Research/art/teacher profile of a person
Name and surname:
prof. RNDr. Branislav Bleha, 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
Bleha
I.2 - Name
Branislav
I.3 - Degrees
prof. RNDr. PhD.
I.4 - Year of birth
1977
I.5 - Name of the workplace
Faculty of Natural Sciences, Comenius University, Department of Economic and Social Geography, Demography and Territorial Development
I.6 - Address of the workplace
Mlynská dolina, Ilkovičova 6, 842 15 Bratislava 4
I.7 - Position
professor
I.8 - E-mail address
branislav.bleha@uniba.sk
I.9 - Hyperlink to the entry of a person in the Register of university staff
https://www.portalvs.sk/regzam/detail/4174
I.10 - Name of the study field in which a person works at the university
Earth Sciences
I.11 - ORCID iD
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9302-8114

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 Natural Sciences, Comenius University, Bratislava
II.b - Year
2000
II.c - Study field and programme
human geography
II.3 - Third degree of higher education
II.a - Name of the university or institution
Faculty of Natural Sciences, Comenius University, Bratislava
II.b - Year
2005
II.c - Study field and programme
human geography and demography
II.4 - Associate professor
II.a - Name of the university or institution
Faculty of Natural Sciences, Comenius University, Bratislava
II.b - Year
2010
II.c - Study field and programme
human geography
II.5 - Professor
II.a - Name of the university or institution
Faculty of Natural Sciences, Comenius University, Bratislava
II.b - Year
2020
II.c - Study field and programme
human geography
II.6 - Doctor of Science (DrSc.)

III. - Current and previous employment

III.a - Occupation-position III.b - Institution III.c - Duration
assistant professor Faculty of Natural Sciences, Comenius University, Bratislava 2005-2010
associate professor Faculty of Natural Sciences, Comenius University, Bratislava 2010-2021
professor Faculty of Natural Sciences, Comenius University, Bratislava since 2021 present

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
Leadership training for managers Dale Carnegie Training 2007

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
Demography and Demogeography 2 Economic and political geography and demography I. Earth Sciences
Applied demography and human reosurces Economic and political geography and demography I. Earth Sciences
Demographic development - selected causes and consequences Teaching Training for Geography in Combination I. Teacher Training and Education Science
Population projections and forecasts Economic and social geography, demography and territorial development II. Earth Sciences
Population and family policy Economic and social geography, demography and territorial development II. Earth Sciences
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.3.a - Name of the field of habilitation procedure and inaugural procedure V.3.b - Study field to which it is assigned
Geography
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)
0
V.4.c - Dissertation (third degree)
1
V.4.2 - Number of defended theses
V.4.a - Bachelor's (first degree)
34
V.4.b - Diploma (second degree)
40
V.4.c - Dissertation (third degree)
2
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
Mobility and migration management Economic and political geography and demography I. Earth Sciences
Demography and Demogeography 1 Economic and political geography and demography; Geography, regional development and European integration; Geography, cartography and geoinformatics I. Earth Sciences
Regional demography of Europe Economic and political geography and demography I. Earth Sciences
Bachelor thesis seminar 1 - 2 Economic and political geography and demography I. Earth Sciences
Actual problems of geography and demography of Slovakia Economic and political geography and demography I. 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
127
VI.1.b - Over the last six years
38
VI.1.2 - Number of the research/artistic/other outputs registered in the Web of Science or Scopus databases
VI.1.a - Overall
222
VI.1.b - Over the last six years
17
VI.1.3 - Number of citations corresponding to the research/artistic/other outputs
VI.1.a - Overall
354
VI.1.b - Over the last six years
253
VI.1.4 - Number of citations registered in the Web of Science or Scopus databases
VI.1.a - Overall
151
VI.1.b - Over the last six years
105
VI.1.5 - Number of invited lectures at the international, national level
VI.1.a - Overall
4
VI.1.b - Over the last six years
0
VI.2 - The most significant research/artistic/other outputs
1

Šprocha, B., Bleha, B. (2021). Mortality, Health Status and Self-Perception of Health in Slovak Roma Communities. Social Indicators Research 153, 1065–1086. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11205-020-02533-2

2

Bleha, B. (2020). Future Population Developments in Europe. Is the Concept of Convergence Indisputable? Towards the Role of Geographical Thinking in Population Forecasting. Applied Spatial Analysis and Policy 13 (4), 851–873. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12061-019-09330-6

3

Bleha, B., Ďurček, P. (2019). An interpretation of the changes in demographic behaviour at a sub-national level using spatial measures in post-socialist countries: A case study of the Czech Republic and Slovakia. Papers in Regional Science, 98 (1), 331-351. doi:10.1111/pirs.12318

4

Halás, M., Klapka, P., Hurbánek, P., Bleha, B., Pénzes, J., Pálóczi, G. (2019). A definition of relevant functional regions for international comparisons: the case of Central Europe. Area 51 (3), 489–499.

