Research/art/teacher profile of a person
Name and surname:
doc. Mgr. Vladimír Greif, 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
Greif
I.2 - Name
Vladimír
I.3 - Degrees
Assoc. Prof.,Msc., Ph.D.
I.4 - Year of birth
1975
I.5 - Name of the workplace
Dept. of Engineering Geology, Hydrogeology and Applied Geophysics
I.6 - Address of the workplace
Comenius University in Bratislava, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Mlynská dolina, Ilkovičova 6, 842 15 Bratislava 4
I.7 - Position
associate professor
I.8 - E-mail address
vladimir.greif@uniba.sk
I.9 - Hyperlink to the entry of a person in the Register of university staff
https://www.portalvs.sk/regzam/detail/4245
I.10 - Name of the study field in which a person works at the university
Engineering geology
I.11 - ORCID iD
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8180-6481

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 Sciences
II.b - Year
1998
II.c - Study field and programme
Engineering geology
II.3 - Third degree of higher education
II.a - Name of the university or institution
Kyoto University, Faculty of Sciences, Division of Earth and Planetary Sciences
II.b - Year
2003
II.c - Study field and programme
Geophysics
II.4 - Associate professor
II.a - Name of the university or institution
Comenius University in Bratislava, Faculty of Natural Sciences
II.b - Year
2014
II.c - Study field and programme
Engineering geology
II.5 - Professor
II.6 - Doctor of Science (DrSc.)

III. - Current and previous employment

III.a - Occupation-position III.b - Institution III.c - Duration
reseach assistant Comenius University in Bratislava, Faculty of Natural Sciences 1998-1999
research assistant Kyoto University, Faculty of Science 2001-2003
assistant lecturer Kyoto University, Disaster Prevention Research Institute 2003-2005
reseach assistant Comenius University in Bratislava, Faculty of Natural Sciences 2005-2014
assoc. professor Comenius University in Bratislava, Faculty of Natural Sciences 2014-

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
Tasks of engineering geology in construction engineering Engineering Geology and Hydrogeology III. Earth Sciences
Soil Mechanics Engineering Geology and Hydrogeology 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)
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)
6
V.4.b - Diploma (second degree)
8
V.4.c - Dissertation (third degree)
3
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
Engineering Geology in Civil Engineering Engineering gology and Hydrogeology II. Earth Sciences
Remote Sensing in Engineering Geology Engineering gology and Hydrogeology II. Earth Sciences
Introduction to soil mechanics Engineering gology and Hydrogeology II. Earth Sciences
Thesis Seminar in Engineering Geology (1) Engineering gology and Hydrogeology II. Earth Sciences
Thesis Seminar in Engineering Geology (2) Engineering gology and Hydrogeology II. Earth Sciences
Seminar in Engineering Geology (1) Engineering gology and Hydrogeology II. Earth Sciences
Seminar in Engineering Geology (2) Engineering gology and Hydrogeology II. Earth Sciences
Geological aspects of Large Construction Projects Engineering gology and Hydrogeology II. Earth Sciences
Geotechnical Monitoring Engineering gology and Hydrogeology 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
87
VI.1.b - Over the last six years
16
VI.1.2 - Number of the research/artistic/other outputs registered in the Web of Science or Scopus databases
VI.1.a - Overall
29
VI.1.b - Over the last six years
7
VI.1.3 - Number of citations corresponding to the research/artistic/other outputs
VI.1.a - Overall
349
VI.1.b - Over the last six years
225
VI.1.4 - Number of citations registered in the Web of Science or Scopus databases
VI.1.a - Overall
349
VI.1.b - Over the last six years
225
VI.1.5 - Number of invited lectures at the international, national level
VI.1.a - Overall
1
VI.1.b - Over the last six years
0
VI.2 - The most significant research/artistic/other outputs
1

Vlcko J., Greif V., Grof V., Jezny M., Petro L., Brcek M. Rock displacement and thermal expansion study at historic heritage sites in Slovakia. 2009, Environmental Geology, (8) 1727-1740

2

Greif, V; Brcek, M; Vlcko, J; Varilova, Z; Zvelebil, J (2017): Thermomechanical behavior of Pravcicka Brana Rock Arch (Czech Republic). LANDSLIDES, 14(4), 1441-1455 (IF: 3.811)

3

Greif V., Sassa K., Fukuoka H. Failure mechanism in an extremely slow rock slide at Bitchu-Matsuyama castle site (Japan) 2006, Landslides, (1) 22-38

4

Casagli, N., Cigna, F., Bianchini, S., Hölbling, D., Füreder, P., Righini, G., Del Conte, S., Friedl, B., Schneiderbauer, S., Iasio, C., Vlcko, J., Greif, V., Proske, H., Granica, K., Falco, S., Lozzi, S., Mora, O., Arnaud, A., Novali, F., Bianchi, M. Landslide mapping and monitoring by using radar and optical remote sensing: Examples from the EC-FP7 project SAFER (2016) Remote Sensing Applications: Society and Environment, 4, pp. 92-108.

