Sandra Sullivan

2.4k total citations · 2 hit papers
27 papers, 1.7k citations indexed

About

Sandra Sullivan is a scholar working on Epidemiology, Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health and Nutrition and Dietetics. According to data from OpenAlex, Sandra Sullivan has authored 27 papers receiving a total of 1.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 19 papers in Epidemiology, 12 papers in Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health and 12 papers in Nutrition and Dietetics. Recurrent topics in Sandra Sullivan's work include Breastfeeding Practices and Influences (18 papers), Infant Development and Preterm Care (12 papers) and Infant Nutrition and Health (12 papers). Sandra Sullivan is often cited by papers focused on Breastfeeding Practices and Influences (18 papers), Infant Development and Preterm Care (12 papers) and Infant Nutrition and Health (12 papers). Sandra Sullivan collaborates with scholars based in United States, Austria and United Kingdom. Sandra Sullivan's co-authors include Martina Mueller, Leslie A. Parker, Steven A. Abrams, Golde Dudell, Cynthia L. Blanco, Elizabeth Cristofalo, Richard J. Schanler, Charlene Krueger, David J. Rechtman and Ursula Kiechl‐Kohlendorfer and has published in prestigious journals such as PEDIATRICS, The FASEB Journal and The Journal of Pediatrics.

In The Last Decade

Sandra Sullivan

26 papers receiving 1.7k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

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 Sandra Sullivan, Richard J. Schanler et al. The Journal of Pediatrics profile →
Randomized Trial of Exclusive Human Milk versus Preterm Formula Diets in Extremely Premature Infants

2013 357 citations Elizabeth Cristofalo, Richard J. Schanler et al. The Journal of Pediatrics profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Sandra Sullivan United States	15	1.3k	1.0k	681	447	272	27	1.7k
Walter A. Mihatsch Croatia	5	852 0.7×	556 0.5×	211 0.3×	203 0.5×	313 1.2×	5	1.2k
Paola Tonetto Italy	18	761 0.6×	656 0.6×	293 0.4×	196 0.4×	78 0.3×	31	1.1k
Staffan Polberger Sweden	18	601 0.5×	407 0.4×	372 0.5×	253 0.6×	89 0.3×	37	1.0k
Giuseppe Puccio Italy	15	592 0.5×	373 0.4×	143 0.2×	445 1.0×	105 0.4×	37	1.3k
William B. Pittard United States	20	483 0.4×	365 0.4×	255 0.4×	227 0.5×	56 0.2×	65	1.2k
Laura Morlacchi Italy	19	532 0.4×	210 0.2×	338 0.5×	385 0.9×	63 0.2×	28	790
Heléne Engstrand Lilja Sweden	19	712 0.5×	138 0.1×	446 0.7×	164 0.4×	63 0.2×	63	1.5k
J F Dossetor United Kingdom	11	370 0.3×	304 0.3×	157 0.2×	263 0.6×	74 0.3×	20	816
Hilal Özkan Türkiye	19	241 0.2×	237 0.2×	368 0.5×	238 0.5×	23 0.1×	76	938
U. Dilmen Türkiye	13	247 0.2×	188 0.2×	233 0.3×	251 0.6×	20 0.1×	48	660

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Sandra Sullivan

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Cacho, Nicole, Sandra Sullivan, John C. Smulian, et al.. (2024). A systematic review of contaminants in donor human milk. Maternal and Child Nutrition. 20(2). e13627–e13627. 1 indexed citations

Parker, Leslie A., et al.. (2024). Biomarker-based text messages to promote lactation success in mothers of critically Ill infants: a randomized controlled pilot study. Journal of Perinatology. 44(9). 1312–1319. 1 indexed citations

Havelaar, Arie H., et al.. (2023). Leveraging mHealth and a milk expression frequency biomarker during postpartum to prolong lactation among parents of critically ill infants: a pilot study. Journal of Perinatology. 43(5). 616–623. 2 indexed citations

Parker, Leslie A., et al.. (2022). Antepartum Breast Pump Education for Mothers and Their Support Person: Effect on Time to First Expression and Lactation Outcomes—A Randomized Controlled Pilot Study. Breastfeeding Medicine. 17(5). 437–445.

