Research/art/teacher profile of a person
Name and surname:
doc. RNDr. Martin Gera, PhD.
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
Gera
I.2 - Name
Martin
I.3 - Degrees
doc. RNDr., PhD.
I.4 - Year of birth
1970
I.5 - Name of the workplace
Comenius University in Bratislava, Faculty of Mathematics, Physics and Informatics
I.6 - Address of the workplace
/ Department of Astronomy, Physics of the Earth and Meteorology, Mlynská dolina 842 48 Bratislava
I.7 - Position
Associate professor
I.8 - E-mail address
martin.gera@fmph.uniba.sk
I.9 - Hyperlink to the entry of a person in the Register of university staff
https://www.portalvs.sk/regzam/detail/4556
I.10 - Name of the study field in which a person works at the university
Physics
I.11 - ORCID iD
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8649-8641

II. - Higher education and further qualification growth

II.1 - First degree of higher education
II.2 - Second degree of higher education
II.a - Name of the university or institution
Comenius University in Bratislava, Faculty of Mathematics and Physics
II.b - Year
1994
II.c - Study field and programme
Physics of Frontier fields, meteorology and climatology
II.3 - Third degree of higher education
II.a - Name of the university or institution
Comenius University in Bratislava, Faculty of Mathematics, Physics and Informatics
II.b - Year
2001
II.c - Study field and programme
Meteorology and Climatology
II.4 - Associate professor
II.a - Name of the university or institution
Comenius University in Bratislava, Faculty of Natural Sciences
II.b - Year
2013
II.c - Study field and programme
Physical Geography and Geoecology
II.5 - Professor
II.6 - Doctor of Science (DrSc.)

III. - Current and previous employment

III.a - Occupation-position III.b - Institution III.c - Duration
Assistant professor Comenius University in Bratislava, Faculty of Mathematics, Physics and Informatics 1994-2019
Post-doctoral research fellowship Royal Meteorological Institute of Belgium 2001-2003
Associate professor Comenius University in Bratislava, Faculty of Mathematics, Physics and Informatics 2019-

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

IV.a - Activity description, course name, other IV.b - Name of the institution IV.c - Year
Teaching of general educational subjects - physics Comenius University in Bratislava, Faculty of Mathematics, Physics and Informatics 1994

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
Fundamentals of Meteorology and Climatology Renewable energy sources and environmental physics 1. Physics
Introduction to Physics of the Atmosphere  Renewable energy sources and environmental physics I. Physics
Dynamic Forecasting Methods in Meteorology Environmental physics, renewable energy sources, meteorology and climatology 2. Physics
Physics of Lower Atmospheric Layers  Environmental physics, renewable energy sources, meteorology and climatology 2. Physics
Solutions of Atmospheric Dynamics Equations Environmental physics, renewable energy sources, meteorology and climatology 2. Physics
Diploma Seminar (1) Environmental physics, renewable energy sources, meteorology and climatology 2. Physics
Diploma Seminar (2) Environmental physics, renewable energy sources, meteorology and climatology 2. Physics
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)
0
V.4.b - Diploma (second degree)
2
V.4.c - Dissertation (third degree)
3
V.4.2 - Number of defended theses
V.4.a - Bachelor's (first degree)
9
V.4.b - Diploma (second degree)
8
V.4.c - Dissertation (third degree)
3
V.5 - Overview of other courses taught in the current academic year according to study programmes
V.5.a - Name of the course V.5.b - Study programme V.5.c - Degree V.5.d - Field of study
Fundamentals of Dynamic Meteorology Environmental physics, renewable energy sources, meteorology and climatology 2. Physics
Application Software in Meteorology Environmental physics, renewable energy sources, meteorology and climatology 2. Physics
Selected Chapters from Dynamic and Numerical Meteorology Environmental Physics and Meteorology 3. Physics
Objects of the Synoptic Analysis and Forecast of Selected Characteristics of the Atmosphere Environmental Physics and Meteorology 3. Physics

