Research/art/teacher profile of a person
Name and surname:
Mgr. Michal Druga, 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
Druga
I.2 - Name
Michal
I.3 - Degrees
Mgr., PhD.
I.4 - Year of birth
1988
I.5 - Name of the workplace
Comenius University in Bratislava, Faculty of Natural Sciences / Department of Physical Geography and Geoinformatics
I.6 - Address of the workplace
Faculty of Natural Sciences CU, Mlynská dolina, Ilkovičova 6, 84215 Bratislava 4
I.7 - Position
assistent professor
I.8 - E-mail address
michal.druga@uniba.sk
I.9 - Hyperlink to the entry of a person in the Register of university staff
https://www.portalvs.sk/regzam/detail/26980
I.10 - Name of the study field in which a person works at the university
Earth Sciences
I.11 - ORCID iD
0000-0001-9194-5832

II. - Higher education and further qualification growth

II.1 - First degree of higher education
II.a - Name of the university or institution
Faculty of Science, Masary University
II.b - Year
2010
II.c - Study field and programme
Geography - 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
2012
II.c - Study field and programme
Physical Geography and Geoinformatics
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
2016
II.c - Study field and programme
physical Geography and Geoecology - Physical Geography, Geoecology and Geoinformatics
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
assistent professor Comenius University in Bratislava, Faculty of Natural Sciences 2016 - 2025
researcher Comenius University in Bratislava, Scientce Park ( part-time) 2021 - 2022

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.1.a - Name of the profile course V.1.b - Study programme V.1.c - Degree V.1.d - Field of study
Methods of Landscape Structure Research Physical Geography and Geoinformatics 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.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)
4
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)
3
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
Analyses in GIS Geography, Cartography and Geoinformatics I. Earth Sciences
Statistics for Geoinformatics Geography, Cartography and Geoinformatics I. Earth Sciences
PC Course 2 Geography, Cartography and Geoinformatics I. Earth Sciences
Seminar on Bachelor Thesis from Geography and Geoinformatics 1 Geography, Cartography and Geoinformatics I. Earth Sciences
Statistical Methods Physical Geography and Geoinformatics 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
18
VI.1.b - Over the last six years
7
VI.1.2 - Number of the research/artistic/other outputs registered in the Web of Science or Scopus databases
VI.1.a - Overall
10
VI.1.b - Over the last six years
5
VI.1.3 - Number of citations corresponding to the research/artistic/other outputs
VI.1.a - Overall
97
VI.1.b - Over the last six years
62
VI.1.4 - Number of citations registered in the Web of Science or Scopus databases
VI.1.a - Overall
97
VI.1.b - Over the last six years
62
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
0
VI.2 - The most significant research/artistic/other outputs
1

DRUGA, M a J. MINÁR, 2018. Exposure to human influence – a geographical field approximating intensity of human influence on landscape structure. Journal of Maps [online]. 2018, 14/2, s. 486–493. ISSN 1744-5647. Dostupné na: doi:10.1080/17445647.2018.1493408

2

RUSINKO, Adam, Michal DRUGA a Jozef MINÁR, 2025. The role of geomorphometric predictors in LUCC modelling: A case study of Slovakia from 1990 to 2018. Progress in Physical Geography: Earth and Environment. 2025, 49/5, s. 564–589. ISSN 14770296. https://doi:10.1177/03091333251360426

3

DRUGA, M a J. MINÁR, 2018. Exposure to human influence – a geographical field approximating intensity of human influence on landscape structure. Journal of Maps. 2018, 14/2, s. 486–493. ISSN 1744-5647. https://doi:10.1080/17445647.2018.1493408

4

DRUGA, M. a V. FALŤAN, 2014. Influences of environmental drivers on land cover structure and its long term changes: A case study of the villages of Malachov and Podkonice. Moravian Geographical Reports. 2014, 22/3, s. 29–41. 

5

RUSINKO, A. a M. DRUGA, 2021. Barrier and corridor effects in cost distance accessibility approximation: LUCC modelling in Slovakia. Landscape Research. https://doi:10.1080/01426397.2021.2009785

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

DRUGA, M. a MINÁR, J., 2023. Cost distance and potential accessibility as alternative spatial approximators of human influence in LUCC modelling. Land use policy 132. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.landusepol.2023.106840

2

RUSINKO, Adam, Michal DRUGA a Jozef MINÁR, 2025. The role of geomorphometric predictors in LUCC modelling: A case study of Slovakia from 1990 to 2018. Progress in Physical Geography: Earth and Environment. 2025, 49/5, s. 564–589. ISSN 14770296. https://doi:10.1177/03091333251360426

3

RUSINKO, A. a M. DRUGA, 2021. Barrier and corridor effects in cost distance accessibility approximation: LUCC modelling in Slovakia. Landscape Research. https://doi:10.1080/01426397.2021.2009785

