Athena Sheehan

2.8k citations
70 papers · 2.1k indexed · h-index 25
Topics
Breastfeeding Practices and Influences (29 papers)Maternal and Perinatal Health Interventions (24 papers)Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum (22 papers)

In The Last Decade

Athena Sheehan

69 papers receiving 1.9k citations

Peers

Athena Sheehan
Comparison fields: 5 of 110
  • Epidemiology 1.1k
  • Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 765
  • Psychiatry and Mental health 664
  • Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 453
  • Obstetrics and Gynecology 407
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Countries citing papers authored by Athena Sheehan

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Fields of papers citing papers by Athena Sheehan

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Athena Sheehan

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Athena Sheehan. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Athena Sheehan based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Athena Sheehan. Athena Sheehan is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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About Athena Sheehan

Athena Sheehan is a scholar working on Research and Theory, Obstetrics and Gynecology and Psychiatry and Mental health, having authored 70 papers that have together received 2.1k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Breastfeeding Practices and Influences (29 papers), Maternal and Perinatal Health Interventions (24 papers) and Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum (22 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Obstetrics and Gynecology (407 citations), Psychiatry and Mental health (664 citations) and Research and Theory (39 citations). Athena Sheehan has collaborated with scholars based in Australia, United Kingdom and Ireland. Frequent co-authors include Virginia Schmied, Elaine Burns, Lesley Barclay, Fiona Dykes, Margaret Cooke, Christine McCourt, Sarah Beake, Imelda Coyne, Jennifer Fenwick and Alison While. Their work appears in journals such as Nucleic Acids Research, Social Science & Medicine and Journal of Advanced Nursing.

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