Women and Health

Top Research Topics at Women & Health?

The journal generally zeroes in on subjects such as Gerontology, Clinical psychology, Demography, Psychiatry and Family medicine. While Gerontology is the focus of Women & Health, it also provided insights into the studies of Focus group and Ethnic group. The concepts on Clinical psychology presented in it can also apply to other research fields, including Social support and Anxiety.

Women & Health explores topics in Demography which can be helpful for research in disciplines like Odds ratio, Socioeconomic status, Logistic regression and Cross-sectional study. It holds forums on Psychiatry that merges themes from other disciplines such as Injury prevention, Suicide prevention and Occupational safety and health. In particular, the Suicide prevention works presented emphasize discussions on Domestic violence.

Family medicine research featured in Women & Health incorporates concerns from various other topics such as Nursing and Health care.

• Gerontology (14.69%)
• Clinical psychology (14.41%)
• Demography (13.43%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

• Women's Health Australia: recruitment for a national longitudinal cohort study. (493 citations)
• Communicating Breast Cancer On-Line: Support and Empowerment on the Internet (342 citations)
• Prostitution, Violence, and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (313 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Women & Health:

The journal publications generally zeroe in on subjects such as Gerontology, Clinical psychology, Social support, Psychiatry and Demography. Psychological intervention, Health care, Health promotion, Focus group and Ethnic group are some topics wherein Gerontology research discussed in the most cited papers has an impact. While work presented in the most cited publications provide substantial information on Psychiatry, it also covers topics in Injury prevention, Suicide prevention, Human factors and ergonomics and Occupational safety and health.

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 journal investigates studies in Clinical psychology, Demography, Obstetrics, Environmental health and Family medicine. The journal mainly concentrates on Clinical psychology but also investigates its connection with concepts in disciplines such as

• Anxiety which intersects with area such as Depression (differential diagnoses),
• Mental health which connect with Personality.. Issues in Demography were discussed, taking into consideration concepts from other disciplines like Logistic regression and Disease.

The studies on Obstetrics discussed can also contribute to research in the domains of Hysterectomy, Postpartum depression and Human papillomavirus. The work on Environmental health tackled in Women & Health brings together disciplines like Socioeconomic status and Maternal health. The Family medicine works featured in it incorporate elements from Qualitative research, Health care and Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

• Psychological impact of COVID-19 lockdowns among adult women: the predictive role of individual differences and lockdown duration. (2 citations)
• Communication, social norms, and contraceptive use among adolescent girls and young women in Lilongwe, Malawi. (2 citations)
• Psychometric evaluation of a questionnaire for measuring factors related to mental health of women in an earthquake. (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.

Top authors and change over time

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

• Fotios Anagnostopoulos (10 papers) absent at the last edition,
• Lenore Manderson (9 papers) absent at the last edition,
• Dwenda K. Gjerdingen (9 papers) absent at the last edition,
• Sara Wilcox (8 papers) absent at the last edition,
• Márcia Mendonça Carneiro (8 papers) published 6 papers at the last edition, 4 more than 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.

Top affiliations and change over time

Only papers with recognized affiliations are considered

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

• University of California, San Francisco (40 papers) absent at the last edition,
• University of Michigan (36 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (34 papers) absent at the last edition,
• Columbia University (34 papers) absent at the last edition,
• University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (33 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 2 less 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, 3.26% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 4.49% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 1.12% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 19.10% of all publications and 75.28% 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 Fields Covered by Women & Health Journal

Reading and contributing to the Women & Health journal can serve as a stepping stone to various career paths. Each topic covered by the journal ties to specific professions in the healthcare and medical field that could be of interest to our readers.

For example, the field of Gerontology, prominently featured in the journal, corresponds to enticing careers as Geriatric Nurses, Geriatric Care Managers, and Geriatric Therapists, to name a few. Careers in Clinical Psychology, another major focus of the journal, include roles such as Clinical Psychologists, Mental Health Counselors, and Neuropsychologists.

Furthermore, knowledge in the field of Demography, a frequently discussed topic in the journal, can pave the way for work in Population Studies, Social Research, Public Health, and Urban Planning. Similarly, the journal's emphasis on Psychiatry can provide a foundation for careers in Psychiatry, Behavioral Medicine, and Addiction Therapy.

The major theme of Family Medicine opens a pathway for professions in Family Medicine, Internal Medicine, and General Practice among others.

For example, for those deeply interested in Family Medicine, a career as a marriage and family therapist could be a consideration. To get more information on this path, you can consult this comprehensive guide on How to become a marriage and family therapist in Georgia.

Overall, the domains of study in Women & Health not only provide intellectual enrichment but also practical employment pathways in diverse and consequential career sectors.