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David William Foster

Social Sciences · Purdue University West Lafayette

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Established · publishing since 1965
Latin American Literature StudiesComparative Literary Analysis and CriticismSpanish Literature and Culture StudiesLatin American and Latino StudiesCultural and Social Studies in Latin America

Publications

491

Citations

4,176

Est. group size

—

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

61

Publishing since 1965

Research summary
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The bibliographic record under this name appears to combine outputs from multiple distinct researchers and fields—Latin American literary and cultural studies, pharmacy education, geology, legal history, UK public policy, and urban politics—rather than a single coherent research program. Because the listed topics and publications do not align with one another, it is not possible to give a reliable description of one person's research focus from this data. Prospective students should verify the correct researcher and publication list before drawing conclusions.

Latin American literary and cultural studies (per OpenAlex topics)Data appears to mix multiple unrelated researchers/fieldsGeology and mineralogy (unrelated publications listed)Legal history and trusts law (unrelated publications listed)UK public policy and pharmacy education (unrelated publications listed)

Publication counts fluctuate and generally decline over the last decade (from 14 in 2017 to a handful per year by 2022-2025), but this trend is unreliable given the apparent mixing of unrelated authors' outputs in the record.

Generated by claude-sonnet-5 from public bibliographic data · Jul 20, 2026

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 2.2/year recently
2017: 14 publications14172018: 9 publications182019: 8 publications192020: 5 publications202021: 11 publications212022: 1 publication222023: 5 publications232024: 2 publications242025: 3 publications2526
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • Digital Education Resource Archive (University College London)×8
  • SSRN Electronic Journal×5
  • Abstracts with programs - Geological Society of America×4
  • University of Texas Press eBooks×3
  • The Journal of Legal History×2
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Last updated Jul 20, 2026.

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