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Sandra E. Black

Sandra E. Black

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Best Female Scientists
2025

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Best Female Scientists

D-Index
136
Citations
88402
World Ranking
269
National Ranking
7

Medicine

D-Index
140
Citations
95551
World Ranking
1662
National Ranking
56

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2025 - Research.com Best Female Scientists Award
  • 2012 - Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada Academy of Science

Overview

Sandra E. Black is affiliated with the University of Toronto in Canada. Their research output is primarily concentrated within the field of Medicine, with a specific focus on Neurology, Psychiatry and Mental Health, Physiology, Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging, and Cognitive Neuroscience.

Their work extensively covers topics including:

  • Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research
  • Alzheimer's disease research and treatments
  • Advanced Neuroimaging Techniques and Applications
  • Functional Brain Connectivity Studies
  • Neurological Disease Mechanisms and Treatments
  • Cerebrovascular and Carotid Artery Diseases
  • Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Research

Some recent notable publications include:

  • Donanemab in Early Symptomatic Alzheimer Disease, 2023, JAMA
  • Perivascular spaces in the brain: anatomy, physiology and pathology, 2020, Nature Reviews Neurology
  • Recommendations of the 5th Canadian Consensus Conference on the diagnosis and treatment of dementia, 2020, Alzheimer's & Dementia
  • Two Phase 3 Trials of Gantenerumab in Early Alzheimer's Disease, 2023, New England Journal of Medicine
  • Tackling challenges in care of Alzheimer's disease and other dementias amid the COVID-19 pandemic, now and in the future, 2020, Alzheimer's & Dementia

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Sandra E. Black include:

  • Mario Masellis
  • Joel Ramirez
  • Robert Bartha
  • Maria Carmela Tartaglia
  • Richard H. Swartz

They have published extensively in various venues, frequently contributing to:

  • Alzheimer's & Dementia
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Neurology
  • Cerebral Circulation - Cognition and Behavior
  • SSRN Electronic Journal

Sandra E. Black was awarded the title of Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada in 2012 by the Academy of Science.

Best Publications

  • Frontotemporal lobar degeneration A consensus on clinical diagnostic criteria

    D. Neary;J. S. Snowden;L. Gustafson;U. Passant

  • Sensitivity of revised diagnostic criteria for the behavioural variant of frontotemporal dementia.

    Katya Rascovsky;John R. Hodges;David Knopman;Mario F. Mendez

  • Classification of primary progressive aphasia and its variants

    M L Gorno-Tempini;M L Gorno-Tempini;A E Hillis;S Weintraub;A Kertesz

  • Neuroimaging standards for research into small vessel disease and its contribution to ageing and neurodegeneration

    Joanna M. Wardlaw;Eric E. Smith;Geert J Biessels;Charlotte Cordonnier

  • Vascular Contributions to Cognitive Impairment and Dementia A Statement for Healthcare Professionals From the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association

    Philip B. Gorelick;Angelo Scuteri;Sandra E. Black;Charles Decarli

  • National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke–Canadian Stroke Network Vascular Cognitive Impairment Harmonization Standards

    Vladimir Hachinski;Costantino Iadecola;Ron C. Petersen;Monique M. Breteler

  • The Fugl-Meyer Assessment of Motor Recovery after Stroke: A Critical Review of Its Measurement Properties

    David J. Gladstone;Cynthia J. Danells;Sandra E. Black

  • Early role of vascular dysregulation on late-onset Alzheimer’s disease based on multifactorial data-driven analysis

    Y. Iturria-Medina;R. C. Sotero;P. J. Toussaint;J. M. Mateos-Pérez

  • Functional neuroanatomy of remote episodic, semantic and spatial memory: a unified account based on multiple trace theory

    Morris Moscovitch;R. Shayna Rosenbaum;Asaf Gilboa;Donna Rose Addis;Donna Rose Addis

  • Blood–brain barrier opening in Alzheimer’s disease using MR-guided focused ultrasound

    Nir Lipsman;Nir Lipsman;Ying Meng;Allison J. Bethune;Allison J. Bethune;Yuexi Huang

  • Diagnostic criteria for vascular cognitive disorders: a VASCOG statement.

    Perminder Sachdev;Raj Kalaria;John O'Brien;Ingmar Skoog

  • Evaluation of gait symmetry after stroke: a comparison of current methods and recommendations for standardization.

    Kara K. Patterson;William H. Gage;William H. Gage;William H. Gage;Dina Brooks;Dina Brooks;Sandra E. Black

  • Gait asymmetry in community-ambulating stroke survivors.

    Kara K. Patterson;Kara K. Patterson;Kara K. Patterson;Iwona Parafianowicz;Cynthia J. Danells;Valerie Closson

  • The Sunnybrook Stroke Study A Prospective Study of Depressive Symptoms and Functional Outcome

    N. Herrmann;S.E. Black;J. Lawrence;C. Szekely

  • Toward Wisdom From Failure: Lessons From Neuroprotective Stroke Trials and New Therapeutic Directions

    David J. Gladstone;Sandra E. Black;Antoine M. Hakim

  • Vascular dysfunction-The disregarded partner of Alzheimer's disease

    Melanie D. Sweeney;Axel Montagne;Abhay P. Sagare;Daniel A. Nation

  • Amyloid-related imaging abnormalities in amyloid-modifying therapeutic trials: recommendations from the Alzheimer's Association Research Roundtable Workgroup.

    Reisa A. Sperling;Reisa A. Sperling;Clifford R. Jack;Sandra E. Black;Matthew P. Frosch

  • Evidence from Functional Neuroimaging of a Compensatory Prefrontal Network in Alzheimer's Disease

    Cheryl L. Grady;Anthony R. McIntosh;Sania Beig;Michelle L. Keightley

  • Cortical-basal ganglionic degeneration

    D. E. Riley;A. E. Lang;A. Lewis;L. Resch

  • Amyloid-related imaging abnormalities in amyloid-modifying therapeutic trials: Recommendations from the Alzheimer's Association Research Roundtable Workgroup

    R.A. Sperling;C.R. Jack;S.E. Black;M.P. Frosch

Frequent Co-Authors

Mario Masellis
Mario Masellis Sunnybrook Health Science Centre
Krista L. Lanctôt
Krista L. Lanctôt Sunnybrook Health Science Centre
Nathan Herrmann
Nathan Herrmann Sunnybrook Health Science Centre
Richard H. Swartz
Richard H. Swartz Sunnybrook Health Science Centre
Morris Freedman
Morris Freedman University of Toronto
Donald T. Stuss
Donald T. Stuss University of Toronto
Bradley J. MacIntosh
Bradley J. MacIntosh Sunnybrook Health Science Centre
Andrew Kertesz
Andrew Kertesz University of Western Ontario
Eric A. Roy
Eric A. Roy University of Waterloo
William E. McIlroy
William E. McIlroy University of Waterloo

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