Research/art/teacher profile of a person
Name and surname:
Mgr. Miroslav Kocifaj, DrSc.
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
Kocifaj
I.2 - Name
Miroslav
I.3 - Degrees
Mgr., PhD., DrSc.
I.4 - Year of birth
1968
I.5 - Name of the workplace
epartment of Experimental Physics, Faculty of mathematics, Physics and Informatics, Comenius University in Bratislava
I.6 - Address of the workplace
Mlynská dolina F1, 842 48 Bratislava
I.7 - Position
senior researcher
I.8 - E-mail address
miroslav.kocifaj@fmph.uniba.sk
I.9 - Hyperlink to the entry of a person in the Register of university staff
https://www.portalvs.sk/regzam/detail/20856
I.10 - Name of the study field in which a person works at the university
Physics
I.11 - ORCID iD
0000-0001-9277-4692

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
Faculty of mathematics, Physics and Informatics, Comenius University in Bratislava
II.b - Year
1991
II.c - Study field and programme
Physics/Physical Electronics and Optics
II.3 - Third degree of higher education
II.a - Name of the university or institution
Astronomical Institute of the Slovak academy of sciences, Bratislava
II.b - Year
2000
II.c - Study field and programme
Physics/Astronomy and astrophysics
II.4 - Associate professor
II.5 - Professor
II.6 - Doctor of Science (DrSc.)
II.a - Name of the university or institution
Faculty of mathematics, Physics and Informatics, Comenius University in Bratislava
II.b - Year
2022
II.c - Study field and programme
Quantum electronics and optics

III. - Current and previous employment

III.a - Occupation-position III.b - Institution III.c - Duration
Faculty of mathematics, Physics and Informatics, Comenius University in Bratislava scientist 2014-
scientist Institute of Construction and Architecture SAS, Bratislava 1991-1993, 2005-
scientist Astronomical Institute, Slovak Academy of Sciences, Slovakia 1993-2013

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
Lectures on Light scattering by small particles University of Vienna, Austria 2007
Lectures on Light scattering by small particles Faculty of mathematics, Physics and Informatics, Comenius University in Bratislava 2009
2016
Introduction to Optics and Lasers Faculty of mathematics, Physics and Informatics, Comenius University in Bratislava

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.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.4.2 - 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
212
VI.1.b - Over the last six years
49
VI.1.2 - Number of the research/artistic/other outputs registered in the Web of Science or Scopus databases
VI.1.a - Overall
212
VI.1.b - Over the last six years
49
VI.1.3 - Number of citations corresponding to the research/artistic/other outputs
VI.1.a - Overall
1877
VI.1.b - Over the last six years
1251
VI.1.4 - Number of citations registered in the Web of Science or Scopus databases
VI.1.a - Overall
1877
VI.1.b - Over the last six years
1251
VI.1.5 - Number of invited lectures at the international, national level
VI.1.a - Overall
15
VI.1.b - Over the last six years
5
VI.2 - The most significant research/artistic/other outputs
1

KOCIFAJ, Miroslav - SOLANO LAMPHAR, H. A. - VIDEEN, Gorden. Night-sky radiometry can revolutionize the characterization of light-pollution sources globally. In Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 2019, vol. 116, no. 16, p. 7712-7717. (2018: 9.580 - IF, Q1 - JCR, 5.601 - SJR, Q1 - SJR, karentované - CCC). (2019 - Current Contents). ISSN 0027-8424. Dostupné na: https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1900153116

2

KOCIFAJ, Miroslav - KUNDRACIK, F. - BARENTINE, John C. - BARÁ, Salvador. The proliferation of space objects is a rapidly increasing source of artificial night sky brightness. In Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society: Letters, 2021, vol. 504, p. L40-L44. (2020: 5.287 - IF, Q1 - JCR, 2.067 - SJR, Q1 - SJR). ISSN 1745-3925. Dostupné na: https://doi.org/10.1093/mnrasl/slab030

3

KOCIFAJ, Miroslav - BARENTINE, John C. Air pollution mitigation can reduce the brightness of the night sky in and near cities. In Scientific Reports, 2021, vol. 11, art. no. 14622. (2020: 4.380 - IF, Q1 - JCR, 1.240 - SJR, Q1 - SJR, karentované - CCC). (2021 - Current Contents, WOS, SCOPUS). ISSN 2045-2322. Dostupné na: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-94241-1

4

KOCIFAJ, Miroslav. Retrieval of angular emission function from whole-city light sources using night-sky brightness measurements. In Optica, 2017, vol. 4, no. 2, p. 255-262. (2016: 7.727 - IF, Q1 - JCR, 4.761 - SJR, Q1 - SJR, karentované - CCC). (2017 - Current Contents). ISSN 2334-2536. Dostupné na: https://doi.org/10.1364/OPTICA.4.000255

5

SCHMIDT, F. - ANDRIEU, F. - COSTARD, F. - KOCIFAJ, Miroslav - MERESESCU, A. G. Formation of recurring slope lineae on Mars by rarefied gas-triggered granular flows. In Nature geoscience, 2017, vol. 10, p. 1-5. (2016: 13.941 - IF, Q1 - JCR, 7.274 - SJR, Q1 - SJR, karentované - CCC). (2017 - Current Contents). ISSN 1752-0894. Dostupné na: https://doi.org/10.1038/NGEO2917

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

KOCIFAJ, Miroslav - MARKOŠ, Peter - KUNDRACIK, F. - BARENTINE, John C. - WALLNER, Stefan. An accurate and realistic polarization model for night-sky brightness. In Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society: Letters, 2024, vol. 532, no. 1, p. L70-L74. (2023: 1.521 - SJR, Q1 - SJR). ISSN 1745-3925. Dostupné na: https://doi.org/10.1093/mnrasl/slae048 

