Research/art/teacher profile of a person
Name and surname:
doc. RNDr. Branislav Šprocha, 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
Šprocha
I.2 - Name
Branislav
I.3 - Degrees
doc., RNDr., Ph.D.
I.4 - Year of birth
1983
I.5 - Name of the workplace
Comenius University, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Department of Economic and Social Geography, Demography and Territorial Development
I.6 - Address of the workplace
Ilkovičova 6, Mlynská dolina, 842 15 Bratislava 4
I.7 - Position
researcher
I.8 - E-mail address
branislav.sprocha@uniba.sk
I.9 - Hyperlink to the entry of a person in the Register of university staff
https://www.portalvs.sk/regzam/detail/20860
I.11 - ORCID iD
0000-0001-6197-0519

II. - Higher education and further qualification growth

II.1 - First degree of higher education
II.a - Name of the university or institution
Comenius University in Bratislava, Faculty of Natural Sciences
II.b - Year
2004
II.c - Study field and programme
Geography and cartography
II.2 - Second degree of higher education
II.a - Name of the university or institution
Comenius University in Bratislava, Faculty of Natural Sciences
II.b - Year
2006
II.c - Study field and programme
Demography
II.3 - Third degree of higher education
II.a - Name of the university or institution
Comenius University in Bratislava, Faculty of Natural Sciences
II.b - Year
2011
II.c - Study field and programme
Demography
II.4 - Associate professor
II.a - Name of the university or institution
Comenius University in Bratislava, Faculty of Natural Sciences
II.b - Year
2021
II.c - Study field and programme
Human geography
II.5 - Professor
II.6 - Doctor of Science (DrSc.)

III. - Current and previous employment

III.a - Occupation-position III.b - Institution III.c - Duration
Researcher Comenius University in Bratislava, Faculty of Natural Sciences 2015-
Assistant Professor Comenius University in Bratislava, Faculty of Natural Sciences 2014
Researcher Comenius University in Bratislava, Faculty of Natural Sciences 2013-2017
Researcher Institute of informatics and statistics 2007-
Researcher Centre of Social and Psychological Sciences SAS 2009-

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.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)
0
V.4.c - Dissertation (third degree)
0
V.4.2 - Number of defended theses
V.4.a - Bachelor's (first degree)
9
V.4.b - Diploma (second degree)
13
V.4.c - Dissertation (third degree)
0
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
Current problems of geography and demography in Slovakia Economic and Political Geography and Demography I. Earth Sciences
Demographic analysis I Economic and Social Geography, Demography and Territorial Development II. Earth Sciences
Demographic theories and current research trends Economic and Social Geography, Demography and Territorial Development II. Earth Sciences
Demographic analysis II Economic and Social Geography, Demography and Territorial Development II. Earth Sciences
Modern demography of Slovakia Economic and Social Geography, Demography and Territorial Development II. Earth Sciences

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
128
VI.1.b - Over the last six years
86
VI.1.2 - Number of the research/artistic/other outputs registered in the Web of Science or Scopus databases
VI.1.a - Overall
54
VI.1.b - Over the last six years
44
VI.1.3 - Number of citations corresponding to the research/artistic/other outputs
VI.1.a - Overall
278
VI.1.b - Over the last six years
110
VI.1.4 - Number of citations registered in the Web of Science or Scopus databases
VI.1.a - Overall
68
VI.1.b - Over the last six years
52
VI.1.5 - Number of invited lectures at the international, national level
VI.1.a - Overall
2
VI.1.b - Over the last six years
2
VI.2 - The most significant research/artistic/other outputs
1

Šprocha, B., Bleha, B. 2018: Does Socio-Spatial Segregation Matter? "Islands" of High Romany Fertility in Slovakia. Tijdschrift voor Economische en Sociale Geografie. 109, 2, s. 239-255

2

Šprocha, B., Bleha, B. 2021: Mortality, Health Status and Self-Perception of Health in Slovak Roma Communities. Social Indicators Research, 153, 3, 2021, s. 1065-1086

3

Šídlo, L., Šprocha, B., Klapková, M. 2019: Regional differences in population aging in Europe viewed through prospective indicators. Erdkunde, 73, 3, s. 225 - 240

4

Šprocha, B., Tišliar, P., Šídlo, L. 2018: A cohort perspective on the fertility postponement transition and low fertility in Central Europe. Moravian Geographical Reports, 26, 2, s. 109 - 120.

