Melissa Bartick

3.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
42 papers, 1.7k citations indexed

About

Melissa Bartick is a scholar working on Epidemiology, Psychiatry and Mental health and General Health Professions. According to data from OpenAlex, Melissa Bartick has authored 42 papers receiving a total of 1.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 37 papers in Epidemiology, 15 papers in Psychiatry and Mental health and 14 papers in General Health Professions. Recurrent topics in Melissa Bartick's work include Breastfeeding Practices and Influences (36 papers), Child Nutrition and Feeding Issues (15 papers) and Child and Adolescent Health (11 papers). Melissa Bartick is often cited by papers focused on Breastfeeding Practices and Influences (36 papers), Child Nutrition and Feeding Issues (15 papers) and Child and Adolescent Health (11 papers). Melissa Bartick collaborates with scholars based in United States, Australia and United Kingdom. Melissa Bartick's co-authors include Arnold G. Reinhold, Alison M. Stuebe, Eleanor Bimla Schwarz, Briana J. Jegier, Tarah T. Colaizy, Andrew J. Schaefer, Debra L. Bogen, Catherine D. Reyes, Cecília Tomori and E. Michael Foster and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, PLoS ONE and PEDIATRICS.

In The Last Decade

Melissa Bartick

39 papers receiving 1.6k citations

Hit Papers

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What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

The Burden of Suboptimal Breastfeeding in the United States: A Pediatric Cost Analysis

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Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Melissa Bartick United States	20	1.4k	736	500	464	381	42	1.7k
Donna J. Chapman United States	19	1.5k 1.1×	930 1.3×	528 1.1×	630 1.4×	323 0.8×	53	1.8k
Diane L. Spatz United States	26	2.0k 1.4×	994 1.4×	423 0.8×	926 2.0×	342 0.9×	197	2.5k
Hanne Kronborg Denmark	25	1.2k 0.9×	762 1.0×	585 1.2×	403 0.9×	169 0.4×	49	1.7k
Elisabeth Kylberg Sweden	20	1.0k 0.8×	571 0.8×	322 0.6×	534 1.2×	184 0.5×	39	1.5k
Wendy Brodribb Australia	22	721 0.5×	442 0.6×	423 0.8×	269 0.6×	267 0.7×	60	1.2k
Natalia Bogdanovich Canada	23	1.2k 0.9×	533 0.7×	1.0k 2.0×	664 1.4×	193 0.5×	42	2.2k
Riccardo Davanzo Italy	23	1.1k 0.8×	400 0.5×	437 0.9×	431 0.9×	159 0.4×	70	2.0k
Lawrence Noble United States	17	779 0.6×	318 0.4×	278 0.6×	462 1.0×	140 0.4×	39	1.3k
Irina Vanilovich Canada	12	1.0k 0.7×	481 0.7×	673 1.3×	593 1.3×	139 0.4×	14	1.6k
Zinaida Sevkovskaya Canada	11	878 0.6×	408 0.6×	630 1.3×	539 1.2×	127 0.3×	12	1.5k

Countries citing papers authored by Melissa Bartick

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Melissa Bartick

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20 of 20 papers shown

Hernández-Aguilar, María-Teresa, et al.. (2025). Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine Clinical Protocol #7: Model Maternity Policy Supportive of Breastfeeding. Breastfeeding Medicine. 20(11). 771–804.

Bartick, Melissa, Hannah Dahlen, Jenny Gamble, et al.. (2025). Reconsidering “inclusive language:” Consequences for healthcare and equitableness of a growing linguistic movement to address gender identity with a path forward. Sexual & Reproductive Healthcare. 44. 101088–101088. 2 indexed citations

Bartick, Melissa, et al.. (2024). Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine Position Statement: Breastfeeding in Emergencies. Breastfeeding Medicine. 19(9). 666–682. 2 indexed citations

Bettinelli, Maria Enrica, Julie Smith, Rukhsana Haider, et al.. (2024). ABM Position Statement: Paid Maternity Leave—Importance to Society, Breastfeeding, and Sustainable Development. Breastfeeding Medicine. 19(3). 141–151. 4 indexed citations

Louis‐Jacques, Adetola, Melissa Bartick, Jiaqi Zhang, et al.. (2024). Bedsharing among breastfeeding physicians: Results of a nationwide survey. PLoS ONE. 19(8). e0305625–e0305625.

