Research/art/teacher profile of a person
Name and surname:
Mgr. Peter Knížat, PhD., MSc.
Document type:
Research/art/teacher profile of a person
The name of the university:
Comenius University Bratislava
The seat of the university:
Šafárikovo námestie 6, 818 06 Bratislava

I. - Basic information

I.1 - Surname
Knížat
I.2 - Name
Peter
I.3 - Degrees
Mgr., PhD., MSc.
I.4 - Year of birth
1980
I.5 - Name of the workplace
Department of Economic and Finance, Faculty of Management, Comenius University Bratislava
I.6 - Address of the workplace
Odbojárov 10, 820 18 Bratislava 218, Slovak Republic
I.7 - Position
Assistant profesor
I.8 - E-mail address
knizat3@uniba.sk
I.9 - Hyperlink to the entry of a person in the Register of university staff
https://www.fm.uniba.sk/pracoviska/katedry/katedra-ekonomie-a-financii/
I.10 - Name of the study field in which a person works at the university
Economics and managment
I.11 - ORCID iD
0000-0001-5100-1319

II. - Higher education and further qualification growth

II.1 - First degree of higher education
II.a - Name of the university or institution
Birkbeck College, University of London
II.b - Year
2008
II.c - Study field and programme
Mathematics and statistics
II.2 - Second degree of higher education
II.a - Name of the university or institution
Birkbeck College, University of London
II.b - Year
2010
II.c - Study field and programme
Applied statistics and stochastic modelling
II.3 - Third degree of higher education
II.a - Name of the university or institution
University of Economics in Bratislava
II.b - Year
2025
II.c - Study field and programme
Economics and management, Data science in economics
II.4 - Associate professor
II.5 - Professor
II.6 - Doctor of Science (DrSc.)

III. - Current and previous employment

III.a - Occupation-position III.b - Institution III.c - Duration
Statistician Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic Jan 2022
Senior manager HSBC bank Dec 2009 - Oct 2021

IV. - Development of pedagogical, professional, language, digital and other skills

V. - Overview of activities within the teaching career at the university

V.1 - Overview of the profile courses taught in the current academic year according to study programmes
V.1.a - Name of the profile course V.1.b - Study programme V.1.c - Degree V.1.d - Field of study
Statistics management I. Economics and Management
Mathematical modeling in management management I. Economics and Management
Statistical methods management I. Economics and Management
Mathematics II management I. Economics and Management
Financial mathematics management I. Economics and Management
V.2 - Overview of the responsibility for the delivery, development and quality assurance of the study programme or its part at the university in the current academic year
V.3 - Overview of the responsibility for the development and quality of the field of habilitation procedure and inaugural procedure in the current academic year
V.4 - Overview of supervised final theses
V.4.1 - Number of currently supervised theses
V.4.a - Bachelor's (first degree)
1
V.4.b - Diploma (second degree)
1
V.4.2 - Number of defended theses
V.5 - Overview of other courses taught in the current academic year according to study programmes

VI. - Overview of the research/artistic/other outputs

VI.1 - Overview of the research/artistic/other outputs and the corresponding citations
VI.1.1 - Number of the research/artistic/other outputs
VI.1.a - Overall
18
VI.1.b - Over the last six years
18
VI.1.2 - Number of the research/artistic/other outputs registered in the Web of Science or Scopus databases
VI.1.a - Overall
5
VI.1.b - Over the last six years
5
VI.1.3 - Number of citations corresponding to the research/artistic/other outputs
VI.1.a - Overall
7
VI.1.b - Over the last six years
7
VI.1.4 - Number of citations registered in the Web of Science or Scopus databases
VI.1.a - Overall
5
VI.1.b - Over the last six years
5
VI.1.5 - Number of invited lectures at the international, national level
VI.1.a - Overall
3
VI.1.b - Over the last six years
3
VI.2 - The most significant research/artistic/other outputs
1

Web Scraped Data in Consumer Price Indices / Peter Knížat. - 311071AA56.

In: Statistical Journal of the IAOS. - Amsterdam : IOS Press. - ISSN 1875-9254. - Vol. 39, no. 1 (2023), pp. 203–212.

2

Beyond Parametric Bounds: Exploring Regional Unemployment Patterns Using Semiparametric Spatial Autoregression / Andrea Furková, Peter Knížat. - VEGA 1/0047/23.

In: Business Systems Research : International Journal of the Society for Advancing Innovation and Research in Economy. - Zagreb : IRENET- Society for Advancing Innovation and Research in Economy. - ISSN 1847-9375. - Vol. 15, no. 2 (2024), pp. 48-66.

3

Multilateral Indices in Official Price Statistics and a New Additive Splicing Method / Peter Knížat, Helena Glaser-Opitzová, Andrea Furková, Mária Vojtková.

In: Quality & Quantity : International Journal of Methodology. - Cham : Springer Nature. - ISSN 0033-5177. - Vol. 58, no. 5 (2024), pp. 4207-4222.