4

DRUGA, M. a RUSINKO, A., 2023. Comparison of DEM-derived determinants for modelling of long-term land cover change in a large scale: case studies from Slovak Western Carpathians. Geographia Cassoviensis 17, 21–36. https://doi.org/10.33542/gc2023-1-02

5

FALŤAN, Vladimír, František PETROVIČ, Ján OT’AHEL’, Ján FERANEC, Michal DRUGA, Matej HRUŠKA, Jozef NOVÁČEK, Vladimír SOLÁR a Veronika MECHUROVÁ, 2020. Comparison of CORINE land cover data with national statistics and the possibility to record this data on a local scale-case studies from Slovakia. Remote Sensing, 12/15. ISSN 20724292. https://doi:10.3390/RS12152484

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

DRUGA, Michal a Jozef MINÁR, 2023. Cost distance and potential accessibility as alternative spatial approximators of human influence in LUCC modelling. Land Use Policy. 2023, roč. 132, č. April 2021. ISSN 02648377. doi:10.1016/j.landusepol.2023.106840 cited by: TAO, Jilei, Hong WEI, Qinan WANG a Xiulong JIN, 2025. Exploring the coupling dynamics between accessibility of tourist attractions and tourism demand in Anhui Province. PLOS One [online]. 2025, roč. 20, č. 9, s. e0331577 [cit. 5.12.2025]. ISSN 19326203. Dostupné na: doi:10.1371/JOURNAL.PONE.0331577

2

RUSINKO, Adam a Michal DRUGA, 2022. Barrier and corridor effects in cost- distance-based accessibility approximation for LUCC modelling: a case study of Slovakia from 2000 to 2018. Landscape Research. 2022, roč. 47, č. 3, s. 316–332. ISSN 14699710. doi:10.1080/01426397.2021.2009785 cited by: LIU, Jinyan, Bowen JIN, Jianwen DONG a Guochang DING, 2025. Integrating InVEST and MaxEnt Models for Ecosystem Service Network Optimization in Island Cities: Evidence from Pingtan Island, China. Sustainability 2025, Vol. 17, Page 8470. 2025, roč. 17, č. 18, s. 8470 [cit. 5.12.2025]. ISSN 2071-1050. doi:10.3390/SU17188470

3

DRUGA, M a J. MINÁR, 2018. Exposure to human influence – a geographical field approximating intensity of human influence on landscape structure. Journal of Maps. 2018, roč. 14, č. 2, s. 486–493. ISSN 1744-5647. https://doi:10.1080/17445647.2018.1493408 cited by:  [o1] 2023 - Kaim, D. - Helmers, D.P. - Jakiel, M. - Pavlacka, D. - Radeloff, D.C. - In: Landscape Ecology, Vol. 38, No. 9, 2023 ; SCI ; SCOPUS

4

DRUGA, M. a V. FALŤAN, 2014. Influences of environmental drivers on land cover structure and its long term changes: A case study of the villages of Malachov and Podkonice. Moravian Geographical Reports. 2014, roč. 22, č. 3, s. 29–41 cited by:  [o1] 2016 - Keken, Z. - Kušta, T. - Langer, P. - Skaloš, J. - In: Land Use Policy, Vol. 59, December, 2016 ; s. 543-556 ; SCI ; SCOPUS

5

DRUGA, M a J. MINÁR, 2018. Exposure to human influence – a geographical field approximating intensity of human influence on landscape structure. Journal of Maps. 2018, roč. 14, č. 2, s. 486–493. ISSN 1744-5647. https://doi:10.1080/17445647.2018.1493408 cited by:  [o1] 2020 - Xi, C.B. - Chi, Y. - Qian, T.L. - Zhang, W.H. - Wang, J.C. - In: Sustainability, Vol. 12, No. 11, 2020 ; Art. No. 4601 ; SCI ; SCOPUS

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

APVV-15-0054 | Physically-based land surface segmentation and its applications in geosciences, 2016 – 2020; member of the research team; The project focuses on development of methods of geomorphometric analysis and its applications, the member dealt with analyses of the georelief - land cover change relationship; https://fns.uniba.sk/segment

2

VEGA 2/0140/21 | The ecology of the West Nile virus in the environment affected by global change, 2021-2024; member of the research team; The project aims to verify the hypothesis about global change impact at the re-emergent behavior of the West Nile virus in the conditions of its active circulation. The member is responsible for the physical-geographical and geoinformatical aspects of the research.

3

ITMS2014: 313011V465 | Research and development of remote sensing methods for geospatial data collection in forest monitoring for enhancement of forest management and protection, 2019 - 2023; member of the research team; The project aims to create long-term excellent research, development and innovation ecosystem in the area of acquisition and processing of geospatial data by the remote sensing methods at tha basis of active partnership among state, public and industrial R&D sector.; https://web.nlcsk.org/?page_id=35158

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
2022-01-12