International Breastfeeding Journal

Top Research Topics at International Breastfeeding Journal?

The journal facilitates discussions on Breastfeeding, Pediatrics, Demography, Family medicine and Nursing. In addition to Breastfeeding research, International Breastfeeding Journal aims to explore topics under Odds ratio, Psychological intervention, Maternal and child health, Logistic regression and Cross-sectional study. It holds forums on Odds ratio that merges themes from other disciplines such as Obstetrics, Caesarean section, Odds and Confidence interval.

The journal holds forums on Pediatrics that merges themes from other disciplines such as Alternative medicine, Developing country and Environmental health. Rural area, Infant formula, Public health, Socioeconomic status and Cohort are some topics wherein Demography research discussed in International Breastfeeding Journal have an impact. The Family medicine works featured in the journal incorporate elements from Intervention (counseling) and Focus group.

While work presented in the journal provided substantial information on Nursing, it also covered topics in Qualitative research, Thematic analysis, Health care and Promotion (rank).

• Breastfeeding (97.48%)
• Pediatrics (29.53%)
• Demography (24.50%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

• Factors associated with breastfeeding at six months postpartum in a group of Australian women. (235 citations)
• Global trends in exclusive breastfeeding (179 citations)
• Factors associated with exclusive breastfeeding among infants under six months of age in peninsular malaysia (142 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at International Breastfeeding Journal:

The journal papers primarily focus on research topics in Breastfeeding, Pediatrics, Demography, Developing country and Cross-sectional study. The published articles explore topics in Breastfeeding which can be helpful for research in disciplines like Maternal and child health, Logistic regression, Environmental health, Nursing and Breast feeding. Alternative medicine, Caesarean section and Cohort study are some topics wherein Pediatrics research discussed in the published papers has an impact.

What topics the last edition of the journal is best known for?

• Internal medicine
• China
• Health care

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The concepts of Breastfeeding, Demography, Psychological intervention, Family medicine and Odds ratio are tackled in the journal. The studies in Breastfeeding featured incorporate elements of Logistic regression, Confidence interval, Public health, Obstetrics and Qualitative research. It facilitates discussions on Public health that incorporate concepts from other fields like Cross-sectional study and Infant formula.

International Breastfeeding Journal investigates Demography in the context of the closely related subject of areas like

• Prospective cohort study that connect with fields like Recall bias and Pediatrics,
• Cohort that intertwine with fields like Postpartum period.. International Breastfeeding Journal focuses on Family medicine but the discussions also offer insight into other areas such as Peer support, MEDLINE, Intervention (counseling), Randomized controlled trial and Focus group. The work on Odds ratio tackled in the journal brings together disciplines like Odds, Caesarean section and Environmental health.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

• Impact of COVID-19 pandemic lockdown on exclusive breastfeeding in non-infected mothers. (7 citations)
• Randomized clinical trial of the effect of the onset time of skin-to-skin contact at birth, immediate compared to early, on the duration of breastfeeding in full term newborns (4 citations)
• Factors associated with delayed initiation of breastfeeding in health facilities: secondary analysis of Bangladesh demographic and health survey 2014. (3 citations)

Papers citation over time

A key indicator for each journal is its effectiveness in reaching other researchers with the papers published at that venue.

The chart below presents the interquartile range (first quartile 25%, median 50% and third quartile 75%) of the number of citations of articles over time.

Top authors and change over time

The top authors publishing in International Breastfeeding Journal (based on the number of publications) are:

• Lisa H Amir (15 papers) absent at the last edition,
• Colin W. Binns (10 papers) absent at the last edition,
• Thorkild Tylleskär (9 papers) absent at the last edition,
• Miriam H. Labbok (9 papers) absent at the last edition,
• James K Tumwine (7 papers) absent at the last edition.

The overall trend for top authors publishing in this journal is outlined below. The chart shows the number of publications at each edition of the journal for top authors.

Top affiliations and change over time

Only papers with recognized affiliations are considered

The top affiliations publishing in International Breastfeeding Journal (based on the number of publications) are:

• University of Sydney (28 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
• College of Health Sciences, Bahrain (24 papers) published 4 papers at the last edition, 3 less than at the previous edition,
• University of Bergen (21 papers) absent at the last edition,
• Curtin University (17 papers) absent at the last edition,
• La Trobe University (17 papers) absent at the last edition.

The overall trend for top affiliations publishing in this journal is outlined below. The chart shows the number of publications at each edition of the journal for top affiliations.

Publication chance based on affiliation

The publication chance index shows the ratio of articles published by the best research institutions in the journal edition to all articles published within that journal. The best research institutions were selected based on the largest number of articles published during all editions of the journal.

The chart below presents the percentage ratio of articles from top institutions (based on their ranking of total papers).Top affiliations were grouped by their rank into the following tiers: top 1-10, top 11-20, top 21-50, and top 51+. Only articles with a recognized affiliation are considered.

During the most recent 2021 edition, 4.88% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 14.10% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 16.67% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 12.82% of all publications and 56.41% were from other institutions.

Returning Authors Index

A very common phenomenon observed among researchers publishing scientific articles is the intentional selection of journals they have already attended in the past. In particular, it is worth analyzing the case when the authors participate in the same journal from year to year.

The Returning Authors Index presented below illustrates the ratio of authors who participated in both a given as well as the previous edition of the journal in relation to all participants in a given year.

Returning Institution Index

The graph below shows the Returning Institution Index, illustrating the ratio of institutions that participated in both a given and the previous edition of the conference in relation to all affiliations present in a given year.

The experience to innovation index

Our experience to innovation index was created to show a cross-section of the experience level of authors publishing in a journal. The index includes the authors publishing at the last edition of a journal, grouped by total number of publications throughout their academic career (P) and the total number of citations of these publications ever received (C).

The group intervals were selected empirically to best show the diversity of the authors' experiences, their labels were selected as a convenience, not as judgment. The authors were divided into the following groups:

• Novice - P < 5 or C < 25 (the number of publications less than 5 or the number of citations less than 25),
• Competent - P < 10 or C < 100 (the number of publications less than 10 or the number of citations less than 100),
• Experienced - P < 25 or C < 625 (the number of publications less than 25 or the number of citations less than 625),
• Master - P < 50 or C < 2500 (the number of publications less than 50 or the number of citations less than 2500),
• Star - P ≥ 50 and C ≥ 2500 (both the number of publications greater than 50 and the number of citations greater than 2500).

The chart below illustrates experience levels of first authors in cases of publications with multiple authors.

Educational and Career Opportunities for Nurses Interested in Breastfeeding Research

With the increasing importance of breastfeeding research in the clinical world, many nurses might be considering advancing their knowledge and career in areas related to the subject matter. One of the ways to gain critical skills in this area is by pursuing specialized nursing programs.

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Becoming a research nurse or a lactation consultant specializing in breastfeeding necessitates commitment to continuous education and research. By joining well-established LPN programs, nurses can significantly contribute to the increasing body of knowledge on breastfeeding and positively influence infant and maternal health.