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Håvard Jenssen

Håvard Jenssen

Roskilde University
Denmark

D-Index & Metrics

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
54
Citations
12360
World Ranking
15507
National Ranking
171

Håvard Jenssen publication distribution in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Biology and Biochemistry in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Håvard Jenssen sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 129 publications — 16th percentile

16% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,028 publications or more.

Håvard Jenssen D-index placement in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Biology and Biochemistry scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Håvard Jenssen sits on this spectrum.

40–41 D-Index: 80 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 183 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 317 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 504 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 718 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 900 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 1,026 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 1,150 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 1,236 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 1,253 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 1,163 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 1,131 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 1,032 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 897 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 814 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 715 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 709 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 596 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 512 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 473 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 412 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 373 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 358 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 285 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 273 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 227 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 208 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 193 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 153 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 157 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 148 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 120 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 113 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 100 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 86 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 67 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 72 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 73 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 64 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 53 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 60 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 54 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 43 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 38 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 49 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 26 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 18 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 23 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 32 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 32 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 27 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 19 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 22 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 12 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 16 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 14 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 10 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 13 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 10 scientists 158–159 D-Index: 7 scientists 160–161 D-Index: 9 scientists 162–163 D-Index: 13 scientists 164–165 D-Index: 4 scientists 166 D-Index: 4 scientists 167+ D-Index: 98 scientists
40 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 54 D-Index — 22nd percentile

22% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 167 D-Index or more.

Overview

Håvard Jenssen is affiliated with Roskilde University in Denmark and specializes in research within the fields of biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology, with a significant focus on immunology and microbiology. Their work spans several interconnected subfields including molecular biology, microbiology, molecular medicine, immunology, and infectious diseases.

The main topics of their research cover antimicrobial peptides and activities, biochemical and structural characterization, chemical synthesis and analysis, antibiotic resistance in bacteria, lipid membrane structure and behavior, bacteriophages and microbial interactions, as well as wound healing and treatments.

Jenssen has contributed to numerous papers published in several scientific venues where they have a frequent presence. The primary publication venues include:

  • Scientific Reports
  • ACS Infectious Diseases
  • Biomolecules
  • Journal of Colloid and Interface Science
  • Advanced Science

Frequent coauthors in their body of work include:

  • Annelise E. Barron
  • Josefine Eilsø Nielsen
  • Reidar Lund
  • Natalia Molchanova
  • Jennifer S Lin

Representative recent publications by Jenssen include:

  • "Correlation between hemolytic activity, cytotoxicity and systemic in vivo toxicity of synthetic antimicrobial peptides" (2020, Scientific Reports)
  • "Isolation, Purification, and Antimicrobial Characterization of Cannabidiolic Acid and Cannabidiol from Cannabis sativa L." (2020, Biomolecules)
  • "Halogenation as a tool to tune antimicrobial activity of peptoids" (2020, Scientific Reports)
  • "Selection of resistance by antimicrobial coatings in the healthcare setting" (2020, Journal of Hospital Infection)
  • "Self-Assembly of Antimicrobial Peptoids Impacts Their Biological Effects on ESKAPE Bacterial Pathogens" (2022, ACS Infectious Diseases)

Best Publications

  • Peptide Antimicrobial Agents

    Håvard Jenssen;Pamela Hamill;Robert E. W. Hancock

  • Antimicrobial properties of lactoferrin

    Håvard Jenssen;Robert E W Hancock

  • Use of Artificial Intelligence in the Design of Small Peptide Antibiotics Effective against a Broad Spectrum of Highly Antibiotic-Resistant Superbugs

    Artem Cherkasov;Kai Hilpert;Håvard Jenssen;Christopher D Fjell

  • Antimicrobial peptides on calcium phosphate-coated titanium for the prevention of implant-associated infections.

    Mehdi Kazemzadeh-Narbat;Jason Kindrachuk;Ke Duan;Håvard Jenssen

  • Identification of novel antibacterial peptides by chemoinformatics and machine learning.

