Paula P. Meier

7.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
139 papers, 5.5k citations indexed

About

Paula P. Meier is a scholar working on Epidemiology, Nutrition and Dietetics and Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health. According to data from OpenAlex, Paula P. Meier has authored 139 papers receiving a total of 5.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 98 papers in Epidemiology, 82 papers in Nutrition and Dietetics and 53 papers in Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health. Recurrent topics in Paula P. Meier's work include Breastfeeding Practices and Influences (93 papers), Infant Nutrition and Health (81 papers) and Infant Development and Preterm Care (51 papers). Paula P. Meier is often cited by papers focused on Breastfeeding Practices and Influences (93 papers), Infant Nutrition and Health (81 papers) and Infant Development and Preterm Care (51 papers). Paula P. Meier collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and Australia. Paula P. Meier's co-authors include Janet L. Engstrom, Aloka L. Patel, Beverly Rossman, Tricia J. Johnson, Harold R. Bigger, Michelle M. Greene, Briana J. Jegier, Kousiki Patra, Donna J. Miracle and Linda P. Brown and has published in prestigious journals such as American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, Hepatology and PEDIATRICS.

In The Last Decade

Paula P. Meier

137 papers receiving 5.2k citations

Hit Papers

An Exclusively Human Milk-Based Diet Is Associated with a... 2009 2026 2014 2020 2009 200 400 600
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.

  1. An Exclusively Human Milk-Based Diet Is Associated with a Lower Rate of Necrotizing Enterocolitis than a Diet of Human Milk and Bovine Milk-Based Products
    2009 702 citations Aloka L. Patel, Paula P. Meier et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Paula P. Meier United States 44 3.5k 3.4k 2.3k 1.9k 1.4k 139 5.5k
Janet L. Engstrom United States 33 1.8k 0.5× 1.8k 0.5× 1.3k 0.6× 1.0k 0.6× 704 0.5× 90 3.5k
Aloka L. Patel United States 35 2.3k 0.7× 2.9k 0.9× 1.3k 0.5× 1.7k 0.9× 621 0.5× 86 4.1k
Susan Landers United States 13 2.8k 0.8× 1.7k 0.5× 838 0.4× 586 0.3× 1.2k 0.9× 22 3.9k
Diane L. Spatz United States 26 2.0k 0.6× 926 0.3× 652 0.3× 245 0.1× 994 0.7× 197 2.5k
Paola Roggero Italy 32 1.0k 0.3× 1.6k 0.5× 1.1k 0.5× 891 0.5× 446 0.3× 124 2.9k
Riccardo Davanzo Italy 23 1.1k 0.3× 431 0.1× 1.0k 0.4× 516 0.3× 400 0.3× 70 2.0k
Mercedes Bonet Switzerland 27 939 0.3× 337 0.1× 1.6k 0.7× 383 0.2× 246 0.2× 82 3.0k
Caroline J. Chantry United States 28 1.6k 0.5× 908 0.3× 453 0.2× 160 0.1× 700 0.5× 72 2.6k
Douglas McMillan Canada 32 537 0.2× 575 0.2× 1.3k 0.6× 1.7k 0.9× 52 0.0× 94 3.3k
Bogale Worku Ethiopia 19 564 0.2× 443 0.1× 1.2k 0.5× 493 0.3× 122 0.1× 43 1.7k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Paula P. Meier

