Oana Ciofu

16.8k total citations · 6 hit papers
122 papers, 12.8k citations indexed

About

Oana Ciofu is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Molecular Medicine and Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Oana Ciofu has authored 122 papers receiving a total of 12.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 94 papers in Molecular Biology, 71 papers in Molecular Medicine and 65 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. Recurrent topics in Oana Ciofu's work include Bacterial biofilms and quorum sensing (91 papers), Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria (71 papers) and Cystic Fibrosis Research Advances (57 papers). Oana Ciofu is often cited by papers focused on Bacterial biofilms and quorum sensing (91 papers), Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria (71 papers) and Cystic Fibrosis Research Advances (57 papers). Oana Ciofu collaborates with scholars based in Denmark, United States and Spain. Oana Ciofu's co-authors include Niels Høiby, Thomas Bjarnsholt, Søren Molin, Michael Givskov, Peter Østrup Jensen, Tim Tolker‐Nielsen, Claus Moser, Helle Krogh Johansen, Zhijun Song and Niels H�iby and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, The Lancet and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Oana Ciofu

121 papers receiving 12.6k citations

Hit Papers

5 papers align trajectories

What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

Antibiotic resistance of bacterial biofilms

2010 2.4k citations Niels Høiby, Thomas Bjarnsholt et al. profile →
Tolerance and resistance of microbial biofilms

2022 667 citations Oana Ciofu, Claus Moser et al. Nature Reviews Microbiology profile →
The clinical impact of bacterial biofilms

2011 647 citations Niels Høiby, Oana Ciofu et al. profile →
Adaptation of Pseudomonas aeruginosa to the cystic fibrosis airway: an evolutionary perspective

2012 521 citations Anders Folkesson, Lars Jelsbak et al. Nature Reviews Microbiology profile →
Pseudomonas Aeruginosa Biofilms in Cystic fibrosis

2010 505 citations Oana Ciofu, Thomas Bjarnsholt et al. profile →
Tolerance and Resistance of Pseudomonas aeruginosa Biofilms to Antimicrobial Agents—How P. aeruginosa Can Escape Antibiotics

2019 500 citations Oana Ciofu, Tim Tolker‐Nielsen profile →

Peers

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Peter Østrup Jensen Denmark

Pradeep K. Singh United States

Helle Krogh Johansen Denmark

Daniel J. Wozniak United States

Claus Moser Denmark

Thomas Bjarnsholt Denmark

Gerald B. Pier United States

Liang Yang Singapore

Antonio Oliver Spain

Éric Déziel Canada

Peter Østrup Jensen Denmark

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Oana Ciofu

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Akay, Şeref, et al.. (2025). Liquid crystalline coatings loaded with colistin for preventing development of biofilms on orthopedic implants. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science. 687. 630–642. 1 indexed citations

Lerche, Christian Johann, et al.. (2024). Bacteriophage therapy and infective endocarditis – is it realistic?. Apmis. 132(10). 675–687. 1 indexed citations

Ahmad, Nasir M., et al.. (2024). Antibacterial and anti-biofilm activities of antibiotic-free phosphatidylglycerol/docosahexaenoic acid lamellar and non-lamellar liquid crystalline nanoparticles. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science. 669. 537–551. 7 indexed citations

Høiby, Niels, Claus Moser, & Oana Ciofu. (2024). The microenvironment in antibiotic susceptibility testing. Apmis. 132(12). 985–991. 1 indexed citations

Høiby, Niels, et al.. (2024). Increased susceptibility to azithromycin of Pseudomonas aeruginosa biofilms using RPMI 1640 testing media. Apmis. 132(12). 1086–1095. 2 indexed citations

Armengol, Eva Sanchez, Kasper Nørskov Kragh, Tim Tolker‐Nielsen, et al.. (2023). Colistin Enhances Rifampicin’s Antimicrobial Action in Colistin-Resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa Biofilms. Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy. 67(4). e0164122–e0164122. 9 indexed citations

