Nicky Leap

1.8k total citations
48 papers, 1.3k citations indexed

About

Nicky Leap is a scholar working on Obstetrics and Gynecology, Emergency Medical Services and General Health Professions. According to data from OpenAlex, Nicky Leap has authored 48 papers receiving a total of 1.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 26 papers in Obstetrics and Gynecology, 12 papers in Emergency Medical Services and 11 papers in General Health Professions. Recurrent topics in Nicky Leap's work include Maternal and Perinatal Health Interventions (26 papers), Global Health Workforce Issues (12 papers) and Global Maternal and Child Health (6 papers). Nicky Leap is often cited by papers focused on Maternal and Perinatal Health Interventions (26 papers), Global Health Workforce Issues (12 papers) and Global Maternal and Child Health (6 papers). Nicky Leap collaborates with scholars based in Australia, United Kingdom and United States. Nicky Leap's co-authors include Caroline Homer, Jane Sandall, Maralyn Foureur, Christine Catling, Clare Ryan, Pat Brodie, Nancy Medley, Jennifer Fenwick, Billie Hunter and Sharon Schindler Rising and has published in prestigious journals such as Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, Midwifery and Nursing Ethics.

In The Last Decade

Nicky Leap

45 papers receiving 1.2k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Nicky Leap Australia 20 800 468 372 338 208 48 1.3k
Mary Anne Biró Australia 21 863 1.1× 645 1.4× 316 0.8× 478 1.4× 264 1.3× 39 1.4k
Marie Hatem Canada 21 858 1.1× 697 1.5× 375 1.0× 439 1.3× 307 1.5× 34 1.5k
Eileen R. Fowles United States 22 450 0.6× 280 0.6× 259 0.7× 683 2.0× 232 1.1× 40 1.2k
Kirstie Coxon United Kingdom 17 491 0.6× 346 0.7× 211 0.6× 222 0.7× 156 0.8× 40 845
Sonia Semenic Canada 18 200 0.3× 326 0.7× 422 1.1× 394 1.2× 163 0.8× 47 1.3k
Jocelyn Toohill Australia 20 1.0k 1.3× 647 1.4× 142 0.4× 811 2.4× 281 1.4× 41 1.4k
Kristina Ziegert Sweden 16 178 0.2× 204 0.4× 280 0.8× 317 0.9× 124 0.6× 42 889
Alice Kiger United Kingdom 18 138 0.2× 134 0.3× 356 1.0× 200 0.6× 116 0.6× 41 832
Rhona J. McInnes United Kingdom 19 216 0.3× 269 0.6× 266 0.7× 522 1.5× 85 0.4× 41 1.2k
Maureen P. Corry United States 14 790 1.0× 567 1.2× 249 0.7× 379 1.1× 192 0.9× 26 1.2k

Countries citing papers authored by Nicky Leap

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Fields of papers citing papers by Nicky Leap

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Nicky Leap

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Nicky Leap. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Nicky Leap 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 Nicky Leap. Nicky Leap is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Karlsdóttir, Sigfríður Inga & Nicky Leap. (2025). The importance of promoting positive childbirth experiences for women: a perspective paper. Frontiers in Global Women s Health. 6. 1599249–1599249.
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Gao, Lingling, Hong Lu, Nicky Leap, & Caroline Homer. (2018). A review of midwifery in mainland China: Contemporary developments within historical, economic and sociopolitical contexts. Women and Birth. 32(2). e279–e283. 20 indexed citations
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Leap, Nicky, Pat Brodie, & Sally Tracy. (2017). Collective action for the development of national standards for midwifery education in Australia. Women and Birth. 30(3). 169–176. 12 indexed citations
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Gray, Joanne, et al.. (2012). The ‘follow-through’ experience in three-year Bachelor of Midwifery programs in Australia: A survey of students. Nurse Education in Practice. 12(5). 258–263. 32 indexed citations
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Homer, Caroline, et al.. (2012). Group versus conventional antenatal care for women. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews. 11. CD007622–CD007622. 26 indexed citations
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Leap, Nicky, et al.. (2012). Midwives’ experiences of becoming CenteringPregnancy facilitators: A pilot study in Sydney, Australia. Women and Birth. 26(1). e31–e36. 26 indexed citations
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Gray, Joanne, et al.. (2012). Students' perceptions of the follow-through experience in 3 year bachelor of midwifery programmes in Australia. Midwifery. 29(4). 400–406. 43 indexed citations
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Foureur, Maralyn, Nicky Leap, Deborah Davis, Ian Forbes, & Caroline Homer. (2011). Testing the Birth Unit Design Spatial Evaluation Tool (BUDSET) in Australia: A Pilot Study. HERD Health Environments Research & Design Journal. 4(2). 36–60. 19 indexed citations
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Shaban, Insaf & Nicky Leap. (2011). A review of midwifery education curriculum documents in Jordan. Women and Birth. 25(4). e47–e55. 6 indexed citations
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Foureur, Maralyn, et al.. (2010). Developing the Birth Unit Design Spatial Evaluation Tool (BUDSET) in Australia: A Qualitative Study. HERD Health Environments Research & Design Journal. 3(4). 43–57. 25 indexed citations
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Dahlen, Hannah, Caroline Homer, Nicky Leap, & Sally Tracy. (2010). From social to surgical: Historical perspectives on perineal care during labour and birth. Women and Birth. 24(3). 105–111. 15 indexed citations
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Foureur, Maralyn, Deborah Davis, Jennifer Fenwick, et al.. (2010). The relationship between birth unit design and safe, satisfying birth: Developing a hypothetical model. Midwifery. 26(5). 520–525. 66 indexed citations
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Leap, Nicky, et al.. (2010). Journey to Confidence: Women's Experiences of Pain in Labour and Relational Continuity of Care. Journal of Midwifery & Women s Health. 55(3). 234–242. 154 indexed citations
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Leap, Nicky, et al.. (2009). Women's experiences of group antenatal care in Australia—the CenteringPregnancy Pilot Study. Midwifery. 27(2). 138–145. 80 indexed citations
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Homer, Caroline, et al.. (2009). ‘It looks good on paper’: Transitions of care between midwives and child and family health nurses in New South Wales. Women and Birth. 22(2). 64–72. 31 indexed citations
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Leap, Nicky. (2009). Woman-centred or women-centred care: does it matter?. British Journal of Midwifery. 17(1). 12–16. 111 indexed citations
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Leap, Nicky. (1991). Independent midwifery--filling the gaps and picking up the pieces.. PubMed. 104(1237). 34–8. 1 indexed citations

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