Parker, Leslie A., et al.. (2021). Measures of Lactation Outcomes in Women Delivering Preterm Infants. Nursing Research. 70(3). 193–199. 4 indexed citations

Parker, Leslie A., Sandra Sullivan, Nicole Cacho, Charlene Krueger, & Martina Mueller. (2021). Effect of Postpartum Depo Medroxyprogesterone Acetate on Lactation in Mothers of Very Low-Birth-Weight Infants. Breastfeeding Medicine. 16(10). 835–842. 3 indexed citations

Parker, Leslie A., et al.. (2020). Timing of milk expression following delivery in mothers delivering preterm very low birth weight infants: a randomized trial. Journal of Perinatology. 40(8). 1236–1245. 42 indexed citations

Sullivan, Sandra & Lindsay A. Thompson. (2020). Best Practices for COVID-19–Positive or Exposed Mothers—Breastfeeding and Pumping Milk. JAMA Pediatrics. 174(12). 1228–1228. 15 indexed citations

Parker, Leslie A., et al.. (2020). Indicators of Secretory Activation in Mothers of Preterm Very Low Birth Weight Infants. Journal of Human Lactation. 37(3). 581–592. 19 indexed citations

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Parker, Leslie A., Sandra Sullivan, Charlene Krueger, & Martina Mueller. (2015). Association of Timing of Initiation of Breastmilk Expression on Milk Volume and Timing of Lactogenesis Stage II Among Mothers of Very Low-Birth-Weight Infants. Breastfeeding Medicine. 10(2). 84–91. 113 indexed citations

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Cristofalo, Elizabeth, Richard J. Schanler, Cynthia L. Blanco, et al.. (2013). Randomized Trial of Exclusive Human Milk versus Preterm Formula Diets in Extremely Premature Infants. The Journal of Pediatrics. 163(6). 1592–1595.e1. 357 indexed citations breakdown →

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Parker, Leslie A., Sandra Sullivan, Charlene Krueger, Teresa J. Kelechi, & Martina Mueller. (2013). Strategies to Increase Milk Volume in Mothers of VLBW Infants. MCN The American Journal of Maternal/Child Nursing. 38(6). 385–390. 22 indexed citations

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Parker, Leslie A., Charlene Krueger, Sandra Sullivan, Teresa J. Kelechi, & Martina Mueller. (2012). Effect of Breast Milk on Hospital Costs and Length of Stay Among Very Low-Birth-Weight Infants in the NICU. Advances in Neonatal Care. 12(4). 254–259. 17 indexed citations

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Thompson, Lindsay A., et al.. (2012). The Association of Maternal Pre-pregnancy Body Mass Index with Breastfeeding Initiation. Maternal and Child Health Journal. 17(10). 1842–1851. 54 indexed citations

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Ward, Robert M., Sandra Sullivan, Dan L. Stewart, et al.. (2010). Single-dose, multiple-dose, and population pharmacokinetics of pantoprazole in neonates and preterm infants with a clinical diagnosis of gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD). European Journal of Clinical Pharmacology. 66(6). 555–561. 50 indexed citations

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Sullivan, Sandra, Richard J. Schanler, Jae Kim, et al.. (2009). 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. The Journal of Pediatrics. 156(4). 562–567.e1. 702 indexed citations breakdown →

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Sullivan, Sandra, Susan Staba, Alan D. Hutson, et al.. (2002). Circulating Concentrations of Chemokines in Cord Blood, Neonates, and Adults. Pediatric Research. 51(5). 653–657. 47 indexed citations

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Sullivan, Sandra & Darlene A Calhoun. (2000). EOSINOPHILIA IN THE NEONATAL INTENSIVE CARE UNIT. Clinics in Perinatology. 27(3). 603–622. 7 indexed citations

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Sullivan, Sandra, et al.. (2000). Granulocyte-Macrophage Colony-Stimulating Factor and Interleukin-5 Concentrations in Premature Neonates With Eosinophilia. Journal of Perinatology. 20(3). 166–171. 5 indexed citations

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Calhoun, Darlene A, Robert D. Christensen, Sandra E. Juul, et al.. (2000). Consistent Approaches to Procedures and Practices in Neonatal Hematology. Clinics in Perinatology. 27(3). 733–753. 61 indexed citations

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