Ciofu, Oana, Claus Moser, Peter Østrup Jensen, & Niels Høiby. (2022). Tolerance and resistance of microbial biofilms. Nature Reviews Microbiology. 20(10). 621–635. 667 indexed citations breakdown →

Ciofu, Oana, Sherie Smith, & Jens Lykkesfeldt. (2019). A systematic Cochrane Review of antioxidant supplementation lung disease for cystic fibrosis. Paediatric Respiratory Reviews. 33. 28–29. 4 indexed citations

Skov, Marianne, Tacjana Pressler, Jens Lykkesfeldt, et al.. (2014). The effect of short-term, high-dose oral N-acetylcysteine treatment on oxidative stress markers in cystic fibrosis patients with chronic P. aeruginosa infection — A pilot study. Journal of Cystic Fibrosis. 14(2). 211–218. 28 indexed citations

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Ciofu, Oana, Helle Krogh Johansen, Kasper Aanæs, et al.. (2013). P. aeruginosa in the paranasal sinuses and transplanted lungs have similar adaptive mutations as isolates from chronically infected CF lungs. Journal of Cystic Fibrosis. 12(6). 729–736. 53 indexed citations

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Bjarnsholt, Thomas, Oana Ciofu, Søren Molin, Michael Givskov, & Niels Høiby. (2013). Applying insights from biofilm biology to drug development — can a new approach be developed?. Nature Reviews Drug Discovery. 12(10). 791–808. 413 indexed citations

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Yang, Lei, Lars Jelsbak, Rasmus L. Marvig, et al.. (2011). Evolutionary dynamics of bacteria in a human host environment. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 108(18). 7481–7486. 267 indexed citations

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Jensen, Peter Østrup, Jens Lykkesfeldt, Thomas Bjarnsholt, et al.. (2011). Poor Antioxidant Status Exacerbates Oxidative Stress and Inflammatory Response to Pseudomonas aeruginosa Lung Infection in Guinea Pigs. Basic & Clinical Pharmacology & Toxicology. 110(4). 353–358. 13 indexed citations

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Schjerling, Charlotte Karlskov, Nikolai Kirkby, Nadine Hoffmann, et al.. (2011). Mucoid Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolates maintain the biofilm formation capacity and the gene expression profiles during the chronic lung infection of CF patients. Apmis. 119(4-5). 263–274. 48 indexed citations

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Hoffmann, Nadine, Thomas Bovbjerg Rasmussen, Peter Østrup Jensen, et al.. (2005). Novel Mouse Model of Chronic Pseudomonas aeruginosa Lung Infection Mimicking Cystic Fibrosis. Infection and Immunity. 73(4). 2504–2514. 142 indexed citations

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Bagge, Niels, Martín Schuster, Morten Hentzer, et al.. (2004). Pseudomonas aeruginosa Biofilms Exposed to Imipenem Exhibit Changes in Global Gene Expression and β-Lactamase and Alginate Production. Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy. 48(4). 1175–1187. 256 indexed citations

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Bagge, Niels, Morten Hentzer, Jens Bo Andersen, et al.. (2004). Dynamics and Spatial Distribution of β-Lactamase Expression in Pseudomonas aeruginosa Biofilms. Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy. 48(4). 1168–1174. 135 indexed citations

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Fluge, G, et al.. (2001). Typing of Pseudomonas aeruginosa strains in Norwegian cystic fibrosis patients. Clinical Microbiology and Infection. 7(5). 238–243. 38 indexed citations

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Bagge, Niels, Oana Ciofu, Lene Theil Skovgaard, & Niels Høiby. (2000). Rapid development in vitro and in vivo of resistance to ceftazidime in biofilm‐growing Pseudomonas aeruginosa due to chromosomal β‐lactamase. Apmis. 108(9). 589–600. 42 indexed citations

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Høiby, Niels, et al.. (1996). Use of carbapenems and other antibiotics for pulmonary infections in patients with cystic fibrosis. The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal. 15(8). 738–743. 9 indexed citations

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