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Russell G. Foster publication distribution in Neuroscience in 2026

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

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38 publications 887+

This scientist: 405 publications — 91st percentile

91% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 887 publications or more.

Russell G. Foster D-index placement in Neuroscience in 2026

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

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This scientist: 95 D-Index — 91st percentile

91% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2008 - Fellow of the Royal Society, United Kingdom

Overview

Russell G. Foster is affiliated with the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom. Their research expertise spans neuroscience and psychology, with a substantial focus on circadian biology and sleep science. The scientist's work includes investigations into the physiological and molecular mechanisms underlying circadian rhythms and their influence on health and behavior.

The main fields of study include Neuroscience and Psychology, while the subfields that shape their work extensively are Endocrine and Autonomic Systems, Cognitive Neuroscience, Experimental and Cognitive Psychology, Physiology, and Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience.

The research covers various topics related to circadian rhythms and sleep, including:

  • Circadian rhythm and melatonin
  • Sleep and Wakefulness Research
  • Sleep and related disorders
  • Photoreceptor and optogenetics research
  • Dietary Effects on Health
  • Genetics, Aging, and Longevity in Model Organisms
  • Light effects on plants

A selection of recent papers authored or co-authored by Russell G. Foster includes:

  • "Sleep, circadian rhythms and health" (2020) published in Interface Focus
  • "Food as a circadian time cue - evidence from human studies" (2020) published in Nature Reviews Endocrinology
  • "The importance of sleep regularity: a consensus statement of the National Sleep Foundation sleep timing and variability panel" (2023) published in Sleep Health
  • "Circadian Photoentrainment in Mice and Humans" (2020) published in Biology
  • "Adenosine integrates light and sleep signalling for the regulation of circadian timing in mice" (2021) published in Nature Communications

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Russell G. Foster comprise Stuart N. Peirson, Aarti Jagannath, Vladyslav V. Vyazovskiy, Sridhar R. Vasudevan, and Elizabeth B. Klerman. These collaborations highlight a consistent research network in circadian and sleep-related studies.

The scientist has published multiple studies in a range of journals, often contributing to bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Journal of Sleep Research, Frontiers in Neuroscience, Interface Focus, and Sleep Health.

In addition to journal articles, Russell G. Foster has contributed to book publications, including a title released by eBooks titled: published in 2020.

Recognition for their contributions to science includes being awarded the status of Fellow of the Royal Society, United Kingdom, in 2008.

Best Publications

  • Transplanted suprachiasmatic nucleus determines circadian period

    Martin R. Ralph;Russell G. Foster;Fred C. Davis;Michael Menaker

  • Melanopsin and rod/cone photoreceptive systems account for all major accessory visual functions in mice.

    S. Hattar;R. J. Lucas;N. Mrosovsky;S. Thompson

  • Sleep and circadian rhythm disruption in psychiatric and neurodegenerative disease

    Katharina Wulff;Silvia Gatti;Joseph G. Wettstein;Russell G. Foster

  • Regulation of Mammalian Circadian Behavior by Non-rod, Non-cone, Ocular Photoreceptors

    Melanie S. Freedman;Robert J. Lucas;Bobby Soni;Malcolm von Schantz

  • Experimental validation of novel and conventional approaches to quantitative real‐time PCR data analysis

    Stuart N. Peirson;Jason N. Butler;Russell G. Foster

  • Diminished pupillary light reflex at high irradiances in melanopsin-knockout mice

    R. J. Lucas;S. Hattar;M. Takao;D. M. Berson

  • Characterization of an ocular photopigment capable of driving pupillary constriction in mice

    Robert J. Lucas;Ronald H. Douglas;Russell G. Foster

  • The effects of improving sleep on mental health (OASIS): a randomised controlled trial with mediation analysis

    Daniel Freeman;Daniel Freeman;Bryony Sheaves;Bryony Sheaves;Guy M Goodwin;Guy M Goodwin;Ly-Mee Yu

  • Circadian photoreception in the retinally degenerate mouse (rd/rd).

    R. G. Foster;I. Provencio;D. Hudson;S. Fiske

  • Regulation of the mammalian pineal by non-rod, non-cone, ocular photoreceptors.

    Robert J. Lucas;Melanie S. Freedman;Marta Muñoz;José M. Garcia-Fernández

  • Sleep and circadian rhythm disruption in schizophrenia

    Katharina Wulff;Derk-Jan Dijk;Benita Middleton;Russell G. Foster

  • Melanopsin: an exciting photopigment

    Mark W. Hankins;Stuart N. Peirson;Russell G. Foster

  • Human responses to the geophysical daily, annual and lunar cycles.

    Russell G. Foster;Till Roenneberg

  • Twilight Times: Light and the Circadian System

    Till Roenneberg;Russell G. Foster

  • Entrainment of circadian programs.

    Carl Hirschie Johnson;Jeffrey A. Elliott;Russell Foster

  • Effect of digital cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia on health, psychological well-being, and sleep-related quality of life: a randomized clinical trial

    Colin A. Espie;Richard Emsley;Simon D. Kyle;Christopher Gordon

  • Short-Wavelength Light Sensitivity of Circadian, Pupillary, and Visual Awareness in Humans Lacking an Outer Retina

    Farhan H. Zaidi;Joseph T. Hull;Stuart N. Peirson;Katharina Wulff

  • The rhythm of rest and excess

    Russell G. Foster;Katharina Wulff

  • Calcium Imaging Reveals a Network of Intrinsically Light-Sensitive Inner-Retinal Neurons

    Sumathi Sekaran;Russell G. Foster;Robert J. Lucas;Mark W. Hankins

  • Annual rhythms that underlie phenology: biological time-keeping meets environmental change

    Barbara Helm;Rachel Ben-Shlomo;Michael J. Sheriff;Roelof A. Hut

  • The acute light-induction of sleep is mediated by OPN4-based photoreception.

    Daniela Lupi;Henrik Oster;Stewart Thompson;Stewart Thompson;Russell G Foster

Frequent Co-Authors

Stuart N. Peirson
Stuart N. Peirson University of Oxford
Robert J. Lucas
Robert J. Lucas University of Manchester
Guy M. Goodwin
Guy M. Goodwin University of Oxford
Vladyslav V. Vyazovskiy
Vladyslav V. Vyazovskiy University of Oxford
Paul J. Harrison
Paul J. Harrison University of Oxford
Steven W. Lockley
Steven W. Lockley University of Surrey
Daniel Freeman
Daniel Freeman University of Oxford
Colin A. Espie
Colin A. Espie University of Oxford
David M. Bannerman
David M. Bannerman University of Oxford
Emily A. Holmes
Emily A. Holmes Uppsala University

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