Research/art/teacher profile of a person
Name and surname:
RNDr. Jozef Dušička, 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
Dušička
I.2 - Name
Jozef
I.3 - Degrees
RNDr., PhD.
I.4 - Year of birth
1974
I.5 - Name of the workplace
Department of Botany, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Comenius University in Bratislava
I.6 - Address of the workplace
Mlynská dolina, Ilkovičova 6, 842 15 Bratislava 4
I.7 - Position
Assistant professor
I.8 - E-mail address
jozef.dusicka@uniba.sk
I.9 - Hyperlink to the entry of a person in the Register of university staff
https://www.portalvs.sk/regzam/detail/4217
I.10 - Name of the study field in which a person works at the university
Biology
I.11 - ORCID iD
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2150-9899

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
Comenius University in Bratislava, Faculty of Natural Science
II.b - Year
1998
II.c - Study field and programme
Mathematics-Biology
II.3 - Third degree of higher education
II.a - Name of the university or institution
Comenius University in Bratislava, Faculty of Natural Science
II.b - Year
2014
II.c - Study field and programme
Botany
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
Lecturer Comenius University in Bratislava, Faculty of Natural Science 2002-2008
Assistant professor Comenius University in Bratislava, Faculty of Natural Science 2009-present

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
Botany Biology I. Biology
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)
0
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)
4
V.4.b - Diploma (second degree)
2
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
Crop plants Botany II. Biology
Botany field practice Botany II. Biology
Environmental botany Botany II. Biology
Field excursion from botany Teacher Training for Biology in Combination I. Teacher Training and Education Science
Crop plants for teachers Teacher Training for Biology in Combination I. Teacher Training and Education Science
Excursion in botany Biology I. Biology

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
79
VI.1.b - Over the last six years
36
VI.1.2 - Number of the research/artistic/other outputs registered in the Web of Science or Scopus databases
VI.1.a - Overall
28
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
230
VI.1.b - Over the last six years
160
VI.1.4 - Number of citations registered in the Web of Science or Scopus databases
VI.1.a - Overall
140
VI.1.b - Over the last six years
120
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

Ščevková, J., Dušička, J., Chrenová, J., Mičieta, K., 2010: Annual pollen spectrum variations in the air of Bratislava (Slovakia): years 2002-2009. Aerobiologia. 26(): 277-287.

2

Brutovská, E., Sámelová, A., Dušička, J., Mičieta, K., 2013: Ageing of trees: Application of general ageing theories. Ageing Research Reviews. 12(4): 855-866. 

3

Ščevková, J., Dušička, J., Mičieta, K., Somorčík, J., 2015: Diurnal variation in airborne pollen concentration of six allergenic tree taxa and its relationship with meteorological parameters. Aerobiologia, 31, 457-468. 

4

Ščevková, J., Dušička, J., Hrubiško, M., Mičieta, K., 2015: Influence of airborne pollen counts and length of pollen season of selected allergenic plants on the concentration of sIgE antibodies on the population of Bratislava, Slovakia. Ann Agric Environ Med, 22, 451-455. 

5

Ščevková, J., Dušička, J., Mičieta, K., Somorčík, J., 2016: The effects of recent changes in air temperature on trends in airborne Alternaria, Epicoccum and Stemphylium spore seasons in Bratislava (Slovakia). Aerobiologia, 32, 69-81. 

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

Ščevková, J., Tropeková, M., Dušička, J., Lafférsová, J., Rybníček, O., Zahradníková, E., Hrabovský, M., 2025: Rising allergenic risk in cities: a progressive pollen calendar analysis in response to climate change in Central Europe. Reg Environ Change, 25, 103

2

Damialis, Athanasios e.al.. Dušička, J., 2021: Higher airborne pollen concentrations correlated with increased SARS-CoV-2 infection rates, as evidenced from 31 countries across the globe. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Vollume. 118, Issue 12, Article number e2019034118

3

Ščevková, J., Vašková, Z., Dušička, J. et al. Co-occurrence of airborne biological and anthropogenic pollutants in the central European urban ecosystem. Environ Sci Pollut Res30, 26523–26534 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-022-24048-8

