Tim Tolker‐Nielsen

27.2k total citations · 6 hit papers
239 papers, 20.7k citations indexed

About

Tim Tolker‐Nielsen is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Biomedical Engineering and Genetics. According to data from OpenAlex, Tim Tolker‐Nielsen has authored 239 papers receiving a total of 20.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 163 papers in Molecular Biology, 43 papers in Biomedical Engineering and 42 papers in Genetics. Recurrent topics in Tim Tolker‐Nielsen's work include Bacterial biofilms and quorum sensing (145 papers), Bacterial Genetics and Biotechnology (42 papers) and Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria (35 papers). Tim Tolker‐Nielsen is often cited by papers focused on Bacterial biofilms and quorum sensing (145 papers), Bacterial Genetics and Biotechnology (42 papers) and Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria (35 papers). Tim Tolker‐Nielsen collaborates with scholars based in Denmark, Singapore and Germany. Tim Tolker‐Nielsen's co-authors include Søren Molin, Michael Givskov, Liang Yang, Cynthia B. Whitchurch, John S. Mattick, Mikkel Klausen, Sünje Johanna Pamp, Oana Ciofu, Thomas Bjarnsholt and Niels Høiby and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Angewandte Chemie International Edition and Nature Communications.

In The Last Decade

Tim Tolker‐Nielsen

234 papers receiving 20.2k 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.

Extracellular DNA Required for Bacterial Biofilm Formation

2002 1.6k citations Tim Tolker‐Nielsen et al. profile →
A characterization of DNA release in Pseudomonas aeruginosa cultures and biofilms

2005 871 citations Kim Bundvig Barken, Liang Yang et al. Molecular Microbiology profile →
Biofilm formation by Pseudomonas aeruginosa wild type, flagella and type IV pili mutants

2003 787 citations Mikkel Klausen, Arne Heydorn et al. Molecular Microbiology profile →
The clinical impact of bacterial biofilms

2011 647 citations Niels Høiby, Oana Ciofu 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 →
Precision-engineering the Pseudomonas aeruginosa genome with two-step allelic exchange

