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Sylvester M. Black

Medicine · The Ohio State University

Established · publishing since 1966

Publications

181

Citations

2,616

Est. group size

~3

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

61

Publishing since 1966

Research summary
AI-generated

Sylvester M. Black's research centers on liver and kidney transplantation, covering topics such as organ allocation policy, transplant outcomes, surgical techniques, and complications like early mortality and thrombosis after transplant surgery. The work often uses large clinical and administrative datasets to study how factors like insurance, geography, and allocation rules affect patient access and outcomes. This research area would suit students interested in clinical/surgical outcomes research in organ transplantation and health policy.

Liver transplantation outcomesKidney and combined organ transplantationOrgan allocation policy and equityPost-transplant complications (thrombosis, cardiomyopathy, infection)Clinical and health services research in transplant surgery

Publication output was highest around 2017-2018 and has since declined and become more variable, with lower annual counts in recent years compared to the prior peak.

Generated by claude-sonnet-5 from public bibliographic data · Jul 20, 2026

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 5.8/year recently
2017: 23 publications172018: 28 publications28182019: 12 publications192020: 13 publications202021: 7 publications212022: 4 publications222023: 9 publications232024: 4 publications242025: 11 publications252026: 1 publication26
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • The American Journal of Gastroenterology×14
  • Experimental and Clinical Transplantation×6
  • HPB×5
  • Journal of Visualized Experiments×5
  • Annals of Hepatology×4
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Last updated Jul 19, 2026.

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