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Per Halkjær Nielsen

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Biology and Biochemistry
Denmark
2026

D-Index & Metrics

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
119
Citations
50564
World Ranking
674
National Ranking
6

Per Halkjær Nielsen 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 Per Halkjær Nielsen sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 571 publications — 97th percentile

97% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Per Halkjær Nielsen 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 Per Halkjær Nielsen 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: 119 D-Index — 97th percentile

97% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in Denmark Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in Denmark Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in Denmark Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in Denmark Leader Award

Overview

Per Halkjær Nielsen is affiliated with Aalborg University in Denmark and has a significant body of research focused on environmental science. Their extensive publication record reflects substantial work in pollution, ecology, molecular biology, environmental engineering, and health, toxicology, and mutagenesis.

Their main research topics include:

  • Wastewater Treatment and Nitrogen Removal
  • Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology
  • Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies
  • Microbial Fuel Cells and Bioremediation
  • Anaerobic Digestion and Biogas Production
  • Water Treatment and Disinfection
  • Constructed Wetlands for Wastewater Treatment

Prominent recent publications by Nielsen include:

  • The biofilm matrix: multitasking in a shared space (2022, Nature Reviews Microbiology)
  • MiDAS 4: A global catalogue of full-length 16S rRNA gene sequences and taxonomy for studies of bacterial communities in wastewater treatment plants (2022, Nature Communications)
  • Connecting structure to function with the recovery of over 1000 high-quality metagenome-assembled genomes from activated sludge using long-read sequencing (2021, Nature Communications)
  • MiDAS 3: An ecosystem-specific reference database, taxonomy and knowledge platform for activated sludge and anaerobic digesters reveals species-level microbiome composition of activated sludge (2020, Water Research)
  • Novel syntrophic bacteria in full-scale anaerobic digesters revealed by genome-centric metatranscriptomics (2020, The ISME Journal)

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Nielsen are:

  • Morten Simonsen Dueholm
  • Caitlin M. Singleton
  • Marta Nierychlo
  • Mads Albertsen
  • Francesca Petriglieri

Their work has appeared repeatedly in key publication venues within their field, including:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Water Research
  • The ISME Journal
  • Nature Communications
  • Frontiers in Microbiology

Nielsen is also credited with contributions to books, notably with a publication titled "How a Water/Wastewater Utility Has Successfully Incorporated the UN Sustainable Development Goals in Their Daily Operations," published by the Water Environment Federation in 2020.

Best Publications

  • Extraction of extracellular polymers from activated sludge using a cation exchange resin

    Bo Frølund;Rikke Palmgren;Kristian Keiding;Per Halkjær Nielsen

  • Complete nitrification by Nitrospira bacteria

    Holger Daims;Elena V. Lebedeva;Petra Pjevac;Ping Han

  • Complete nitrification by a single microorganism

    Maartje A. H. J. van Kessel;Daan R. Speth;Mads Albertsen;Per Halkjær Nielsen

  • Enzymatic activity in the activated-sludge floc matrix

    B. Frølund;T. Griebe;P. H. Nielsen

  • Genome sequences of rare, uncultured bacteria obtained by differential coverage binning of multiple metagenomes

    Mads Albertsen;Philip Hugenholtz;Adam Skarshewski;Kåre Lehmann Nielsen

  • In Situ Characterization of Nitrospira-Like Nitrite-Oxidizing Bacteria Active in Wastewater Treatment Plants

    Holger Daims;Jeppe L. Nielsen;Per H. Nielsen;Karl-Heinz Schleifer

  • Combination of fluorescent in situ hybridization and microautoradiography-a new tool for structure-function analyses in microbial ecology

    Natuscka Lee;Per Halkjær Nielsen;Kjær Holm Andreasen;Stefan Juretschko

  • Global diversity and biogeography of bacterial communities in wastewater treatment plants

    Linwei Wu;Daliang Ning;Bing Zhang;Yong Li

  • Measurement of pools of protein, carbohydrate and lipid in domestic wastewater

    Kamma Raunkjær;Thorkild Hvitved-Jacobsen;Per Halkjær Nielsen

  • The activated sludge ecosystem contains a core community of abundant organisms.

    Aaron Marc Saunders;Mads Albertsen;Jes Vollertsen;Per Halkjær Nielsen

  • Microbial Ecology of Activated Sludge

    Robert Seviour;Per Halkjær Nielsen

  • Back to Basics – The Influence of DNA Extraction and Primer Choice on Phylogenetic Analysis of Activated Sludge Communities

    Mads Albertsen;Søren Michael Karst;Anja Sloth Ziegler;Rasmus Hansen Kirkegaard

  • Role of sulfate‐reducing bacteria in corrosion of mild steel: A review

    Whonchee Lee;Zbigniew Lewandowski;P. H. Nielsen;W. A. Hamilton

  • Expanded metabolic versatility of ubiquitous nitrite-oxidizing bacteria from the genus Nitrospira

    Hanna Koch;Sebastian Lücker;Mads Albertsen;Katharina Kitzinger

  • Low Temperature Partial Nitritation/Anammox in a Moving Bed Biofilm Reactor treating low strength Wastewater

    Eva Gilbert;Shelesh Agrawal;Søren Michael Karst;Harald Horn

  • Conceptual Model for Production and Composition of Exopolymers in Biofilms

    Per Halkjær Nielsen;Andreas Jahn;Rikke Palmgren

  • Amyloid adhesins are abundant in natural biofilms.

    Poul Larsen;Jeppe Lund Nielsen;Morten Simonsen Dueholm;Ronald Wetzel

  • Identity and Ecophysiology of Uncultured Actinobacterial Polyphosphate-Accumulating Organisms in Full-Scale Enhanced Biological Phosphorus Removal Plants

    Yunhong Kong;Jeppe Lund Nielsen;Per Halkjær Nielsen

  • Ammonia and temperature determine potential clustering in the anaerobic digestion microbiome.

    Jo De Vrieze;Aaron Marc Saunders;Ying He;Jing Fang

  • Back to basics – the influence of DNA extraction and primer choice on phylogenetic analysis in activated sludge communities

    Mads Albertsen;Søren Michael Karst;Anja Sloth Ziegler;Kåre Lehmann Nielsen

Frequent Co-Authors

Jeppe Lund Nielsen
Jeppe Lund Nielsen Aalborg University
Michael Wagner
Michael Wagner University of Vienna
Daniel E. Otzen
Daniel E. Otzen Aarhus University
Robert J. Seviour
Robert J. Seviour La Trobe University
Thorkild Hvitved-Jacobsen
Thorkild Hvitved-Jacobsen Aalborg University
Holger Daims
Holger Daims University of Vienna
Stefan Wuertz
Stefan Wuertz Nanyang Technological University
Gunna Christiansen
Gunna Christiansen Aalborg University
Thomas Bjarnsholt
Thomas Bjarnsholt University of Copenhagen
Niels Høiby
Niels Høiby University of Copenhagen

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