Cindy K. Barha

3.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
67 papers, 2.9k citations indexed

About

Cindy K. Barha is a scholar working on Psychiatry and Mental health, Physiology and Behavioral Neuroscience. According to data from OpenAlex, Cindy K. Barha has authored 67 papers receiving a total of 2.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 20 papers in Psychiatry and Mental health, 16 papers in Physiology and 15 papers in Behavioral Neuroscience. Recurrent topics in Cindy K. Barha's work include Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research (18 papers), Stress Responses and Cortisol (15 papers) and Neurogenesis and neuroplasticity mechanisms (14 papers). Cindy K. Barha is often cited by papers focused on Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research (18 papers), Stress Responses and Cortisol (15 papers) and Neurogenesis and neuroplasticity mechanisms (14 papers). Cindy K. Barha collaborates with scholars based in Canada, United States and Saudi Arabia. Cindy K. Barha's co-authors include Liisa A.M. Galea, Teresa Liu‐Ambrose, Stephanie E. Lieblich, Jennifer C. Davis, Susanne Brummelte, Ryan S. Falck, Lindsay S. Nagamatsu, Jodi L. Pawluski, Jonathan R. Epp and John R. Best and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, PLoS ONE and Trends in Neurosciences.

In The Last Decade

Cindy K. Barha

64 papers receiving 2.8k citations

Hit Papers

Sex differences in exercise efficacy to improve cognition... 2017 2026 2020 2023 2017 100 200 300
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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.

  1. Sex differences in exercise efficacy to improve cognition: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials in older humans
    2017 303 citations Cindy K. Barha, Jennifer C. Davis et al. Frontiers in Neuroendocrinology profile →