Campbell, Jeffrey I., et al.. (2023). Racial and Ethnic Differences in Length of Stay for US Children Hospitalized for Acute Osteomyelitis. The Journal of Pediatrics. 259. 113424–113424. 2 indexed citations

Zimmerman, Deena R., Melissa Bartick, Lori Feldman‐Winter, & Helen L. Ball. (2023). ABM Clinical Protocol #37: Physiological Infant Care—Managing Nighttime Breastfeeding in Young Infants. Breastfeeding Medicine. 18(3). 159–168. 10 indexed citations

Bartick, Melissa, Michal Young, Adetola Louis‐Jacques, James J. McKenna, & Helen L. Ball. (2022). Bedsharing may partially explain the reduced risk of sleep-related death in breastfed infants. Frontiers in Pediatrics. 10. 1081028–1081028. 5 indexed citations

Kair, Laura R., Ilse Larson, Elizabeth K. Stehel, et al.. (2022). Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine Clinical Protocol #2: Guidelines for Birth Hospitalization Discharge of Breastfeeding Dyads, Revised 2022. Breastfeeding Medicine. 17(3). 197–206. 8 indexed citations

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Gribble, Karleen, Susan Bewley, Melissa Bartick, et al.. (2022). Effective Communication About Pregnancy, Birth, Lactation, Breastfeeding and Newborn Care: The Importance of Sexed Language. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 3. 818856–818856. 59 indexed citations

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Bartick, Melissa, Elizabeth K. Stehel, Sarah Calhoun, et al.. (2021). Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine Position Statement and Guideline: Infant Feeding and Lactation-Related Language and Gender. Breastfeeding Medicine. 16(8). 587–590. 30 indexed citations

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Bartick, Melissa, et al.. (2019). Trends in Breastfeeding Interventions, Skin-to-Skin Care, and Sudden Infant Death in the First 6 Days after Birth. The Journal of Pediatrics. 218. 11–15. 19 indexed citations

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Hernández-Aguilar, María-Teresa, Melissa Bartick, Cadey Harrel, et al.. (2018). ABM Clinical Protocol #7: Model Maternity Policy Supportive of Breastfeeding. Breastfeeding Medicine. 13(9). 559–574. 39 indexed citations

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Bartick, Melissa, Cecília Tomori, & Helen L. Ball. (2017). Babies in boxes and the missing links on safe sleep: Human evolution and cultural revolution. Maternal and Child Nutrition. 14(2). e12544–e12544. 19 indexed citations

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Bartick, Melissa, et al.. (2016). Disparities in Breastfeeding: Impact on Maternal and Child Health Outcomes and Costs. The Journal of Pediatrics. 181. 49–55.e6. 112 indexed citations

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Bartick, Melissa, et al.. (2013). Cost Analysis of Maternal Disease Associated With Suboptimal Breastfeeding. Obstetrics and Gynecology. 122(1). 111–119. 123 indexed citations

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Bartick, Melissa & Catherine D. Reyes. (2011). Las Dos Cosas : An Analysis of Attitudes of Latina Women on Non-Exclusive Breastfeeding. Breastfeeding Medicine. 7(1). 19–24. 51 indexed citations

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Bartick, Melissa. (2011). Breastfeeding and the U.S. Economy. Breastfeeding Medicine. 6(5). 313–318. 36 indexed citations

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Bartick, Melissa, et al.. (2009). Decrease in as‐needed sedative use by limiting nighttime sleep disruptions from hospital staff. Journal of Hospital Medicine. 5(3). E20–4. 56 indexed citations

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Bartick, Melissa & David Baron. (2006). Medication Reconciliation at Cambridge Health Alliance. American Journal of Medical Quality. 21(5). 304–306. 13 indexed citations

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