2015 367 citations Tim Tolker‐Nielsen et al. profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	The dynamics of biofilm development and dispersal should be taken into account when quantifying biofilm via the crystal violet microtiter plate assay 2024 ·Biofilm ·Jens Bo Andersen, Morten Rybtke, Tim Tolker‐Nielsen	11
2	High efficacy treatment of murine Pseudomonas aeruginosa catheter-associated urinary tract infections using the c-di-GMP modulating anti-biofilm compound Disperazol in combination with ciprofloxacin 2024 ·Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy ·Louise Dahl Hultqvist, Jens Bo Andersen, (unknown), (unknown), Morten Rybtke, Tim Holm Jakobsen, Thomas E. Nielsen, Klaus Qvortrup, Claus Moser, Michael Graz, Katrine Qvortrup, Tim Tolker‐Nielsen, Michael Givskov	7
3	The non-attached biofilm aggregate 2023 ·Communications Biology ·Kasper Nørskov Kragh, Tim Tolker‐Nielsen, Mads Lichtenberg	52
4	Colistin Enhances Rifampicin’s Antimicrobial Action in Colistin-Resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa Biofilms 2023 ·Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy ·Eva Sanchez Armengol, Kasper Nørskov Kragh, Tim Tolker‐Nielsen, Josep M. Sierra, (unknown), Oana Ciofu, Miguel Viñas, Niels Høiby	9
5	Transcription of the Alginate Operon in Pseudomonas aeruginosa Is Regulated by c-di-GMP 2022 ·Microbiology Spectrum ·Ziwei Liang, Morten Rybtke, Kasper Nørskov Kragh, O. W. Johnson, (unknown), Yong Everett Zhang, Jens Bo Andersen, Tim Tolker‐Nielsen	22
6	Identification of small molecules that interfere with c-di-GMP signaling and induce dispersal of Pseudomonas aeruginosa biofilms 2021 ·npj Biofilms and Microbiomes ·Jens Bo Andersen, Louise Dahl Hultqvist, (unknown), Tim Holm Jakobsen, Martin Nilsson, Morten Rybtke, (unknown), Blaine Gabriel Fritz, Roland Seifert, Jens Berthelsen, Thomas E. Nielsen, Katrine Qvortrup, Michael Givskov, Tim Tolker‐Nielsen	51
7	Nitric-oxide-driven oxygen release in anoxic Pseudomonas aeruginosa 2021 ·iScience ·Mads Lichtenberg, (unknown), Verena Schrameyer, Tim Holm Jakobsen, Morten Rybtke, Masanori Toyofuku, Nobuhiko Nomura, Mette Kolpen, Tim Tolker‐Nielsen, Michael Kühl, Thomas Bjarnsholt, Peter Østrup Jensen	13
8	Biofilms can act as plasmid reserves in the absence of plasmid specific selection 2021 ·npj Biofilms and Microbiomes ·Henriette Lyng Røder, Urvish Trivedi, Jakob Russel, Kasper Nørskov Kragh, Jakob Herschend, (unknown), Tim Tolker‐Nielsen, Thomas Bjarnsholt, Mette Burmølle, Jonas Stenløkke Madsen	23
9	Increased Intracellular Cyclic di-AMP Levels Sensitize Streptococcus gallolyticus subsp. gallolyticus to Osmotic Stress and Reduce Biofilm Formation and Adherence on Intestinal Cells 2019 ·Journal of Bacteriology ·(unknown), Shaynoor Dramsi, Tim Tolker‐Nielsen, (unknown), Michael Givskov	28
10	The Inoculation Method Could Impact the Outcome of Microbiological Experiments 2017 ·Applied and Environmental Microbiology ·Kasper Nørskov Kragh, Morten Alhede, Morten Rybtke, (unknown), Peter Østrup Jensen, Tim Tolker‐Nielsen, Marvin Whiteley, Thomas Bjarnsholt	71
11	Importance of the Exopolysaccharide Matrix in Antimicrobial Tolerance of Pseudomonas aeruginosa Aggregates 2017 ·Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy ·Lise Goltermann, Tim Tolker‐Nielsen	81
12	The dlt genes play a role in antimicrobial tolerance of Streptococcus mutans biofilms 2016 ·International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents ·Martin Nilsson, Morten Rybtke, Michael Givskov, Niels Høiby, Svante Twetman, Tim Tolker‐Nielsen	42
13	Tolerance to the antimicrobial peptide colistin in Pseudomonas aeruginosa biofilms is linked to metabolically active cells, and depends on the pmr and mexAB‐oprM genes 2008 ·Molecular Microbiology ·Sünje Johanna Pamp, Morten Gjermansen, Helle Krogh Johansen, Tim Tolker‐Nielsen	371
14	Differentiation and Distribution of Colistin- and Sodium Dodecyl Sulfate-Tolerant Cells in Pseudomonas aeruginosa Biofilms 2006 ·Journal of Bacteriology ·Janus A. J. Haagensen, Mikkel Klausen, Robert K. Ernst, Samuel I. Miller, Anders Folkesson, Tim Tolker‐Nielsen, Søren Molin	142
15	A characterization of DNA release in Pseudomonas aeruginosa cultures and biofilms breakdown → 2005 ·Molecular Microbiology ·(unknown), Kim Bundvig Barken, Liang Yang, Mikkel Klausen, Jeremy S. Webb, Staffan Kjelleberg, Søren Molin, Michael Givskov, Tim Tolker‐Nielsen	871
16	Cell Death in Pseudomonas aeruginosa Biofilm Development 2003 ·Journal of Bacteriology ·Jeremy S. Webb, Lyndal S. Thompson, Sally James, Tim Charlton, Tim Tolker‐Nielsen, Birgit Koch, Michael Givskov, Staffan Kjelleberg	455
17	Biofilm formation by Pseudomonas aeruginosa wild type, flagella and type IV pili mutants breakdown → 2003 ·Molecular Microbiology ·Mikkel Klausen, Arne Heydorn, (unknown), Lotte Lambertsen, (unknown), Søren Molin, Tim Tolker‐Nielsen	787
18	Role of ribosome degradation in the death of heat-stressedSalmonella typhimurium 1996 ·FEMS Microbiology Letters ·Tim Tolker‐Nielsen, Søren Molin	39
19	Role of ribosome degradation in the death of heat-stressed Salmonella typhimurium 1996 ·FEMS Microbiology Letters ·Tim Tolker‐Nielsen	6
20	Recommendation of Reference methods for meat color 1995 ·Ghent University Academic Bibliography (Ghent University) ·(unknown), Daniël Demeyer, G. Eikelenboom, (unknown), Göran Johansson, Tim Tolker‐Nielsen, Michel Renerre, (unknown), (unknown)	3

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