4

Nowcasting Industrial Production Index With High-Frequency Toll Data / Peter Knížat, Andrea Furková, Helena Glaser-Opitzová, Peter Peťko. - VEGA 1/0047/23, 311071ABD6.

In: Statistical Journal of the IAOS. - Amsterdam : IOS Press. - ISSN 1875-9254. - Vol. 41, no. 1 (2025), pp. 102-111.

5

From Linear to Spatial Regression: Parametric versus Nonparametric Functional Form / Peter Knížat, Andrea Furková. - VEGA 1/0211/21, VEGA 1/0047/23.

In: SOR ’23 [elektronický zdroj] : Proceedings of the 17h International Symposium on Operational Research in Slovenia, September 20-22 2023, Bled, Slovenia / Editors: S. Drobne, Lidija Zadnik Stirn, M. Kljajić Borštar, J. Povh, Janez Žerovnik ; Reviewers: Josip Arnerić, Marija Bogataj... [et al.]. - Ljubljana : Slovenian Society Informatika, 2023. - ISBN 978-961-6165-61-7. - Pp. 265-269.

6

Podpora rozhodovacích procesov : (metódy viackriteriálneho vyhodnocovania alternatív a prípadové štúdie v prostredí jazyka R) / Andrea Furková, Peter Knížat, Martina Kuncová ; recenzenti: Petr Fiala, Jana Klicnarová. - 1. vydanie. - Bratislava : Vydavateľstvo EKONÓM, 2026. - [148 s.] [11,41 AH] [11,41 AH]. - [KEGA 038EU-4/2025]. - ISBN 978-80-225-5310-0

[FURKOVÁ, Andrea (50% 5,70) - KNÍŽAT, Peter (40% 4,56) - KUNCOVÁ, Martina (10% 1,15) - FIALA, Petr (rec.) - KLICNAROVÁ, Jana (rec.)]

VI.3 - The most significant research/artistic/other outputs over the last six years
1

Web Scraped Data in Consumer Price Indices / Peter Knížat. - 311071AA56.

In: Statistical Journal of the IAOS. - Amsterdam : IOS Press. - ISSN 1875-9254. - Vol. 39, no. 1 (2023), pp. 203–212.

2

Beyond Parametric Bounds: Exploring Regional Unemployment Patterns Using Semiparametric Spatial Autoregression / Andrea Furková, Peter Knížat. - VEGA 1/0047/23.

In: Business Systems Research : International Journal of the Society for Advancing Innovation and Research in Economy. - Zagreb : IRENET- Society for Advancing Innovation and Research in Economy. - ISSN 1847-9375. - Vol. 15, no. 2 (2024), pp. 48-66.

3

Multilateral Indices in Official Price Statistics and a New Additive Splicing Method / Peter Knížat, Helena Glaser-Opitzová, Andrea Furková, Mária Vojtková.

In: Quality & Quantity : International Journal of Methodology. - Cham : Springer Nature. - ISSN 0033-5177. - Vol. 58, no. 5 (2024), pp. 4207-4222.

4

Nowcasting Industrial Production Index With High-Frequency Toll Data / Peter Knížat, Andrea Furková, Helena Glaser-Opitzová, Peter Peťko. - VEGA 1/0047/23, 311071ABD6.

In: Statistical Journal of the IAOS. - Amsterdam : IOS Press. - ISSN 1875-9254. - Vol. 41, no. 1 (2025), pp. 102-111.

5

From Linear to Spatial Regression: Parametric versus Nonparametric Functional Form / Peter Knížat, Andrea Furková. - VEGA 1/0211/21, VEGA 1/0047/23.

In: SOR ’23 [elektronický zdroj] : Proceedings of the 17h International Symposium on Operational Research in Slovenia, September 20-22 2023, Bled, Slovenia / Editors: S. Drobne, Lidija Zadnik Stirn, M. Kljajić Borštar, J. Povh, Janez Žerovnik ; Reviewers: Josip Arnerić, Marija Bogataj... [et al.]. - Ljubljana : Slovenian Society Informatika, 2023. - ISBN 978-961-6165-61-7. - Pp. 265-269.

6

Decision-Making Support: Methods of Multi-Attribute Decision-Making and Case Studies in R / Andrea Furková, Peter Knížat, Martina Kuncová ; reviewers: Petr Fiala, Jana Klicnarová. - 1. edition. - Bratislava : Publisher EKONÓM, 2026. - [148 s.] [11,41 AH] [11,41 AH]. - [KEGA 038EU-4/2025]. - ISBN 978-80-225-5310-0

[FURKOVÁ, Andrea (50% 5,70) - KNÍŽAT, Peter (40% 4,56) - KUNCOVÁ, Martina (10% 1,15) - FIALA, Petr (rec.) - KLICNAROVÁ, Jana (rec.)]

