Research/art/teacher profile of a person
Name and surname:
PhDr. Mgr. Martin Novák, 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
Novák
I.2 - Name
Martin
I.3 - Degrees
PhDr. Mgr., PhD.
I.4 - Year of birth
1989
I.5 - Name of the workplace
Department of Public Health, Jessenius Faculty of Medicine in Martin, Comenius Univesity in Bratislava
I.6 - Address of the workplace
Malá Hora 11149/4B, 036 01 Martin, Slovak Republic
I.7 - Position
scientific (research and development) employee
I.8 - E-mail address
martin.novak@jfmed.uniba.sk
I.9 - Hyperlink to the entry of a person in the Register of university staff
https://www.portalvs.sk/regzam/detail/31497
I.10 - Name of the study field in which a person works at the university
Public Health
I.11 - ORCID iD
0000-0001-9206-0083

II. - Higher education and further qualification growth

II.1 - First degree of higher education
II.a - Name of the university or institution
Jessenius Faculty of Medicine in Martin, Comenius Univesity in Bratislave
II.b - Year
2013
II.c - Study field and programme
Public Health
II.2 - Second degree of higher education
II.a - Name of the university or institution
Jessenius Faculty of Medicine in Martin, Comenius Univesity in Bratislave
II.b - Year
2015
II.c - Study field and programme
Public Health
II.3 - Third degree of higher education
II.a - Name of the university or institution
Jessenius Faculty of Medicine in Martin, Comenius Univesity in Bratislave
II.b - Year
2019
II.c - Study field and programme
Public Health
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
scientific (research and development) employee Comenius Univesity in Bratislava, Jessenius Faculty of Medicine in Martin, Department of Public Health 01.09.2019 - up to the present
Public health officer Regional Public Health Authority in Martin, Department of Epidemiology 01.11.2016 - 30.6.2023

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
English language test for doctors, doctoral students and others interested in an English language certificate. Academy of education Martin 2017
Methodology of scientific work Jessenius faculty of medicine Comenius University Bratislava 2016
Training to work with very toxic substances and mixtures and toxic substances and mixtures Axelum Ltd. 2024

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
Nutrition and Hygiene 2 Public Health I. Public Health
Hospital Hygiene Public Health I. Public Health
Social Medicine 1 Public Health I. Public Health
Epidemiology of Non-Infectious Diseases Public Health I. Public Health
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)
3
V.4.b - Diploma (second degree)
4
V.4.2 - Number of defended theses
V.4.a - Bachelor's (first degree)
12
V.4.b - Diploma (second degree)
9
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
Hygiene and Epidemiology Midwifery I. Midwifery
Hygiene, Epidemiology and Nutrition Nursing I. Nursing
Introduction into the Public Health Public Health I. Public Health
Ecology of Man Public Health I. Public Health
Practice in Hygiene and Epidemiology Public Health I. Public Health
Practice in Hygiene and Epidemiology Public Health II. Public Health
Public Health 1 General Medicine I. + II. General Medicine
Nutrition and Hygiene 1 Public Health I. Public Health
Nosocomial infections Public Health II. Public Health
Objectification of Environmental Factors Public Health I. Public Health
Public Health 2 General Medicine I. + II. General Medicine

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
69
VI.1.b - Over the last six years
35
VI.1.2 - Number of the research/artistic/other outputs registered in the Web of Science or Scopus databases
VI.1.a - Overall
26
VI.1.b - Over the last six years
20
VI.1.3 - Number of citations corresponding to the research/artistic/other outputs
VI.1.a - Overall
78
VI.1.b - Over the last six years
60
VI.1.4 - Number of citations registered in the Web of Science or Scopus databases
VI.1.a - Overall
78
VI.1.b - Over the last six years
60
VI.1.5 - Number of invited lectures at the international, national level
VI.1.a - Overall
0
VI.1.b - Over the last six years
1
VI.2 - The most significant research/artistic/other outputs
1

Novák, M., Zibolenová, J., Vyšehradský, P., Ulbrichtová, R., Malobická, E., Štefanová, E., Mikas, J., Mečochová, A., Hudečková, H., Švihrová, V. The validation of the Slovak vaccination attitudes examination (VAX) scale and pilot study. Vaccine: X, 2025, 100715. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jvacx.2025.100715 Registrované v: wos, scopus; IF (JCR) 2025=2,2, Kvartil: b024, JIF Immunology - Q3, Medicine, research & experimental - Q3