    Christopher D. Fjell;Håvard Jenssen;Kai Hilpert;Warren A. Cheung

  • Correlation between hemolytic activity, cytotoxicity and systemic in vivo toxicity of synthetic antimicrobial peptides.

    Ines Greco;Natalia Molchanova;Elin Holmedal;Håvard Jenssen

  • Screening and characterization of surface-tethered cationic peptides for antimicrobial activity.

    Kai Hilpert;Kai Hilpert;Melissa Elliott;Håvard Jenssen;Jason Kindrachuk

  • Synthetic Cationic Peptide IDR-1002 Provides Protection against Bacterial Infections through Chemokine Induction and Enhanced Leukocyte Recruitment

    Anastasia Nijnik;Laurence Madera;Shuhua Ma;Matthew Waldbrook

  • Peptides and Peptidomimetics for Antimicrobial Drug Design

    Biljana Mojsoska;Håvard Jenssen

  • Lactoferrin and lactoferricin inhibit Herpes simplex 1 and 2 infection and exhibit synergy when combined with acyclovir

    Jeanette Hammer Andersen;Håvard Jenssen;Tore Jarl Gutteberg

  • Anti-HSV activity of lactoferrin and lactoferricin is dependent on the presence of heparan sulphate at the cell surface.

    Jeanette H Andersen;Håvard Jenssen;Kjersti Sandvik;Tore J Gutteberg

  • Cost-effective expression and purification of antimicrobial and host defense peptides in Escherichia coli.

    B. Bommarius;Håvard Jenssen;Håvard Jenssen;M. Elliott;J. Kindrachuk

  • Structural Studies of a Peptide with Immune Modulating and Direct Antimicrobial Activity

    Michal Wieczorek;Håvard Jenssen;Jason Kindrachuk;Walter R.P. Scott

  • Innate Defense Regulator Peptide 1018 in Wound Healing and Wound Infection

    Lars Steinstraesser;Tobias Hirsch;Matthias Schulte;Maximilian Kueckelhaus

  • The Two-Component System CprRS Senses Cationic Peptides and Triggers Adaptive Resistance in Pseudomonas aeruginosa Independently of ParRS

    Lucía Fernández;Håvard Jenssen;Manjeet Bains;Irith Wiegand

  • Anti-HSV activity of lactoferricin analogues is only partly related to their affinity for heparan sulfate.

    Håvard Jenssen;Håvard Jenssen;Jeanette Hammer Andersen;Lars Uhlin-Hansen;Tore Jarl Gutteberg

  • Anti herpes simplex virus activity of lactoferrin/lactoferricin – an example of antiviral activity of antimicrobial protein/peptide

    H. Jenssen

  • Antimicrobial β-Peptides and α-Peptoids

    Troels Godballe;Line L. Nilsson;Pernille D. Petersen;Håvard Jenssen

  • Serum stability of peptides.

    Håvard Jenssen;Stein Ivar Aspmo

  • Structure-Activity Relationship Study of Novel Peptoids That Mimic the Structure of Antimicrobial Peptides

    Biljana Mojsoska;Ronald N. Zuckermann;Håvard Jenssen

Frequent Co-Authors

Robert E. W. Hancock
Robert E. W. Hancock University of British Columbia
Karen A. Krogfelt
Karen A. Krogfelt Statens Serum Institut
Nelly Panté
Nelly Panté University of British Columbia
Anders Løbner-Olesen
Anders Løbner-Olesen University of Copenhagen
Annelise E. Barron
Annelise E. Barron Stanford University
Jens Bukh
Jens Bukh University of Copenhagen
Jakob Birkedal Wagner
Jakob Birkedal Wagner Technical University of Denmark
Ørjan Samuelsen
Ørjan Samuelsen University Hospital of North Norway
Gregor B. E. Jemec
Gregor B. E. Jemec University of Copenhagen
Steen Seier Poulsen
Steen Seier Poulsen University of Copenhagen

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