4

Ščevková, J., Vašková, Z., Sepšiová, R., Dušička, J., Kováč, J., 2020: Relationship between Poaceae pollen and Phl p 5 allergen concentrations and the impact of weather variables and air pollutants on their levels in the atmosphere. Heliyon. - Roč. 6, č. 7 (2020), s. [1-7], Art. No. e0442

5

Štefániková, N., Picornell, A., Dušička, J., Rybníček, O., Lafférsová, J., Ščevková, J., 2026: Modelling future flowering trends of Alnus, Corylus, and Betula in Central Europe using the PhenoFlex framework. Urban Forestry & Urban Greening, 117, e129259.

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

Ščevková, J., Dušička, J., Chrenová, J., Mičieta, K., 2010: Annual pollen spectrum variations in the air of Bratislava (Slovakia): years 2002-2009. Aerobiologia. 26(): 277-287. In: [o1] 2020 Camacho, I. - Caeiro, E. - Nunes, C. - Morais-Almeida, M.: Allergologia et Immunopathologia, Vol. 48, No. 2, 2020, s. 194-201 - SCOPUS

2

Brutovská, E., Sámelová, A., Dušička, J., Mičieta, K., 2013: Ageing of trees: Application of general ageing theories. Ageing Research Reviews. 12(4): 855-866. In: [o1] 2014 Döring, T.F. - Vieweger, A. - Pautasso, M. - Vaarst, M. - Finckh, M.R. - Wolfe, M.S.: Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture, Vol. 95, No. 3, 2014, s. 455-465 - SCI ; SCOPUS

3

Ščevková, J., Dušička, J., Mičieta, K., Somorčík, J., 2015: Diurnal variation in airborne pollen concentration of six allergenic tree taxa and its relationship with meteorological parameters. Aerobiologia, 31, 457-468. In: [o1] 2016 Silva-Palacios, I. - Fernandez-Rodriguez, S. - Duran-Barroso, P. - Tormo-Molina, R. - Maya-Manzano, J.M. - Gonzalo-Garijo, A.: International Jurnal of Biometeorology, Vol. 60, No. 2, 2016, s. 297-306 - SCI

4

Ščevková, J., Dušička, J., Hrubiško, M., Mičieta, K., 2015: Influence of airborne pollen counts and length of pollen season of selected allergenic plants on the concentration of sIgE antibodies on the population of Bratislava, Slovakia. Ann Agric Environ Med, 22, 451-455. [o1] 2016 Pablos, I. - Wildner, S. - Asam, C. - Wallner, M. - Gadermaier, G.: Current Allergy and Asthma Reports, Vol. 16, No. 4, 2016, Art. No. 31 - SCOPUS ; SCI

5

Ščevková, J., Dušička, J., Mičieta, K., Somorčík, J., 2016: The effects of recent changes in air temperature on trends in airborne Alternaria, Epicoccum and Stemphylium spore seasons in Bratislava (Slovakia). Aerobiologia, 32, 69-81. In: [o1] 2020 Olsen, Y. - Skjoth, C. A. - Hertel, O. - Rasmussen, K. - Sigsgaard, T. - Gosewinkel, U.: Aerobiologia, Vol. 36, No. 2, 2020, s. 141-157 - SCI ; SCOPUS

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

2016-2018: Vega 1/0885/16 Phytoindication of environmental mutagenesis and aerobiological analysis in the prevention and minimisation of negative effects of the environment on the health condition of the population. Co-researcher. This project was a follow-up to the previous project (VEGA 1/0380/13), whose main focus was the creation, validation and development of original methodological approaches allowing phytoindication of ecogenotoxicity at all structural and functional levels of genome organization as well as aerobiological analysis of allergic microsporogenetic factors.

2

VEGA 1/0180/22 Výskum hubových spoločenstiev vrátane fytopatogénov v prízemnej vrstve atmosféry založený na NGS metodike; 2022-2025, Spoluriešiteľ.

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