VI.4 - The most significant citations corresponding to the research/artistic/other outputs
1

Multilateral Indices in Official Price Statistics and a New Additive Splicing Method / Peter Knížat, Helena Glaser-Opitzová, Andrea Furková, Mária Vojtková.

In: Quality & Quantity : International Journal of Methodology. - Cham : Springer Nature. - ISSN 0033-5177. - Vol. 58, no. 5 (2024), pp. 4207-4222. (2024: 0.869 - SJR, Q1 - SJR Best Q).

         Ohlasy:

1. BALK, Bert M. Extension Methods for Multilateral Price Indices and the Return of Chain Drift. In SSRN, 2024, pp. 1-29. Dostupné na: http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.4835912

2. DU, Zhixiu- DU, Jinzhu. Research on the improvement of CPI basic classification index compilation method in digital economy. In Plos One, 2025, vol. 20, no. 5. Dostupné na: https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0322465, Registrované v: SCOPUS, WOS

2

Web Scraped Data in Consumer Price Indices / Peter Knížat. - 311071AA56.

In: Statistical Journal of the IAOS. - Amsterdam : IOS Press. - ISSN 1875-9254. - Vol. 39, no. 1 (2023), pp. 203–212. (2023: 0.366 - SJR, Q3 - SJR Best Q).

           Ohlasy:

1. GLASER-OPITZOVÁ, Helena - MAZUREKOVÁ, Petra. Vplyv parciálneho časového pokrytia údajov zo skenerov na presnosť cenových indexov. In Slovenská štatistika a demografia, 2023, roč. 33, č. 3, s. 39-54.

2. BILAL, Muddassar - ALAWADH, Ammar - RAFI, Nosheen - AKHTAR, Shamim. Analyzing the Impact of Vision 2030’s Economic Reforms on Saudi Arabia’s Consumer Price Index. In Sustainability, 2024, vol. 16, no. 21. Dostupné na: https://doi.org/10.3390/su16219163, Registrované v: WOS, SCOPUS, CCC

3. BENEDETTI, Ilaria. Addressing Food Affordability in Italy: An Analysis of Food Inflation Dynamics Using Open Data. In International Social Science Journal, 2025, pp. 1-17. Dostupné na: https://doi.org/10.1111/issj.12569, Registrované v: SCOPUS

4. Watambwa P, Dhliwayo L, Lepkowski J. Redefining non-response in the era of big data: An ethical and technical framework for web data extraction in national statistical offices. Statistical Journal of the IAOS. 2026;0(0). doi:10.1177/18747655261455707

5. Stets O. Application of web scraping technologies in information support for economic analytics // Actual Problems of Economics. 2026. № 5 (299). P. 276–284. DOI: 10.32752/1993-6788-2026-1-299-276-284

3

Index spotrebiteľských cien z webscrapovaných údajov: analýza vybranej produktovej skupiny / Peter Knížat, Helena Glaser-Opitzová.

In: Slovenská štatistika a demografia : recenzovaný vedecký časopis = Slovak Statistics and Demography: Scientific Reviewed Journal. - Bratislava : Štatistický úrad Slovenskej republiky, 2023. - ISSN 1339-6854. - Roč. 33, č. 1 (2023), s. 37-49.

           Ohlasy:

1. DU, Zhixiu- DU, Jinzhu. Research on the improvement of CPI basic classification index compilation method in digital economy. In Plos One, 2025, vol. 20, no. 5. Dostupné na: https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0322465, Registrované v: WOS, SCOPUS

VI.5 - Participation in conducting (leading) the most important research projects or art projects over the last six years
1

Member of the project team on VEGA 1/0047/23 „The importance of spatial spillover effects in the context of the EU's greener and carbon-free Europe priority“.

2

Member of the project team on The EU NextGenerationEU funded this scientific paperthrough the Recovery and Resilience Plan for Slovakia under the project of the Smart Transformational and Innovation Consortium Slovakia (STICS), No.: 09I02-03-V01-00011/2025/VA/PZ

3

Co-researcher of the KEGA 038EU-4/2025 project: Development of new didactic resources in the context of innovating the bachelor’s study program – implementation of a new compulsory course, "Support for Decision-Making Processes." Project duration: 2025–2026.

VII. - Overview of organizational experience related to higher education and research/artistic/other activities

VII.a - Activity, position VII.b - Name of the institution, board VII.c - Duration
Course Instructor Comenius University Bratislava R Training: Working with Data. A 1-day training course for Comenius University employees. Memorandum of Cooperation (Comenius University – Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic)

VIII. - Overview of international mobilities and visits oriented on education and research/artistic/other activities in the given field of study

IX. - Other relevant facts

IX.a - If relevant, other activities related to higher education or research/artistic/other activities are mentioned

Organisation of the invited panle discussion: IAOS-ISI conference in Mexico, May 2024

Date of last update
2026-10-16