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Thomas Bjarnsholt

Thomas Bjarnsholt

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Microbiology
Denmark
2025

D-Index & Metrics

Microbiology

D-Index
87
Citations
37369
World Ranking
782
National Ranking
11

Thomas Bjarnsholt publication distribution in Microbiology in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Microbiology in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Thomas Bjarnsholt sits on this spectrum.

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55 publications 679+

This scientist: 310 publications — 79th percentile

79% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 679 publications or more.

Thomas Bjarnsholt D-index placement in Microbiology in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Microbiology scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Thomas Bjarnsholt sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 127+

This scientist: 87 D-Index — 86th percentile

86% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 127 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 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

Thomas Bjarnsholt is affiliated with the University of Copenhagen in Denmark. Their research encompasses extensive work in the fields of Medicine and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with a publication record showing notable contributions to Molecular Biology, Surgery, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, Rehabilitation, and Infectious Diseases.

The scientist's principal research topics include bacterial biofilms and quorum sensing, wound healing and treatments, orthopedic infections and treatments, diabetic foot ulcer assessment and management, dermatology and skin diseases, gut microbiota and health, and oral microbiology and periodontitis research.

Thomas Bjarnsholt has contributed to a substantial number of publications in several prominent venues, frequently appearing in Apmis, Biofilm, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Journal of Cystic Fibrosis, and Wound Repair and Regeneration.

Frequent co-authors of Thomas Bjarnsholt are:

  • Blaine Gabriel Fritz
  • Mads Lichtenberg
  • Peter Østrup Jensen
  • Tim Holm Jakobsen
  • Lasse Kvich

Among their recent papers are the following:

  • "The biofilm life cycle: expanding the conceptual model of biofilm formation", 2022, Nature Reviews Microbiology
  • "Risk factors for chronic biofilm-related infection associated with implanted medical devices", 2020, Clinical Microbiology and Infection
  • "IWII Wound Infection in Clinical Practice consensus document: 2022 update", 2022, Journal of Wound Care
  • "Bacterial biofilms predominate in both acute and chronic human lung infections", 2022, Thorax
  • "Universal Dermal Microbiome in Human Skin", 2020, mBio

Best Publications

  • Antibiotic resistance of bacterial biofilms

    Niels Høiby;Thomas Bjarnsholt;Michael Givskov;Søren Molin

  • The biofilm life cycle: expanding the conceptual model of biofilm formation

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  • The role of bacterial biofilms in chronic infections

    Thomas Bjarnsholt

  • 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

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

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

  • 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

  • Screening for Quorum-Sensing Inhibitors (QSI) by Use of a Novel Genetic System, the QSI Selector

    Thomas Bovbjerg Rasmussen;Thomas Bjarnsholt;Mette Elena Skindersoe;Morten Hentzer

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

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

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

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

  • The prevalence of biofilms in chronic wounds: a systematic review and meta-analysis of published data

    Matthew Malone;Thomas Bjarnsholt;Andrew J. McBain;Garth A. James

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

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

  • Interactions in multispecies biofilms: do they actually matter?

    Mette Burmølle;Dawei Ren;Thomas Bjarnsholt;Søren J. Sørensen

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

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

  • Garlic blocks quorum sensing and promotes rapid clearing of pulmonary Pseudomonas aeruginosa infections

    Thomas Bjarnsholt;Peter Østrup Jensen;Thomas B Rasmussen;Lars Christophersen

  • Nonrandom Distribution of Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Staphylococcus aureus in Chronic Wounds

    Mustafa Fazli;Thomas Bjarnsholt;Klaus Kirketerp-Møller;Bo Jørgensen

  • Biofilms in chronic infections – a matter of opportunity – monospecies biofilms in multispecies infections

    Mette Burmølle;Trine Rolighed Thomsen;Mustafa Fazli;Irene Dige

  • Ajoene, a Sulfur-Rich Molecule from Garlic, Inhibits Genes Controlled by Quorum Sensing

    Tim Holm Jakobsen;Maria van Gennip;Richard Kerry Phipps;Meenakshi Sundaram Shanmugham

  • Rapid necrotic killing of polymorphonuclear leukocytes is caused by quorum-sensing-controlled production of rhamnolipid by Pseudomonas aeruginosa.

    P. Ø. Jensen;Thomas Bjarnsholt;Richard Kerry Phipps;Thomas Bovbjerg Rasmussen

Frequent Co-Authors

Niels Høiby
Niels Høiby University of Copenhagen
Michael Givskov
Michael Givskov University of Copenhagen
Peter Østrup Jensen
Peter Østrup Jensen University of Copenhagen
Claus Moser
Claus Moser University of Copenhagen
Michael Kühl
Michael Kühl University of Copenhagen
Oana Ciofu
Oana Ciofu University of Copenhagen
Tim Tolker-Nielsen
Tim Tolker-Nielsen University of Copenhagen
Helle Krogh Johansen
Helle Krogh Johansen University of Copenhagen
Per Halkjær Nielsen
Per Halkjær Nielsen Aalborg University
Tom Coenye
Tom Coenye Ghent University

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