2

Novakova E, Stefkovicova M, Kopilec MG, Novak M, Kotlebova N, Kuijper E, Krutova M. The emergence of Clostridium difficile ribotypes 027 and 176 with a predominance of the Clostridium difficile ribotype 001 recognized in Slovakia following the European standardized Clostridium difficile infection surveillance of 2016. Int J Infect Dis. 2020 Jan;90:111-115. doi: 10.1016/j.ijid.2019.10.038. Epub 2019 Nov 9. PMID: 31707136; PMCID: PMC6912155.; In: scopus, wos; IF (JCR) 2020=3.623; Kvartil Q: wos-jcr -- Q2 [Infectious diseases] -- 2020, scimago-sjr -- Q1 [Infection diseases] -- 2020, scimago-sjr -- Q1 [Medicine (miscellaneous)] -- 2020, scimago-sjr -- Q1 [Microbiology (medical)] -- 2020

3

Novakova E, Kotlebova N, Gryndlerova A, Novak M, Vladarova M, Wilcox M, Kuijper E, Krutova M. An Outbreak of Clostridium (Clostridioides) difficile Infections within an Acute and Long-Term Care Wards Due to Moxifloxacin-Resistant PCR Ribotype 176 Genotyped as PCR Ribotype 027 by a Commercial Assay. J Clin Med. 2020 Nov 20;9(11):3738. doi: 10.3390/jcm9113738. PMID: 33233843; PMCID: PMC7699857.; In: wos, scopus; IF (JCR) 2020=4,242; Kvartil Q: wos-jcr -- Q1 [Medicine, general & internal] -- 2020

4

Novák M, Breznický J, Kompaníková J, Malinovská N, Hudečková H. Impact of hand hygiene knowledge on the hand hygiene compliance. Med Glas (Zenica). 2020 Feb 1;17(1):194-199. doi: 10.17392/1051-20. PMID: 31556581.; In: scopus

5

Hudečková H, Stašková J, Mikas J, Mečochová A, Staroňová E, Polčičová A, Baška T, Novák M, Malinovská N, Zibolenová J, Švihrová V, Nováková E, Štefkovičová M. Measles Outbreak in a Roma Community in the Eastern Region of Slovakia, May to October 2018. Zdr Varst. 2020 Oct 18;59(4):219-226. doi: 10.2478/sjph-2020-0028. PMID: 33133278; PMCID: PMC7583425.; In: scopus, wos; IF (JCR) 2020=1,250

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

Novák, M., Zibolenová, J., Vyšehradský, P., Ulbrichtová, R., Malobická, E., Štefanová, E., Mikas, J., Mečochová, A., Hudečková, H., Švihrová, V. The validation of the Slovak vaccination attitudes examination (VAX) scale and pilot study. Vaccine: X, 2025, 100715. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jvacx.2025.100715 Registrované v: wos, scopus; IF (JCR) 2025=2,2, Kvartil: b024, JIF Immunology - Q3, Medicine, research & experimental - Q3

2

Novakova E, Stefkovicova M, Kopilec MG, Novak M, Kotlebova N, Kuijper E, Krutova M. The emergence of Clostridium difficile ribotypes 027 and 176 with a predominance of the Clostridium difficile ribotype 001 recognized in Slovakia following the European standardized Clostridium difficile infection surveillance of 2016. Int J Infect Dis. 2020 Jan;90:111-115. doi: 10.1016/j.ijid.2019.10.038. Epub 2019 Nov 9. PMID: 31707136; PMCID: PMC6912155.; In: scopus, wos; IF (JCR) 2020=3.623; Kvartil Q: wos-jcr -- Q2 [Infectious diseases] -- 2020, scimago-sjr -- Q1 [Infection diseases] -- 2020, scimago-sjr -- Q1 [Medicine (miscellaneous)] -- 2020, scimago-sjr -- Q1 [Microbiology (medical)] -- 2020

3

Novakova E, Kotlebova N, Gryndlerova A, Novak M, Vladarova M, Wilcox M, Kuijper E, Krutova M. An Outbreak of Clostridium (Clostridioides) difficile Infections within an Acute and Long-Term Care Wards Due to Moxifloxacin-Resistant PCR Ribotype 176 Genotyped as PCR Ribotype 027 by a Commercial Assay. J Clin Med. 2020 Nov 20;9(11):3738. doi: 10.3390/jcm9113738. PMID: 33233843; PMCID: PMC7699857.; In: wos, scopus; IF (JCR) 2020=4,242; Kvartil Q: wos-jcr -- Q1 [Medicine, general & internal] -- 2020

4

Novák M, Breznický J, Kompaníková J, Malinovská N, Hudečková H. Impact of hand hygiene knowledge on the hand hygiene compliance. Med Glas (Zenica). 2020 Feb 1;17(1):194-199. doi: 10.17392/1051-20. PMID: 31556581.;In: scopus