5

Šprocha, B., Tišliar, P. 2012: Demografický obraz Slovenska v sčítaniach ľudu 1919-1940. Brno: Tribun EU, 282 s.

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

Šprocha, B., Bleha, B. 2018: Does Socio-Spatial Segregation Matter? "Islands" of High Romany Fertility in Slovakia. Tijdschrift voor Economische en Sociale Geografie. 109, 2, s. 239-255

2

Šprocha, B., Bleha, B. 2021: Mortality, Health Status and Self-Perception of Health in Slovak Roma Communities. Social Indicators Research, 153, 3, 2021, s. 1065-1086

3

Šídlo, L., Šprocha, B., Klapková, M. 2019: Regional differences in population aging in Europe viewed through prospective indicators. Erdkunde, 73, 3, s. 225 - 240

4

Šprocha, B., Tišliar, P., Šídlo, L. 2018: A cohort perspective on the fertility postponement transition and low fertility in Central Europe. Moravian Geographical Reports, 26, 2, s. 109 - 120.

5

Šprocha, B., Šídlo, L., Ďurček, P. 2020: A retrospective and prospective view of current and future population ageing in the European Union 28 countries. Moravian Geographical Reports, 28, 3, s. 187 - 207.

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

2017 Pazúr, R. - Bolliger, J.: Applied Geography, Vol. 85, August, 2017, s. 163-175 (cit. Bleha, B., Šprocha, B., Vaňo, B. 2013. Prognóza populačného vývoja Slovenskej republiky do roku 2060. Bratislava: Infostat)

2

2015 Barrer, P.: East Central Europe, Vol. 42, No. 2-3, 2015, s. 299-320. (cit. Bleha B., Majo J., Šprocha B. 2013. Demografický obraz Bratislavy. In: Moderná humánna geografia mesta Bratislava: priestorové štruktúry, siete a procesy. Buček J., Korec P., 55–88. Bratislava: Univerzita Komenského.)

3

2017 Pazúr, R. - Feranec, J. Štych, P. - Kopecká, M. - Holman, L.: Land Use Policy, Vol. 61, February, 2017, s. 135-146. (cit. B. Bleha, J. Majo, B. Šprocha B. 2013. Demografický obraz Bratislavy. In: J. Buček, P. Korec (eds.), Moderná humánna geografia mesta Bratislava: priestorové štruktúry, siete a procesy. Bratislava: Univerzita Komenskeho, pp. 55-88.)

4

2016 Hetényi, M.: European journal of science and theology, roč. 12, č. 2, 2016, s. 120 .(cit. Šprocha, B., Tišliar, P. 2012. Demografický obraz Slovenska v sčítaniach ľudu 1919 – 1940. Brno: Tribun EU.

5

2022 Das, A. Social Science Research, 101, 102619. (cit. Sprocha, B., Tisliar, P. 2019. Fertility and Religious Belief: Old and New Relationships in Slovakia. Journal for the Study of Religions and Ideologies, 18, 52, 63-79.)

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

Improving Institutional Capacities and Fostering Cooperation to Tackle the Impacts of Transnational Youth Migration (YOUMIG), project manager; INTERREG Danube Transnational Programme, http://www.interreg-danube.eu/approved-projects/youmig

2

APVV Historický atlas obyvateľstva Slovenska (18. - 1. pol. 20. storočia); riešiteľ 2013-2017, The Slovak Research and Development Agency; Historical atlas of the population of Slovakia (18th - 1st half of the 20th century); investigator 2013-2017; https://www.muzeologia.sk/index_apvv.htm

3

APVV The Slovak Research and Development Agency; Analysis and forecast of the demographic development of the Slovak Republic in the horizon 2080: identification and modeling of impacts on the socio-economic sphere in various spatial scales ; investigator 2018-2022;

4

VEGA- Scientific Grant Agency of the Ministry of Education, science, research and sport of the Slovak Republic and the Slovak Academy of Sciences; The highest education achieved and its influence on transforming family and reproduction behaviour of women in Slovakia; principal investigator 2017-2019 

5

VEGA-; Scientific Grant Agency of the Ministry of Education, science, research and sport of the Slovak Republic and the Slovak Academy of Sciences; Continuing transformation of family and reproduction behavior in Slovakia in the temporal and spatial aspect; principal investigator 2020-2022 

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
member of the editorial board Demografie 2019-
member of the editorial board Človek a spoločnosť 2019-
member of the scientific society Česka demografická společnost 2005-
member of the scientific society Slovenská štatistická a demografická spoločnosť 2005-

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