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Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Cindy K. Barha Canada 31 810 517 481 469 441 67 2.9k
Carla Nasca United States 19 1.6k 2.0× 220 0.4× 501 1.0× 628 1.3× 265 0.6× 30 3.7k
Elena Casarosa Italy 31 673 0.8× 175 0.3× 326 0.7× 369 0.8× 194 0.4× 81 3.0k
Irina Antonijevic Germany 28 803 1.0× 421 0.8× 439 0.9× 590 1.3× 222 0.5× 62 3.1k
Rachel Hill Australia 31 692 0.9× 383 0.7× 173 0.4× 481 1.0× 117 0.3× 88 2.4k
Anne Z. Murphy United States 44 818 1.0× 237 0.5× 1.8k 3.7× 1.2k 2.6× 458 1.0× 85 5.2k
Martin E. Keck Germany 38 1.5k 1.9× 291 0.6× 260 0.5× 1.1k 2.3× 329 0.7× 94 4.1k
Mark E. Bardgett United States 26 544 0.7× 203 0.4× 321 0.7× 296 0.6× 442 1.0× 68 3.2k
Maura Boldrini United States 24 615 0.8× 1.3k 2.5× 328 0.7× 223 0.5× 324 0.7× 39 4.0k
Debra A. Bangasser United States 39 2.4k 3.0× 285 0.6× 604 1.3× 1.6k 3.3× 212 0.5× 74 4.8k
Gisele Pereira Dias Brazil 12 605 0.7× 824 1.6× 599 1.2× 366 0.8× 240 0.5× 28 3.8k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Barha, Cindy K., Stephanie E. Lieblich, Travis E. Hodges, et al.. (2025). Previous parity differentially influences cognition in later life depending on dementia status. PubMed. 1(1). 29–29.
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Dao, Elizabeth, et al.. (2024). Prevention of Vascular Contributions to Cognitive Impairment and Dementia: The Role of Physical Activity and Exercise. Stroke. 55(4). 812–821. 5 indexed citations
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Barha, Cindy K., et al.. (2024). Running-induced neurogenesis reduces CA1 perineuronal net density without substantial temporal delay. Molecular Brain. 17(1). 64–64. 1 indexed citations
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Lieblich, Stephanie E., et al.. (2023). Sex and BDNF Val66Met polymorphism matter for exercise-induced increase in neurogenesis and cognition in middle-aged mice. Hormones and Behavior. 148. 105297–105297. 2 indexed citations
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Davis, Jennifer C., Chun Liang Hsu, Cindy K. Barha, et al.. (2022). Comparing the cost-effectiveness of the Otago Exercise Programme among older women and men: A secondary analysis of a randomized controlled trial. PLoS ONE. 17(4). e0267247–e0267247. 3 indexed citations
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Jehu, Deborah A., et al.. (2021). Sex Differences in Subsequent Falls and Falls Risk: A Prospective Cohort Study in Older Adults. Gerontology. 68(3). 272–279. 16 indexed citations
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Liu‐Ambrose, Teresa, Elizabeth Dao, Rachel A. Crockett, et al.. (2021). Reshaping the path of vascular cognitive impairment with resistance training: a study protocol for a randomized controlled trial. Trials. 22(1). 217–217. 10 indexed citations
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Falck, Ryan S., Cindy K. Barha, Patrick Chan, & Teresa Liu‐Ambrose. (2020). Refining sleep measurement using the Motionwatch8©: how many days of monitoring do we need to get reliable estimates of sleep quality for older adults with mild cognitive impairment?. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 4(1). 6 indexed citations
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Barha, Cindy K. & Teresa Liu‐Ambrose. (2020). Sex differences in exercise efficacy: Is midlife a critical window for promoting healthy cognitive aging?. The FASEB Journal. 34(9). 11329–11336. 30 indexed citations
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Barha, Cindy K., Ging‐Yuek Robin Hsiung, & Teresa Liu‐Ambrose. (2019). The Role of S100B in Aerobic Training Efficacy in Older Adults with Mild Vascular Cognitive Impairment: Secondary Analysis of a Randomized Controlled Trial. Neuroscience. 410. 176–182. 11 indexed citations
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Barha, Cindy K. & Teresa Liu‐Ambrose. (2018). Exercise and the Aging Brain: Considerations for Sex Differences. PubMed. 4(1). 53–63. 85 indexed citations
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Barha, Cindy K., Teresa Liu‐Ambrose, John R. Best, Kristine Yaffe, & Caterina Rosano. (2018). Sex-dependent effect of the BDNF Val66Met polymorphism on executive functioning and processing speed in older adults: evidence from the health ABC study. Neurobiology of Aging. 74. 161–170. 19 indexed citations
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Barha, Cindy K., Katrina G. Salvante, Courtney W. Hanna, et al.. (2017). Child mortality, hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis activity and cellular aging in mothers. PLoS ONE. 12(5). e0177869–e0177869. 8 indexed citations
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Barha, Cindy K., Jennifer C. Davis, Ryan S. Falck, Lindsay S. Nagamatsu, & Teresa Liu‐Ambrose. (2017). Sex differences in exercise efficacy to improve cognition: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials in older humans. Frontiers in Neuroendocrinology. 46. 71–85. 303 indexed citations breakdown →
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Barha, Cindy K., Tauheed Ishrat, Jonathan R. Epp, Liisa A.M. Galea, & Donald G. Stein. (2011). Progesterone treatment normalizes the levels of cell proliferation and cell death in the dentate gyrus of the hippocampus after traumatic brain injury. Experimental Neurology. 231(1). 72–81. 95 indexed citations
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Śliwowska, Joanna H., Jennifer M. Barker, Cindy K. Barha, et al.. (2010). Stress-induced suppression of hippocampal neurogenesis in adult male rats is altered by prenatal ethanol exposure. Stress. 13(4). 302–314. 37 indexed citations
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Barha, Cindy K., Jodi L. Pawluski, & Liisa A.M. Galea. (2007). Maternal care affects male and female offspring working memory and stress reactivity. Physiology & Behavior. 92(5). 939–950. 72 indexed citations

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