5

Hudečková H, Stašková J, Mikas J, Mečochová A, Staroňová E, Polčičová A, Baška T, Novák M, Malinovská N, Zibolenová J, Švihrová V, Nováková E, Štefkovičová M. Measles Outbreak in a Roma Community in the Eastern Region of Slovakia, May to October 2018. Zdr Varst. 2020 Oct 18;59(4):219-226. doi: 10.2478/sjph-2020-0028. PMID: 33133278; PMCID: PMC7583425.; In: scopus, wos; IF (JCR) 2020=1,250

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

[o1] 2020 Moscicka, P. - Chróst, N. - Terlikowski, R. - Przylipiak, M. - Wolosik, K. - Przylipiak, A.: Journal of Cosmetic Dermatology, 2020, 19.8: p. 1840-1845 - SCI ; SCOPUS; IF=2.696 - Novák M, Breznický J, Kompaníková J, Malinovská N, Hudečková H. Impact of hand hygiene knowledge on the hand hygiene compliance. Med Glas (Zenica). 2020 Feb 1;17(1):194-199. doi: 10.17392/1051-20. PMID: 31556581.; In: SCOPUS

2

[o1] 2021 Xu, N. - Liu, C. - Feng, Y. - Li, F. - Meng, X. - Lv, Q. - Lan, C.: Journal of Hospital Infection, 2021, 109: p. 101-106 - SCI ; SCOPUS; IF=3.926 - Novák M, Breznický J, Kompaníková J, Malinovská N, Hudečková H. Impact of hand hygiene knowledge on the hand hygiene compliance. Med Glas (Zenica). 2020 Feb 1;17(1):194-199. doi: 10.17392/1051-20. PMID: 31556581.; In: SCOPUS,

3

[o1] 2021 Martínez-Meléndez, A. - Tijerina-Rodríguez, L. - Collins, N. - Baines, S. D. - Morfin-Otero, R. - Camacho-Ortíz, A. - Villarreal-Trevino, L. - Garza-González, E.: Microbial Drug Resistance, 2021, 27.12: p. 1672-1676 - SCI ;SCOPUS; IF=3.431 - Novakova E, Stefkovicova M, Kopilec MG, Novak M, Kotlebova N, Kuijper E, Krutova M. The emergence of Clostridium difficile ribotypes 027 and 176 with a predominance of the Clostridium difficile ribotype 001 recognized in Slovakia following the European standardized Clostridium difficile infection surveillance of 2016. Int J Infect Dis. 2020 Jan;90:111-115. doi: 10.1016/j.ijid.2019.10.038. Epub 2019 Nov 9. PMID: 31707136; PMCID: PMC6912155.; In: scopus, wos; IF (JCR) 2020=3.623

4

[o1] 2020 Lachenmeier, D. W.: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 2020,17.7: artic. num. 2452 - SCI ; SCOPUS; IF=2.849 - Tatarková M, Baška T, Sovičová M, Kuka S, Štefanová E, Novák M, Váňová B, Hudečková H. Lead contamination of fruit spirits intended for own consumption as a potential overlooked public health issue? A pilot study. Cent Eur J Public Health. 2019 Jun;27(2):110-114. doi: 10.21101/cejph.a5524. PMID: 31241285.; In: wos, scopus; IF (JCR) 2019=0,653

5

[o1] 2021 Lachenmeier, D. W. - Neufeld, M. - Rehm, J.: Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs, 2021, 82.1: p. 28-41 - SCOPUS; IF=2.616 - Tatarková M, Baška T, Sovičová M, Kuka S, Štefanová E, Novák M, Váňová B, Hudečková H. Lead contamination of fruit spirits intended for own consumption as a potential overlooked public health issue? A pilot study. Cent Eur J Public Health. 2019 Jun;27(2):110-114. doi: 10.21101/cejph.a5524. PMID: 31241285.; In: wos, scopus; IF (JCR) 2019=0,653

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

313011AUA5, Project Covclin, New possibilities for the management of serious diseases in medical and preventive care with regard to the safety of health professionals, ITMS: 313011AUA5, co-financed by the European Regional Development Fund, Member of the research team.

2

Project of Cross-Border Cooperation Slovakia-Czech Republic INTERREG SK-CZ/2023/4_Education. NFP403401DYA6 Increasing the Level of Undergraduate and Postgraduate Education on Public Health Aspects of Water Contamination. Project Implementation Period: 02/2025 – 01/2027

3

Slovak Research and Development Agency Project Title: Public health significance of natural and anthropogenic determinants of human arsenic exposure in water Project Reference Number: APVV-23-0355 Role: Member of the research team

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

IX. - Other relevant facts

Date of last update
2026-02-23