Journal profile

International breastfeeding journal

Publisher: BioMed Central
ISSN1746-4358 FormatOnline StatusCurrently indexed

Journal Citation Impact

Estimated influence, citation density, publishing volume, and citation integrity from the analytics table.

Impact Factor
3.94
Citation rate 5.25 784 total citations
h5-index 35 h5 depth signal
Cited share 89.6% 138 of 154
Total citations 784 Citation footprint
Metric signal 5.12 External metric anchor
Self-citation 5.6% 44 self-citations

Citations Trend

Monthly Publications Cadence

Citing Geographic Demographics

United States 138
Australia 102
China 98
United Kingdom 72
Ethiopia 64

Citing Fields of Research

Obstetrics/Gynecology 758
Nutrition & Dietetics 330
Healthcare Policy 132
HIV 30
Health Education & Remote Healthcare 22

Publishing Activity & Reach

Volume, recency, access pattern, and citing-community signals from the journal analytics record.

All-time article footprint 1,074 Articles tracked across the journal lifetime
Indexed publication set 154 138 cited publications
Last 12 months 134 11.2 publications/month
Open access share 100.0% 134 OA publications in the last year
Leading citing country United States 138 citing publications
Leading citing field Obstetrics/Gynecology 758 citing publications
Latest tracked publication 17 October 2026 10 recent records available

Coverage & Indexing History

MEDLINE
v14, 2019-
PubMed
v1n1, Mar. 9, 2006-
PMC
Active Coverage

Research Focus & Classification

Indexed Subjects

Obstetrics/Gynecology

Issuing & Sponsoring Bodies

Contributor
BioMed Central Ltd

Broad Categories

Obstetrics/Gynecology

MeSH Descriptors

Breast Feeding Lactation

Latest Publications

Recent article records with DOI-first linking and condensed abstracts.

08
Marianne Stistrup Frederiksen, Charlotte Overgaard
Background: As part of community-based, health promotion intervention to reduce inequity in child health (BISB), a proactive and telephone-based infant feeding counselling intervention was implemented in three Danish municipalities. Inte...
09
Zakaria Abdi Said, Elfakey Walyeldin, Odong Richard Justin et al.
Background: Breastfeeding is essential for optimal infant growth, health, and development, particularly during the first six months of life. Despite its well-established benefits, many infants in low-resource settings do not receive opti...

Bibliographical & Catalog Notes

Title from PDF caption (publisher's Web site, viewed Apr. 11, 2006).

Latest issue consulted: 1:7 (7 Apr. 2006) (viewed Apr. 11, 2006).

Articles added consecutively to current annual v.

Mode of access: World Wide Web.