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
127
VI.1.b - Over the last six years
27
VI.1.2 - Number of the research/artistic/other outputs registered in the Web of Science or Scopus databases
VI.1.a - Overall
35
VI.1.b - Over the last six years
15
VI.1.3 - Number of citations corresponding to the research/artistic/other outputs
VI.1.a - Overall
848
VI.1.b - Over the last six years
541
VI.1.4 - Number of citations registered in the Web of Science or Scopus databases
VI.1.a - Overall
534
VI.1.b - Over the last six years
337
VI.1.5 - Number of invited lectures at the international, national level
VI.1.a - Overall
5
VI.1.b - Over the last six years
1
VI.2 - The most significant research/artistic/other outputs
1

Szemesova, J. - Gera, M.: Uncertainty analysis for estimation of landfill emissions and data sensitivity for the input variation, In: CLIMATIC CHANGE, Vol. 103, No. 1-2, 2010; s. 37-54

2

Gera, M.: Representation of turbulent length scale in numerical models, In: Contributions to Geophysics and Geodesy, Vol. 34, No. 2, 2004; s. 147-167

3

Bartok, J. - Bott, A. - Gera, M.: Fog Prediction for Road Traffic Safety in a Coastal Desert Region. In: BOUNDARY-LAYER METEOROLOGY, Vol. 145, No. 3, 2012; s. 485-506

4

Povinec, P. P. - Sykora, I. - Gera, M. - et al.: Fukushima-derived radionuclides in ground-level air of Central Europe: a comparison with simulated forward and backward trajectories. In: JOURNAL OF RADIOANALYTICAL AND NUCLEAR CHEMISTRY, Vol. 295, No. 2, 2013; s. 1171-1176

5

Pavol Nechaj, Ladislav Gaál, Juraj Bartok, Olga Vorobyeva, Martin Gera, Miroslav Kelemen, Volodymyr Polishchuk: Monitoring of low-level wind shear by ground-based 3D lidar for increased flight safety, protection of human lives and health, In: International journal of environmental research and public health, 2019, Roč. 16, č. 22, Art. No. 4584 (s. 1-26)

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

J Novotny, K Dejmal, V Repal, M Gera, D SladekAssessment of TAF, METAR, and SPECI reports based on ICAO ANNEX 3 regulation, Atmosphere 12 (2), 138, 2021

2

Méri, L., Gaál, L., Bartok, J., Gažák, M., Gera, M., Jurašek, M., & Kelemen, M. Improved radar composites and enhanced value of meteorological radar data using different quality indices. Sustainability, 13(9), 5285, 2021

3

J Slavková, M Gera, N Nikolova, C Siman, Standardized Precipitation and Evapotranspiration Index Approach for Drought Assessment in Slovakia—Statistical Evaluation of Different Calculations, Atmosphere 14 (9), 1464, 2023

4

Klisarova, D., Gerdzhikov, D., Nikolova, N., Gera, M., & Veleva, P. Influence of some environmental factors on summer phytoplankton community structure in the Varna Bay, Black Sea (1992–2019). Water, 15(9), 1677, 2023

5

Váš, P., Bartok, J., Gaál, L., Jurašek, M., Melo, M., & Gera, M. Frequency shifts in thunderstorm patterns as key precursors to flash flood events. Journal of Hydrology and Hydromechanics, 73(1), 73–83, 2025

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

[o1] 2018 - Child, M. - Koskinen, O. - Linnanen, L. - Breyer, C.: Sustainability guardrails for energy scenarios of the global energy transition. In: Renewable & Sustainable Energy Reviews, Vol. 91, 2018, s. 321-334 - SCI ; SCOPUS

[citovaný článok/cited paper] Povinec, P. P. - Gera, M. - Holy, K. - et al.: Dispersion of Fukushima radionuclides in the global atmosphere and the ocean. In: APPLIED RADIATION AND ISOTOPES, Vol. 81, 2013; s. ‏ 383-392

2

[o1] 2019 - Chang, C. C. - Burr, G. S. - Jull, A. J. T. - Russell, J. - Priyadarshi, A. - Lin, M. - Thiemens, M. - Biddulph, D.: Measurements of I-129 in the Pacific Ocean at Scripps Pier and Pacific Northwest sites: A search for effects fromthe 2011 Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant accident and Hanford. In: Science of the Total Environment, Vol. 689, 2019, s. 1023-1029 - SCI ; SCOPUS