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Paula P. Meier

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Paula P. Meier. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Paula P. Meier 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 Paula P. Meier. Paula P. Meier 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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Pei, Qinglin, et al.. (2025). Once- Versus Twice-Daily Measures of Mothers’ Own Milk Biomarkers: Does It Make a Difference in Research and Practice?. Breastfeeding Medicine. 20(7). 521–527. 1 indexed citations
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Johnson, Tricia J., Aloka L. Patel, Michael Schoeny, & Paula P. Meier. (2022). Cost Savings of Mother’s Own Milk for Very Low Birth Weight Infants in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. PharmacoEconomics - Open. 6(3). 451–460. 16 indexed citations
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Schoeny, Michael, et al.. (2020). The Interaction of Donor Human Milk Availability and Race/Ethnicity on Provision of Mother's Own Milk for Very Low Birth Weight Infants. Breastfeeding Medicine. 16(1). 46–53. 6 indexed citations
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Patel, Aloka L., et al.. (2020). Long term visual and neurodevelopmental outcomes in ROP patients treated with laser photocoagulation versus intravitreal anti-VEGF therapy. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science. 61(7). 2161–2161. 1 indexed citations
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Patel, Aloka L., Tricia J. Johnson, & Paula P. Meier. (2020). Racial and socioeconomic disparities in breast milk feedings in US neonatal intensive care units. Pediatric Research. 89(2). 344–352. 44 indexed citations
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Johnson, Tricia J., Kousiki Patra, Michelle M. Greene, et al.. (2018). NICU human milk dose and health care use after NICU discharge in very low birth weight infants. Journal of Perinatology. 39(1). 120–128. 18 indexed citations
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Greene, Michelle M., Beverly Rossman, Paula P. Meier, & Kousiki Patra. (2017). Elevated maternal anxiety in the NICU predicts worse fine motor outcome in VLBW infants. Early Human Development. 116. 33–39. 27 indexed citations
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Rossman, Beverly, et al.. (2015). “It’s Somebody Else’s Milk”. Journal of Human Lactation. 32(1). 95–102. 28 indexed citations
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Johnson, Tricia J., Aloka L. Patel, Harold R. Bigger, Janet L. Engstrom, & Paula P. Meier. (2014). Economic Benefits and Costs of Human Milk Feedings: A Strategy to Reduce the Risk of Prematurity-Related Morbidities in Very-Low-Birth-Weight Infants. Advances in Nutrition. 5(2). 207–212. 62 indexed citations
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Meier, Paula P. & Lars Bode. (2013). Health, Nutrition, and Cost Outcomes of Human Milk Feedings for Very Low Birthweight Infants. Advances in Nutrition. 4(6). 670–671. 19 indexed citations
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Meier, Paula P., et al.. (2013). Management of Breastfeeding During and After the Maternity Hospitalization for Late Preterm Infants. Clinics in Perinatology. 40(4). 689–705. 76 indexed citations
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Jegier, Briana J., Paula P. Meier, Janet L. Engstrom, & Timothy McBride. (2010). The Initial Maternal Cost of Providing 100 mL of Human Milk for Very Low Birth Weight Infants in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. Breastfeeding Medicine. 5(2). 71–77. 34 indexed citations
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Rodríguez, N., Paula P. Meier, Maureen Groër, & Janice M. Zeller. (2008). Oropharyngeal administration of colostrum to extremely low birth weight infants: theoretical perspectives. Journal of Perinatology. 29(1). 1–7. 81 indexed citations
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Meier, Paula P., et al.. (2007). Increased Lactation Risk for Late Preterm Infants and Mothers: Evidence and Management Strategies to Protect Breastfeeding. Journal of Midwifery & Women s Health. 52(6). 579–587. 102 indexed citations
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Engstrom, Janet L., Karen Kavanaugh, Paula P. Meier, et al.. (1995). Reliability of in-bed weighing procedures for critically ill infants.. PubMed. 14(5). 27–33; discussion 41. 9 indexed citations
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Kavanaugh, Karen, et al.. (1995). Getting Enough: Mother’ Concerns About Breastfeeding a Preterm Infant After Discharge. Journal of Obstetric, Gynecologic & Neonatal Nursing. 24(1). 23–32. 75 indexed citations
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Meier, Paula P., et al.. (1990). The Accuracy of Test Weighing for Preterm Infants. Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition. 10(1). 62–65. 2 indexed citations

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