Explore Rankings
Journal profile · Medicine

Breastfeeding Medicine

Mary Ann Liebert, Inc. · United States · ISSN 1556-8253, 1556-8342

ITS Journal Score70.3
Global rank#6,637
Rank in Medicine#1,595 of 8,607
h-index85
Open access 2021–202523%

Overview

Breastfeeding Medicine, published by Mary Ann Liebert, Inc. (United States), published 771 papers in 2021–2025, and its papers received 5,014 citations in those years. Its h-index is 85 and its two-year mean citedness is 1.88. On the ITS Journal Score it ranks #6,637 of 62,158 ranked journals and #1,595 of 8,607 in Medicine.

Key figures

Papers 2021–2025771
Citations 2021–20255,014
Citations per paper6.5
h-index85
i10-index986
2-year mean citedness1.88
Open-access share23%
Change in papers, 2020→2025-17%
Article fee (APC)Not recorded

Citations count every citation the journal's papers received in these years, including citations to older papers. Two-year mean citedness is OpenAlex's measure of how often recent papers are cited; it is similar in idea to, but not the same as, an impact factor.

Papers and citations by year

YearPapersCitations receivedOpen-access papers
20201732,75341
20211762,37239
20221361,04730
202315286829
202416457851
202514314929

What it publishes

The leading research topics of its papers (OpenAlex topic classification). Select a topic to find other journals that publish on it.

Similar journals

Ranked journals that publish on the same topics.

JournalFieldScorePapers 2021–2025Open access
Journal of Human LactationMedicine64.447531%
International Breastfeeding JournalMedicine74.4451100%
Clinical LactationMedicine37.61152%
Maternal and Child NutritionMedicine75.1866100%
MidwiferyMedicine75.61,29356%
Maternal and Child Health JournalMedicine72.31,11452%
Nursing for Women s HealthMedicine57.144614%
Advances in Neonatal CareMedicine65.946812%

Identity and sources

  • ISSN-L: 1556-8253
  • Print ISSN: 1556-8253
  • Electronic ISSN: 1556-8342
  • Publisher: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc.
  • Listed in DOAJ: Not yet checked
  • Crossref: ISSN found in Crossref
  • OpenAlex: S9886411
  • Journal website: www.liebertonline.com

Figures come from OpenAlex (papers, citations, h-index, topics), Crossref (ISSN check) and DOAJ (open-access listing and fees). They change as records are corrected, so treat them as a dated snapshot. This page does not state whether the journal is indexed in Scopus, Web of Science or PubMed.

Questions

What is the ITS Journal Score of Breastfeeding Medicine?

It is 70.3 out of 100, which places it #6,637 among ranked journals. The score combines citation impact (45%), h-index (35%) and size (20%) from open OpenAlex data.

What is the impact factor of Breastfeeding Medicine?

This site does not publish Journal Impact Factors, which belong to Clarivate. As an open alternative, its two-year mean citedness in OpenAlex is 1.88.

Is Breastfeeding Medicine open access?

23% of its papers from 2021–2025 are recorded as open access.

Does Breastfeeding Medicine charge a publication fee?

No fee is recorded in the open data used here. Check the journal's own website for its current fees.

Transparent methodology

How the ITS Journal Score works

One formula applies to every ranked journal, using open data from OpenAlex: 45% citation impact, 35% h-index and 20% size (papers published 2021–2025). Citation impact is the smaller of the journal's two-year mean citedness and its five-year citations per paper, so a journal whose output collapsed cannot jump to the top on old citations. Each part is half a percentile and half a log-scaled value, so the very top is still separated. Growth and open-access share are shown separately and are not part of the score.

A journal is ranked only if it published at least 50 papers in 2021–2025 and was active in at least five of the last six years. Field rankings compare a journal only with journals in the same field; the field is the OpenAlex field with most of the journal's recent papers, or "Multidisciplinary" when no field has 30% of them.

What this is not: the ITS Journal Score is not a Journal Impact Factor, CiteScore or SJR, and this site does not say whether a journal is indexed in Scopus, Web of Science or PubMed. Always confirm aims and scope, indexing, peer review and fees on the journal's own website before you submit.