[citovaný článok/cited paper] Lujaniene, G. - Bycenkiene, S. - Povinec, P. P. - Gera, M. - et al.: Radionuclides from the Fukushima accident in the air over Lithuania: measurement and modelling approaches. In: JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RADIOACTIVITY, Vol. 114, 2012; s. 71-80

3

[o1] 2014 - Wu, H. - Yuan, Z. - Zhang, Y. - Gao, L. - Liu, S. - Geng, Y.: Data uncertainties in anthropogenic phosphorus flow analysis of lake watershed. In: Journal of Cleaner Production, Vol. 69, 2014, s. 74-82 - SCI ; SCOPUS

[citovaný článok/cited paper] Szemesova, J. - Gera, M.: Uncertainty analysis for estimation of landfill emissions and data sensitivity for the input variation. In: CLIMATIC CHANGE, Vol. 103, No, 1-2, 2010; s. 37-54

4

[o1] 2013 - Thakur, P. - Ballard, S. - Nelson, R.: An overview of Fukushima radionuclides measured in the northern hemisphere. In: Science of the Total Environment, Vol. 458-460, 2013, s. 577-613 - SCI ; SCOPUS 

[citovaný článok/cited paper] Povinec, P. P. - Sykora, I. - Holy, K. - Gera, M. - et al.: Aerosol radioactivity record in Bratislava/Slovakia following the Fukushima accident - A comparison with global fallout and the Chernobyl accident. In: JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RADIOACTIVITY, Vol. 114, 2012; s. 81-88

5

[o1] 2019 -Kumar, K. N. - Suzuki, K.: Assessment of seasonal cloud properties in the United Arab Emirates and adjoining regions from geostationary satellite data. In: Remote Sensing of Environment, Vol. 228, 2019, s. 90-104 - SCI ; SCOPUS

[citovaný článok/cited paper] Bartok, J. - Bott, A. - Gera, M.: Fog Prediction for Road Traffic Safety in a Coastal Desert Region. In: BOUNDARY-LAYER METEOROLOGY, Vol. 145, No. 3, 2012; s. 485-506

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

2023-2025, APVV-DS-FR-22-0017, "Vplyv extrémneho sucha na poľnohospodárstvo vo vybraných klimatických regiónoch Európy“ / Extreme droughts and their impact on agriculture in selected continental climates of Europe

2

2021-2025, APVV-20-0374, Regionálna detekcia, atribúcia a projekcia dopadov variability klímy a klimatickej zmeny na režim odtoku na Slovensku / Regional detection, attribution and projection of impacts of climate variability and climate change on runoff regimes in Slovakia

3

2020-2023, URANOS, ITMS2014+, 313011W580 (Európsky fond regionálneho rozvoja (EFRR)): Vedecká podpora adaptácie na zmenu klímy v poľnohospodárstve a zmierňovanie degradácie pôdy / Scientific support for climate change adaptation in agriculture and mitigation of soil degradation)

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
scientific secretary Slovenská meteorologická spoločnosť / Slovak Meteorological Society 2017-
member of SNKGG Slovenský národný komitét pre geodéziu a geofyziku / Slovak National Committee of the IUGG/IAMAS 2010-
member of the scientific council of the SHMÚ Slovak Hydrometeorological Institute 2022-
evaluator of Czech research, development, and innovation Council for Research, Development and Innovation in the Czech Republic 2025-

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

VIII.a - Name of the institution VIII.b - Address of the institution VIII.c - Duration (indicate the duration of stay) VIII.d - Mobility scheme, employment contract, other (describe)
WMO Regional Training Centre, Ibimet -­‐CNR Sesto Fiorentino, Florence, Italy 17.6-19.6.2014 COST ES1106
Royal Belgian Meteorological Institute Avenue Circulaire, 3 B- 1180 Brussels, Belgium 2021-2023 ALATNET

IX. - Other relevant facts

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

Comenius University in Bratislava, Faculty of Mathematics and Physics, 1994, Teaching of general education subjects, physics

Date of last update
2026-03-02