2

KOCIFAJ, Miroslav - KUNDRACIK, F. - BARENTINE, John C. - BARÁ, Salvador. The proliferation of space objects is a rapidly increasing source of artificial night sky brightness. In Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society: Letters, 2021, vol. 504, p. L40-L44. (2020: 5.287 - IF, Q1 - JCR, 2.067 - SJR, Q1 - SJR). ISSN 1745-3925. Dostupné na: https://doi.org/10.1093/mnrasl/slab030

3

KOCIFAJ, Miroslav - BARENTINE, John C. Air pollution mitigation can reduce the brightness of the night sky in and near cities. In Scientific Reports, 2021, vol. 11, art. no. 14622. (2020: 4.380 - IF, Q1 - JCR, 1.240 - SJR, Q1 - SJR, karentované - CCC). (2021 - Current Contents, WOS, SCOPUS). ISSN 2045-2322. Dostupné na: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-94241-1

4

KOCIFAJ, Miroslav - KÓMAR, Ladislav - SOLANO LAMPHAR, H. A. - BARENTINE, John C. - WALLNER, Stefan. A systematic light pollution modelling bias in present night sky brightness predictions. In Nature Astronomy, 2023, vol. 7, no. 3, p. 269-279. (2022: 14.1 - IF, Q1 - JCR, 3.269 - SJR, Q1 - SJR). ISSN 2397-3366. Dostupné na: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41550-023-01916-y

5

KOCIFAJ, Miroslav - KÓMAR, Ladislav - KUNDRACIK, F. - MARKOŠ, Peter - PETRŽALA, Jaromír - VIDEEN, Gorden. The Nature, Amplitude and Control of Microwave Attenuation in the Atmosphere. In Journal of Geophysical Research - Atmospheres, 2021, vol. 126, no. 17, art. no. e2021JD034978. (2020: 4.261 - IF, Q2 - JCR, 1.670 - SJR, Q1 - SJR, karentované - CCC). (2021 - Current Contents). ISSN 2169-897X. Dostupné na: https://doi.org/10.1029/2021JD034978

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

ABOTALIB, A. Z. - HEGGY, E. A deep groundwater origin for recurring slope lineae on Mars. In NATURE GEOSCIENCE. ISSN 1752-0894, 2019, vol. 12, no. 4, p. 235-241

2

DUNDAS, C. M. - MCEWEN, A. S. - CHOJNACKI, M. - MILAZZO, M. P. - BYRNE, S. - MCELWAINE, J. N. - URSO, A. Granular flows at recurring slope lineae on Mars indicate a limited role for liquid water. In NATURE GEOSCIENCE. ISSN 1752-0894, 2017, vol. 10, no. 12, p. 903-907

3

KYBA, C. C. M. - KUESTER, T. - SANCHEZ DE MIGUEL, A. - BAUGH, K. - JECHOW, A. - HOELKER, F. - BENNIE, J. - ELVIDGE, C. D. - GASTON, K. J. - GUANTER, L. Artificially lit surface of Earth at night increasing in radiance and extent. In SCIENCE ADVANCES. ISSN 2375-2548, 2017, vol. 3, no. 11, article number e1701528.

4

GUK, E. - LEVIN, N. Analyzing spatial variability in night-time lights using a high spatial resolution color Jilin-1 image Jerusalem as a case study. In ISPRS JOURNAL OF PHOTOGRAMMETRY AND REMOTE SENSING. ISSN 0924-2716, 2020, vol. 163, p. 121-136.

5

LI, X. - LEVIN, N. - XIE, J. L. - LI, D. R. Monitoring hourly night-time light by an unmanned aerial vehicle and its implications to satellite remote sensing. In REMOTE SENSING OF ENVIRONMENT

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

APVV (zodpovedný riešiteľ/principal investigator) - Globálna charakterizácia svetelného znečistenia. Projekt zameraný na vývoj sofistikovaných modelov pre výpočet/predpoveď svetelného znečistenia. / Global Characterization of Skyglow. Project aimed to development of sofisticated models for the calculation/forecast of light pollution. projekt č. APVV-18-0014, 07/2019-06/2023

2

(zodpovedný riešiteľ/principal investigator) Komplexný model šírenia svetelného znečistenia do okolitého prostredia (Comprehensive model of light pollution propagation into the ambient environment); projekt č. APVV-22-0020, 07/2023-06/2027

3

(zodpovedný riešiteľ/principal investigator) Modelling the night sky brightness produced by space objects; ESA Contract No. 4000139802/22/NL/SC (SK7_11); 2023-2024

4

(člen management committee/member of the management committee) International network for harmonization of atmospheric aerosol retrievals from ground based photometers (Harmonia); projekt č. COST - CA21119; 10/2022-10/2026

5

(člen management committee/member of the management committee) The birth of solar systems (Planets); projekt č. COST - CA22133; 0í/2023-09/2027

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

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)
Institute of Experimental Physics University of Vienna Boltzmanngasse 5, 1090 Wien 2007 fellowship
Institute of Experimental Physics University of Vienna Boltzmanngasse 5, 1090 Wien 2004-2005 fellowship
Institut für Astrophysik, University of Vienna Türkenschanzstraße 17, 1180 Wien 2014 Short Term Scientific Mission
Institute of Experimental Physics University of Vienna Boltzmanngasse 5, 1090 Wien 2007 SAIA fellowship
Institut für Astrophysik, University of Vienna Türkenschanzstraße 17, 1180 Wien 2014 SAIA fellowship

IX. - Other relevant facts

Date of last update
2025-02-02