5

Šprocha, B., Bleha, B. (2018). Does Socio‐Spatial Segregation Matter? ‘Islands’ of High Romany Fertility in Slovakia. Tijdschrift voor Economische en Sociale Geografie, 109, 239-255. https://doi.org/10.1111/tesg.12270

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

Bleha, B., Ďurček, P. (2023). Unambiguous Linkage Between the Vaccination Coverage and the Spread of COVID-19: Geostatistical Evidence from the Slovak LAU 1 Regions. Journal of Geovisualisation and Spatial Analysis 7, 14. Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/s41651-023-00144-2

2

Bleha, B., Buček, J. (2023). Depopulation differences in Slovak former mining cities. The role of geographical conditions and local interventions. Papers in Applied Geography (Taylor and Francis). https://doi.org/10.1080/23754931.2023.2255872

3

Šprocha, B., Bleha, B., Nováková, G. (2022). Three Decades of Post-Communist Fertility Transition in a Subnational Context: The Case of Slovakia. Tijdschrift voor Economische en Sociale Geografie – online first, DOI:10.1111/tesg.12515

4

Halás, M., Klapka, P., Hurbánek, P., Bleha, B., Pénzes, J., Pálóczi, G. (2019). A definition of relevant functional regions for international comparisons: the case of Central Europe. Area 51 (3), 489–499.

5

Bleha, B., Ďurček, P. (2019). An interpretation of the changes in demographic behaviour at a sub-national level using spatial measures in post-socialist countries: A case study of the Czech Republic and Slovakia. Papers in Regional Science, 98 (1), 331-351. doi:10.1111/pirs.12318

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

Fowler, Ch. S, Jensen, N. (2020). Bridging the gap between geographic concept and the data we have: The case of labor markets in the USA. ENVIRONMENT AND PLANNING A-ECONOMY AND SPACE 52, 1395-1414. citovaná práca/cited work: Halás, M., Klapka, P., Hurbánek, P., Bleha, B., Pénzes, J., Pálóczi, G. 2019. A definition of relevant functional regions for international comparisons: the case of Central Europe. Area 51, 489–499.

2

Pregi, L., Novotný, L. (2019) Selective migration of population in functional urban regions of Slovakia, JOURNAL OF MAPS, 15:1, 94-102, citovaná práca: Halás, M., Klapka, P., Hurbánek, P., Bleha, B., Pénzes, J., Pálóczi, G. 2019. A definition of relevant functional regions for international comparisons: the case of Central Europe. Area 51, 489–499.

3

Innocenti, N. Vignoli, N., Lazzeretti, L. (2021) Economic complexity and fertility: insights from a low fertility country, REGIONAL STUDIES (t.č. online first), citovaná práca: Bleha, B., Ďurček, P. (2019). An interpretation of the changes in demographic behaviour at a sub-national level using spatial measures in post-socialist countries: A case study of the Czech Republic and Slovakia. Papers in Regional Science, 98, 1, s. 331-351. doi:10.1111/pirs.12318

4

Doigon, Y. et al. (2020). The spatial diffusion of nonmarital cohabitation in Belgium over 25 years: Geographic proximity and urban hierarchy. DEMOGRAPHIC RESEARCH 43, citovaná práca: Bleha, B., Ďurček, P. (2019). An interpretation of the changes in demographic behaviour at a sub-national level using spatial measures in post-socialist countries: A case study of the Czech Republic and Slovakia. Papers in Regional Science, 98, 1, s. 331-351. doi:10.1111/pirs.12318

5

Yanos, I et al. (2015). Divergent patterns of built-up urban space growth following post-socialist changes. URBAN STUDIES 15, citovaná práca: Buček, J., Bleha, B. 2013. Urban shrinkage as a challenge to local development planning in Slovakia. Moravian Geographical Reports, 21, 2-15.

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

2018-2021, APVV VV-17-0079 - Analysis and forecast of demographic development of the Slovak Republic in the horizon 2080: identification and modelling of impacts on socioeconomic spheres in different spatial scales (Slovak Research and Development Agency - SRDA) - principal investigator, The project is focused on analyses and predictions of demographic development and impacts on the regions and the national level, the output were several simulations and variants of demographic development up to the horizon of 2100.

2

2017-2019, YOUMIG (Interreg - Danube Transnational Programme) - Improving institutional capacities and fostering cooperation to tackle the impacts of transnational youth migration (2017-2019), externý expert projektu, info: http://www.interreg-danube.eu/approved-projects/youmig - The project aimed at boosting institutional capacities to enhance the scarce local evidence on youth migration, contributing to improved policymaking with a focus on human capital, understanding of youth migration patterns, assisting in local migration indicators development and tailored local development strategies.

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
Corresponding member of Commission on Population geography International Geographical Union since 2017
Chair of the Commison on Quality Faculty of Natural Sciences, Comenius University from 2019 until 2022
Member of the Commision on Quality Comenius University from 2019 until 2022
executive committee member; vice-president for demography Slovak Statistical and Demographical Society since 2008
Scientific Board of the Faculty - member Faculty of Natural Sciences, Comenius University since 2011

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)
Gifu University Gifu, Japan 8/2011-9/2011 Fellowship by Japan foundation
Palacký University Olomouc, Czechia 2017 (3 days) ERASMUS
University of Bremen Bremen, Germany 2008 (4 days) ERASMUS
University of Southampton Southampton, GB 2009 (5 days) ERASMUS

IX. - Other relevant facts

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

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Date of last update
2025-01-22