Research/art/teacher profile of a person
Name and surname:
RNDr. Michal Hrabovský, 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
Hrabovský
I.2 - Name
Michal
I.3 - Degrees
RNDr., PhD.
I.4 - Year of birth
1990
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
Associate professor
I.8 - E-mail address
michal.hrabovsky@uniba.sk
I.9 - Hyperlink to the entry of a person in the Register of university staff
https://www.portalvs.sk/regzam/detail/28607
I.10 - Name of the study field in which a person works at the university
biológia
I.11 - ORCID iD
0000-0002-7834-4167

II. - Higher education and further qualification growth

II.1 - First degree of higher education
II.a - Name of the university or institution
Comenius University in Bratislava, Faculty of Natural Sciences
II.b - Year
2011
II.c - Study field and programme
Biology
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
2013
II.c - Study field and programme
Botany
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
2017
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
Associate professor Comenius Univesity in Bratislava, Faculty of Natural Sciences 2025-present
Assistant professor Comenius Univesity in Bratislava, Faculty of Natural Sciences 2017-2025

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
Anatomy and morphology of plants Systematic biology I. Biology
Vascular plant phylogeny and taxonomy 1, 2 Systematic biology I. Biology
Plant taxonomy Botany II. Biology
Methods in botany Botany II. Biology
Evolution of plants and fungi Botany II. Biology
Phytogeography Botany II. 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)
1
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)
1
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
Plant biodiversity Biology, Systematic biology I. Biology
Determination course – vascular plants 1, 2 Biology, Systematic biology I. Biology
Excursion in Botany and Zoology Environmental studies I. Ecological and Environmental Sciences
Excursion in botany 2 Systematic biology I. Biology
Plant morphology Teacher Training for Biology in Combination I. Teacher Training and Education Science
Special seminar in botany 2 Botany II. Biology
Botany – vascular plants of Europe 1, 2 Botany II. Biology
Botany field practice Botany II. Biology
Biostatistics for botanists Botany II. Biology
Floristic course Botany II. Biology
Experimental taxonomy Botany II. 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
86
VI.1.b - Over the last six years
52
VI.1.2 - Number of the research/artistic/other outputs registered in the Web of Science or Scopus databases
VI.1.a - Overall
13
VI.1.b - Over the last six years
9
VI.1.3 - Number of citations corresponding to the research/artistic/other outputs
VI.1.a - Overall
84
VI.1.b - Over the last six years
70
VI.1.4 - Number of citations registered in the Web of Science or Scopus databases
VI.1.a - Overall
55
VI.1.b - Over the last six years
49
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
1
VI.2 - The most significant research/artistic/other outputs
1

Mičieta K., Zahradníková E., Hrabovský M., Ščevková J. (2018): Fylogenéza a morfogenéza cievnatých rastlín. Polygrafické stredisko Univerzity Komenského v Bratislave, Bratislava, 340 p.

2

Hrabovský M., Ščevková J., Mičieta K., Lafférsová J., Dušička J. (2016): Expansion and aerobiology of Ambrosia artemisiifolia L. in Slovakia. Annals of Agricultural and Environmental Medicine 23(1): 64 – 70

3

Hrabovský M. (2020): Leaf evolution and classification. 1. Lycopodiopsida. Acta Botanica Universitatis Comenianae 55: 19-37

4

Kliment J., Hrabovský M., Letz D. R., Eliáš P. ml., Kučera J., Mártonfi P., Guričanová D., Vančová I., Feráková V., Goliašová K., Hodálová I., Kochjarová J., Marhold K., Turisová I. 2024+: Databáza slovenského botanického menoslovia – cievnaté rastliny. https://slovakplantnames.sav.sk

5

Rendeková A., Mičieta K., Hrabovský M., Eliašová M., Miškovic J. (2019): Effects of invasive plant species on species diversity: implications on ruderal vegetation in Bratislava City, Slovakia, Central Europe. Acta Societatis Botanicorum Poloniae 88(2): 3621

