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Journal of Midwifery and Women's Health

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Social Sciences and Humanities 936 16 16 5

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 41
Documents by Best Scientists*: 40
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 1
SCIMAGO H-index: 80
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.685
Impact Factor: 2.3

Overview

Top Research Topics at Journal of Midwifery & Women's Health?

The primary areas of discussion in Journal of Midwifery & Women's Health are Nursing, Pregnancy, Obstetrics, Health care and Family medicine. MEDLINE, Certification, Medical education, Nurse-Midwives and Childbirth are some topics wherein Nursing research discussed in Journal of Midwifery & Women's Health have an impact. Topics in Pregnancy explored in Journal of Midwifery & Women's Health were investigated in conjunction with research in Psychiatry and Pediatrics.

The study on Obstetrics presented in the journal intersects with subjects under the field of Gynecology. Journal of Midwifery & Women's Health investigates Health care research which frequently intersects with Psychological intervention.

  • Nursing (25.49%)
  • Pregnancy (20.53%)
  • Obstetrics (20.42%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Accuracy of Self‐Reported Height and Weight in Women: An Integrative Review of the Literature (322 citations)
  • The impact of language barriers on the health care of Latinos in the United States: a review of the literature and guidelines for practice. (286 citations)
  • Update on Nonpharmacologic Approaches to Relieve Labor Pain and Prevent Suffering (217 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Journal of Midwifery & Women's Health:

The journal publications are organized to address concerns in the fields of Pregnancy, Nursing, Obstetrics, Health care and Childbirth. The journal publications explore issues in Pregnancy which can be linked to other research areas like Psychological intervention, Psychiatry, Physical therapy and Pediatrics. The most cited publications address concerns in the field of Health care by exploring it in line with topics in Family medicine which intersect with Alternative medicine subjects.

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

  • Internal medicine
  • Law
  • Disease

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The foci of Journal of Midwifery & Women's Health are Health care, Family medicine, Pregnancy, Nursing and Health equity. In it, Psychological intervention, CINAHL, Reproductive health, Intervention (counseling) and Anxiety are investigated in conjunction with one another to address concerns in Health care research. Journal of Midwifery & Women's Health holds forums on Family medicine that merges themes from other disciplines such as Professional association, Response rate (survey), Public health, Qualitative research and Focus group.

Pregnancy research featured in the journal incorporates concerns from various other topics such as Psychiatry, Disease and Pediatrics. Journal of Midwifery & Women's Health features Nursing research that overlaps with concepts in Intrapartum care. The concepts on Health equity presented in Journal of Midwifery & Women's Health can also apply to other research fields, including Reproductive justice, Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), Racism and 2019-20 coronavirus outbreak.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Influenza and Influenza Vaccine: A Review. (3 citations)
  • Parvovirus B19 in Pregnancy: A Case Review (2 citations)
  • Patient Experience with Postpartum Pain Management in the Face of the Opioid Crisis. (2 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.

The top authors publishing in Journal of Midwifery & Women's Health (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Sharon Bond (177 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • Frances E Likis (64 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
  • Patricia Aikins Murphy (49 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 1 more than at the previous edition,
  • Holly Powell Kennedy (47 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 3 less than at the previous edition,
  • Mary K. Barger (44 papers) published 6 papers at the last edition the same number as at the previous 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.

Only papers with recognized affiliations are considered

The top affiliations publishing in Journal of Midwifery & Women's Health (based on the number of publications) are:

  • University of California, San Francisco (66 papers) published 4 papers at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • Yale University (66 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 5 less than at the previous edition,
  • University of Michigan (60 papers) published 4 papers at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • Emory University (41 papers) published 4 papers at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • University of Utah (41 papers) published 4 papers at the last edition, 1 more than at the previous 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, 9.09% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 31.25% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 17.50% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 23.75% of all publications and 27.50% 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.

Career Opportunities in the Field

Equipped with robust knowledge in Nursing, Pregnancy, Obstetrics, Health Care, and Family Medicine, professionals published in the Journal of Midwifery & Women's Health are generally positioned for a diverse range of career options. One such promising field is the domain of Substance Abuse Counseling.

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Top Publications

  • A Group Videoconference Intervention for Reducing Perinatal Depressive Symptoms: A Telehealth Pilot Study.

    Gwen Latendresse;ElLois Bailey;Eli Iacob;Hannah Murphy

    (2021)
    50 Citations
  • Women's Contraceptive Perceptions, Beliefs, and Attitudes: An Integrative Review of Qualitative Research

    Amy Alspaugh;Julie Barroso;Melody Reibel;Shannon Phillips

    (2020)
    39 Citations
  • Experiences of Reproductive Coercion Among Latina Women and Strategies for Minimizing Harm: “The Path Makes Us Strong”

    Karen Trister Grace;Kamila A. Alexander;Noelene K. Jeffers;Elizabeth Miller

    (2020)
    16 Citations
  • Integrating Mental Health into Maternal Health Care in Rural Mali: A Qualitative Study.

    Molly E. Lasater;Sarah M. Murray;Mariam Keita;Fatoumata Souko

    (2021)
    12 Citations
  • Using Theories of Posttraumatic Stress to Inform Perinatal Care Clinician Responses to Trauma Reactions.

    Josephine R. Granner;Julia S. Seng

    (2021)
    11 Citations
  • Weight Bias Among Certified Nurse-Midwives and Certified Midwives: Findings From a National Sample.

    (2024)
    5 Citations
  • Implicit and Explicit Weight Bias among Midwives: Variations Across Demographic Characteristics.

    (2024)
    4 Citations
  • Women's Birth Beliefs During Pregnancy and Postpartum in the Netherlands: A Quantitative Cross-Sectional Study.

    (2023)
    4 Citations
  • Smoking Cessation among Pregnant and Postpartum Women from Low-Income Groups in the United States.

    Satish K Kedia;Nikhil A Ahuja;April Carswell;Mark W Vander Weg

    (2021)
    4 Citations
  • The Health Care Provider's Role in Securing Work Accommodations for Pregnant and Postpartum Patients

    Juliana Franco;Liz Morris;Jessica Lee;Joan C Williams

    (2020)
    3 Citations

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