

322 Citations

Noninvasive electrical characterization of materials at microwave frequencies using an open-ended coaxial line: test of an improved calibration technique

D. Misra;M. Chabbra;B.R. Epstein;M. Microtznik.
IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques (1990)

312 Citations

Judging Science: Scientific Knowledge and the Federal Courts

Kenneth R. Foster;Peter W. Huber.
(1997)

310 Citations

Emerging Neurotechnologies for Lie-Detection: Promises and Perils

Paul Root Wolpe;Kenneth R. Foster;Daniel D. Langleben.
American Journal of Bioethics (2005)

307 Citations

Dielectric properties of mammalian tissues from 0.1 to 100 MHz; a summary of recent data

R D Stoy;K R Foster;H P Schwan.
Physics in Medicine and Biology (1982)

292 Citations

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