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Denmark
2026

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Microbiology

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134
Citations
68583
World Ranking
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National Ranking
1

Medicine

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Citations
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World Ranking
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National Ranking
29

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Microbiology in Denmark Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Microbiology in Denmark Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Microbiology in Denmark Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Microbiology in Denmark Leader Award

Overview

Niels Høiby is a researcher affiliated with the University of Copenhagen in Denmark. Their work spans multiple fields including medicine, biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology, with particular focus on molecular biology, pulmonary and respiratory medicine, epidemiology, infectious diseases, and molecular medicine.

The scientist has contributed extensively to research on bacterial biofilms and quorum sensing, cystic fibrosis, antibiotic resistance, respiratory drug delivery, infective endocarditis, diabetic foot ulcers, and antimicrobial resistance in Staphylococcus.

Recent published papers include:

  • Tolerance and resistance of microbial biofilms, 2022, Nature Reviews Microbiology
  • Anti-biofilm Approach in Infective Endocarditis Exposes New Treatment Strategies for Improved Outcome, 2021, Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology
  • The evolutionary trajectories of P. aeruginosa in biofilm and planktonic growth modes exposed to ciprofloxacin: beyond selection of antibiotic resistance, 2020, npj Biofilms and Microbiomes
  • Pandemics: past, present, future, 2020, Apmis
  • Attainment of Target Antibiotic Levels by Oral Treatment of Left-Sided Infective Endocarditis: A POET Substudy, 2023, Clinical Infectious Diseases

Frequent co-authors in their publications include:

  • Claus Moser
  • Franziska Angelika Schwartz
  • Oana Ciofu
  • Kim Thomsen
  • Peter Østrup Jensen

Common venues for publication are:

  • Apmis
  • Journal of Cystic Fibrosis
  • Biofilm
  • Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology
  • SSRN Electronic Journal

Within the broad category of medicine, Høiby's research intersects with subfields focusing on infectious diseases and respiratory-related biology. Their work addresses clinical and molecular aspects of biofilm formation and its implications for chronic infections and antibiotic resistance, reflecting a multidisciplinary approach.

The topic areas frequently addressed in Høiby's research are:

  • Bacterial biofilms and quorum sensing
  • Cystic Fibrosis Research Advances
  • Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria
  • Inhalation and Respiratory Drug Delivery
  • Infective Endocarditis Diagnosis and Management
  • Diabetic Foot Ulcer Assessment and Management
  • Antimicrobial Resistance in Staphylococcus

Best Publications

  • Antibiotic resistance of bacterial biofilms

    Niels Høiby;Thomas Bjarnsholt;Michael Givskov;Søren Molin

  • Attenuation of Pseudomonas aeruginosa virulence by quorum sensing inhibitors

    Morten Hentzer;Hong Wu;Jens Bo Andersen;Kathrin Riedel

  • Inhibition of quorum sensing in Pseudomonas aeruginosa biofilm bacteria by a halogenated furanone compound.

    Morten Hentzer;Kathrin Riedel;Thomas B. Rasmussen;Arne Heydorn

  • Tolerance and resistance of microbial biofilms

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  • Why chronic wounds will not heal: a novel hypothesis.

    Thomas Bjarnsholt;Klaus Kirketerp-Møller;Peter Østrup Jensen;Kit G. Madsen

  • The clinical impact of bacterial biofilms

    Niels Høiby;Oana Ciofu;Helle Krogh Johansen;Zhi-jun Song

  • Strategies for combating bacterial biofilm infections

    Hong Wu;Claus Ernst Moser;Heng-Zhuang Wang;Niels Hoiby

  • Pseudomonas aeruginosa biofilms in the respiratory tract of cystic fibrosis patients

    Thomas Bjarnsholt;Peter Østrup Jensen;Mark J. Fiandaca;Jette Pedersen

  • Adaptation of Pseudomonas aeruginosa to the cystic fibrosis airway: an evolutionary perspective

    Anders Folkesson;Lars Jelsbak;Lei Yang;Lei Yang;Helle Krogh Johansen

  • ESCMID∗ guideline for the diagnosis and treatment of biofilm infections 2014

    N. Høiby;T. Bjarnsholt;C. Moser;G. L. Bassi

  • Pseudomonas aeruginosa biofilms in cystic fibrosis

    Niels Høiby;Oana Ciofu;Thomas Bjarnsholt

  • The in vivo biofilm

    Thomas Bjarnsholt;Thomas Bjarnsholt;Maria Alhede;Morten Alhede;Morten Alhede;Steffen Robert Eickhardt-Sørensen

  • Antibiotic therapy against Pseudomonas aeruginosa in cystic fibrosis: a European consensus.

    G. Döring;S. P. Conway;H. G. M. Heijerman;M. E. Hodson

  • OXA-type carbapenemases

    Jan Walther-Rasmussen;Niels Høiby

  • Distribution, Organization, and Ecology of Bacteria in Chronic Wounds

    Klaus Kirketerp-Møller;Peter Ø. Jensen;Mustafa Fazli;Kit G. Madsen

  • Mucoid conversion of Pseudomonas aeruginosa by hydrogen peroxide: a mechanism for virulence activation in the cystic fibrosis lung.

    Kalai Mathee;Oana Ciofu;Claus Sternberg;Peter W. Lindum

  • Pseudomonas aeruginosa tolerance to tobramycin, hydrogen peroxide and polymorphonuclear leukocytes is quorum-sensing dependent

    Thomas Bjarnsholt;Peter Østrup Jensen;Mette Burmølle;Morten Hentzer

  • Applying insights from biofilm biology to drug development — can a new approach be developed?

    Thomas Bjarnsholt;Oana Ciofu;Søren Molin;Michael Givskov;Michael Givskov

  • Antibiotic treatment of initial colonization with Pseudomonas aeruginosa postpones chronic infection and prevents deterioration of pulmonary function in cystic fibrosis.

    Birgitte Frederiksen;Christian Koch;Niels Høiby

  • Identity and effects of quorum-sensing inhibitors produced by Penicillium species.

    Thomas Bovbjerg Rasmussen;Mette E. Skindersoe;Thomas Bjarnsholt;Richard K. Phipps

  • Association of mannose-binding lectin gene heterogeneity with severity of lung disease and survival in cystic fibrosis

    Peter Garred;Tacjana Pressler;Hans O. Madsen;Birgitte Frederiksen

  • Pathogenesis of cystic fibrosis

    C Koch;N Høiby

Frequent Co-Authors

Thomas Bjarnsholt
Thomas Bjarnsholt University of Copenhagen
Claus Moser
Claus Moser University of Copenhagen
Oana Ciofu
Oana Ciofu University of Copenhagen
Helle Krogh Johansen
Helle Krogh Johansen University of Copenhagen
Peter Østrup Jensen
Peter Østrup Jensen University of Copenhagen
Michael Givskov
Michael Givskov University of Copenhagen
Søren Molin
Søren Molin Technical University of Denmark
Arsalan Kharazmi
Arsalan Kharazmi University of Copenhagen
Michael Kühl
Michael Kühl University of Copenhagen
Gerd Döring
Gerd Döring University of Tübingen

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