5

Greif V., Vlcko J. Monitoring of post-failure landslide deformation by the PS-InSAR technique at Lubietova in Central Slovakia 2012, Environmental Earth Sciences, (6) 1585-1595

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

Maľa, M., Greif, V., Slavík, M., Lanzendörfer, M. (2025) Microstructural analysis of sandstone from Pravcicka brana, the largest rock arch in Europe.Geomorphology, 2025, 473, 109617

2

Maľa, M., Greif, V., Ondrášik, M. (2024) Deterioration of volcanic tuffs from rock dwellings in Brhlovce (Slovakia) induced by freeze-thaw cycling studied by non-destructive tests and µCT visualization. Bulletin of Engineering Geology and the Environment, 2024, 83(5), 166

3

Mala M., Greif, V., Ondrášik M., (2022) Pore structure evolution in andesite rocks induced by freeze–thaw cycles examined by non-destructive methods. Scientific Reports, 12(19) 1-14. 

4

Mala M., Greif, V., (2021) Effect of frost damage on the pore interconnectivity of porous rocks by spontaneous imbibition method. Bulletin of Engineering Geology and the Environment, 80(11), 8789 - 8799 

5

Mala M., Greif, V., Ondrasik, M., Mackova, A., (2021) Changes in pore characteristics of travertines from Spišské Podhradie after repeated freeze-thaw cycles. Acta Geologica Slovaca,

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

Casagli, N., Cigna, F., Bianchini, S., Hölbling, D., Füreder, P., Righini, G., Del Conte, S., Friedl, B., Schneiderbauer, S., Iasio, C., Vlcko, J., Greif, V., Proske, H., Granica, K., Falco, S., Lozzi, S., Mora, O., Arnaud, A., Novali, F., Bianchi, M. (2016) Landslide mapping and monitoring by using radar and optical remote sensing: Examples from the EC-FP7 project SAFER (2016) Remote Sensing Applications: Society and Environment, 4, pp. 92-108. cited by:Xie, M., Zhao, W., Ju, N., He, C., Huang, H., Cui, Q. Landslide evolution assessment based on InSAR and real-time monitoring of a large reactivated landslide, Wenchuan, China (2020) Engineering Geology, 277, art. no. 105781, and other 141 citations

2

Greif V., Vlcko J. Monitoring of post-failure landslide deformation by the PS-InSAR technique at Lubietova in Central Slovakia 2012, Environmental Earth Sciences, (6) 1585-1595 cited by:Wang, J., Wang, C., Xie, C., Zhang, H., Tang, Y., Zhang, Z., Shen, C.

Monitoring of large-scale landslides in Zongling, Guizhou, China, with improved distributed scatterer interferometric SAR time series methods (2020) Landslides, 17 (8), pp. 1777-1795. and other 74 citations

3

Greif V., Sassa K., Fukuoka H. Failure mechanism in an extremely slow rock slide at Bitchu-Matsuyama castle site (Japan) 2006, Landslides, (1) 22-38 cited by:Bakun-Mazor, D., Keissar, Y., Feldheim, A., Detournay, C., Hatzor, Y.H. Thermally-Induced Wedging–Ratcheting Failure Mechanism in Rock Slopes (2020) Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering, 53 (6), pp. 2521-2538. and other 25 citations

4

Vlcko J., Greif V., Grof V., Jezny M., Petro L., Brcek M. Rock displacement and thermal expansion study at historic heritage sites in Slovakia. 2009, Environmental Geology, (8) 1727-1740 cited by:Marmoni, G.M., Fiorucci, M., Grechi, G., Martino, S. Modelling of thermo-mechanical effects in a rock quarry wall induced by near-surface temperature fluctuations (2020) International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences, 134, art. no. 104440, and other 34 citations

5

Greif V., Vlcko J. Key block theory application for rock slope stability analysis in the foundations of medieval castles in Slovakia. 2013, Journal of Cultural Heritage, (4) 359-364 cited by:Zheng, J., Kulatilake, P.H.S.W., Deng, J. Development of a probabilistic block theory analysis procedure and its application to a rock slope at a hydropower station in China (2015) Engineering Geology, 188, pp. 110-125.and other 17 citations

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

Development of rock crack-gauge device invariant to thermal cycles for monitoring of block displacements. VEGA, 2019-2022, 48 828,-Eur, principal investigator

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
board of representatives member ICL International Consotium on Landslides 2001-
membership Slovak Association of Engineering geologists 2005-
membership IAEG International Association of Engineering Geology 2014-
membership Japan Landslide Society 2001-2005

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)
Kyoto University Kyoto, Japan 1999-2003 PhD. MONBUSHO Scholarship of Japanese Ministry of Education
Disaster Prevention Research Institute, Kyoto University Kyoto, Japan 2003-2005 JSPS Japan Society for Promotion of Science fellowship
Disaster Prevention Research Institute, Kyoto University Kyoto, Japan 22.8.2023-9.9.2023 Short Term Research Stay Grant of DPRI, Kyoto University, JAPAN

IX. - Other relevant facts

Date of last update
2025-02-04