Kevin Foster

Kevin Foster

University of Oxford

H-index: 74

Europe-United Kingdom

About Kevin Foster

Kevin Foster, With an exceptional h-index of 74 and a recent h-index of 54 (since 2020), a distinguished researcher at University of Oxford, specializes in the field of Evolutionary biology.

His recent articles reflect a diverse array of research interests and contributions to the field:

Bacteria use spatial sensing to direct chemotaxis on surfaces

A simple regulatory network coordinates a bacterial stress response in space and time

Collective protection against the type VI secretion system in bacteria

Microbiome diversity protects against pathogens by nutrient blocking

Phenotypic heterogeneity in the bacterial oxidative stress response is driven by cell-cell interactions

The evolution of short-and long-range weapons for bacterial competition

3D printing of microbial communities: A new platform for understanding and engineering microbiomes

Reactivity of complex communities can be more important than stability

Kevin Foster Information

University

Position

Professor of Evolutionary Biology

Citations(all)

20762

Citations(since 2020)

10789

Cited By

14171

hIndex(all)

74

hIndex(since 2020)

54

i10Index(all)

114

i10Index(since 2020)

94

Email

University Profile Page

University of Oxford

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Kevin Foster Skills & Research Interests

Evolutionary biology

Top articles of Kevin Foster

Title

Journal

Author(s)

Publication Date

Bacteria use spatial sensing to direct chemotaxis on surfaces

bioRxiv

James HR Wheeler

Kevin R Foster

William M Durham

2024/2/13

A simple regulatory network coordinates a bacterial stress response in space and time

bioRxiv

Divya Choudhary

Kevin R Foster

Stephan Uphoff

2024

Collective protection against the type VI secretion system in bacteria

The ISME Journal

Elisa T Granato

William PJ Smith

Kevin R Foster

2023/7

Microbiome diversity protects against pathogens by nutrient blocking

Science

Frances Spragge

Erik Bakkeren

Martin T Jahn

Elizete BN Araujo

Claire F Pearson

...

2023/12/15

Phenotypic heterogeneity in the bacterial oxidative stress response is driven by cell-cell interactions

Cell Reports

Divya Choudhary

Valentine Lagage

Kevin R Foster

Stephan Uphoff

2023/3/28

The evolution of short-and long-range weapons for bacterial competition

Nature Ecology & Evolution

Sean C Booth

William PJ Smith

Kevin R Foster

2023/12

3D printing of microbial communities: A new platform for understanding and engineering microbiomes

Microbial Biotechnology

Ravinash Krishna Kumar

Kevin R Foster

2023/3

Reactivity of complex communities can be more important than stability

Nature communications

Yuguang Yang

Katharine Z Coyte

Kevin R Foster

Aming Li

2023/11/8

Cell motility greatly empowers bacterial contact weapons

bioRxiv

Sean C Booth

Oliver J Meacock

Kevin R Foster

2023

Time delays modulate the stability of complex ecosystems

Nature Ecology & Evolution

Yuguang Yang

Kevin R Foster

Katharine Z Coyte

Aming Li

2023/10

A culture-based approach to study ecological interactions among the microbial species of the human scalp.

bioRxiv

Swagatika Bhattacharya

Talia Roth

Suzannah Costa

Ava Santoro

William Mazza

...

2023

Bacterial defences: mechanisms, evolution and antimicrobial resistance

William PJ Smith

Benjamin R Wucher

Carey D Nadell

Kevin R Foster

2023/8

Chaos in a bacterial stress response

Current Biology

Divya Choudhary

Kevin R Foster

Stephan Uphoff

2023/12/18

Community ecology of phages on a clonal bacterial host

bioRxiv

Nora C Pyenson

Asher Leeks

Odera Nweke

Joshua Goldford

Paul Turner

...

2023

Host control and the evolution of cooperation in host microbiomes

Nature Communications

Connor Sharp

Kevin R Foster

2022/6/22

Suicidal chemotaxis in bacteria

Nature Communications

Nuno M Oliveira

James HR Wheeler

Cyril Deroy

Sean C Booth

Edmond J Walsh

...

2022/12/9

Pleiotropic constraints promote the evolution of cooperation in cellular groups

PLoS Biology

Michael A Bentley

Christian A Yates

Jotun Hein

Gail M Preston

Kevin R Foster

2022/6/3

Bows and swords: why bacteria carry short and long-range weapons

bioRxiv

Sean C Booth

William PJ Smith

Kevin R Foster

2022/10/13

Reconfigurable microfluidic circuits for isolating and retrieving cells of interest

ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces

Cyril Deroy

James HR Wheeler

Agata N Rumianek

Peter R Cook

William M Durham

...

2022/5/23

The evolution of spectrum in antibiotics and bacteriocins

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

Jacob D Palmer

Kevin R Foster

2022/9/20

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Co-Authors

H-index: 86
Francis Ratnieks

Francis Ratnieks

University of Sussex

H-index: 83
Hanna Kokko

Hanna Kokko

Universität Zürich

H-index: 75
David Queller

David Queller

Washington University in St. Louis

H-index: 70
Joan E. Strassmann

Joan E. Strassmann

Washington University in St. Louis

H-index: 53
Tom Wenseleers

Tom Wenseleers

Katholieke Universiteit Leuven

H-index: 44
Nuno Oliveira

Nuno Oliveira

Universidade do Minho

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