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

Hrabovský M., Kubalová S., Mičieta K., Ščevková J. (2024) Environmental impacts on intraspecific variation in Ambrosia artemisiifolia genome size in Slovakia, Central Europe. Environ Sci Pollut Res 31, 33960–33974 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-024-33410-x

2

Michalová M., Hrabovský M., Kubalová S., Miháliková T. (2024) Modelling the Symphyotrichum lanceolatum invasion in Slovakia, Central Europe. Model. Earth Syst. Environ. 10, 2749–2759 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40808-023-01945-6

3

Hrabovský M., Kubalová S., Kanka R. (2024) The impact of changing climate on the spread of the widely expanding species Ambrosia artemisiifolia in Slovakia. Theor Appl Climatol 155, 6137–6150 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00704-024-05006-5

4

Hrabovský M., Ščevková J., Rendeková A., Zahradníková E., Jarolímek I. (2025). Long-term changes in the allergenic potential of ruderal vegetation in a Central European urban area. Reg Environ Change 25, 35 (2025). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10113-025-02372-2

5

Hrabovský M., Hladík M. (2024) Control of invasive Ailanthus altissima in the Danube floodplain forests in Bratislava using chemical and biological agents. Forest Ecology and Management 569, 122225 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foreco.2024.122225

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

Shively T. J., Barney J. N., Baudoin A., Fearer C. J., Reid J. L., Salom S. M. (2025). Range Expansion of a Verticillium nonalfalfae Isolate Suppresses Ailanthus altissima With Variable Results Along Environmental Gradients. Forest Pathology, 55(2), e70013.

Cited article: Hrabovský M., Hladík M. (2024) Control of invasive Ailanthus altissima in the Danube floodplain forests in Bratislava using chemical and biological agents. Forest Ecology and Management 569, 122225 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foreco.2024.122225

2

DiMichele W. A., Bateman R. M., Rothwell G. W., Duijnstee I. A., Elrick S. D., Looy C. V. (2022). Stigmaria: a review of the anatomy, development, and functional morphology of the rootstock of the arboreous Lycopsids. International Journal of Plant Sciences, 183(6), 493-534.

Cited article: Hrabovský M. (2020): Leaf evolution and classification. 1. Lycopodiopsida. Acta Botanica Universitatis Comenianae 55: 19-37

3

Skalova, H., Wen-Yong, G., Moravcova, L., & Pyšek, P. (2019). Performance of Ambrosia artemisiifolia and its potential competitors in an experimental temperature and salinity gradient and implications for management. Management of Biological Invasions, 10(2), 359.

Cited article: Hrabovský M., Ščevková J., Mičieta K., Lafférsová J., Dušička J. (2016): Expansion and aerobiology of Ambrosia artemisiifolia L. in Slovakia. Annals of Agricultural and Environmental Medicine 23(1): 64 – 70

4

Schubert R., Hohlfeld H., Brugger M. (2025). Flow cytometry and cytological studies reveal consecutive rounds of strict partial genome duplications and endomitosis in cellular nuclei from vegetative organs of seeded Dactylorhiza majalis (subfamily Orchidoideae). Biologia, 1-15.

Cited article: Hrabovský M., Kubalová S., Mičieta K., Ščevková J. (2024) Environmental impacts on intraspecific variation in Ambrosia artemisiifolia genome size in Slovakia, Central Europe. Environ Sci Pollut Res 31, 33960–33974 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-024-33410-x

5

Chen S., Bai X., Ye J., Chen W., Xu G. (2024). Prediction of suitable habitat of alien invasive plant Ambrosia trifida in Northeast China under various climatic scenarios. Diversity, 16(6), 322.

Cited article: Hrabovský M., Ščevková J., Mičieta K., Lafférsová J., Dušička J. (2016): Expansion and aerobiology of Ambrosia artemisiifolia L. in Slovakia. Annals of Agricultural and Environmental Medicine 23(1): 64 – 70

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

APVV SK-BG 23-0018: DNA štúdium eko-geografickej diverzity ohrozených druhov orchideí, co-investigator

2

APVV 20-0246: Klonovanie génov zabezpečujúcich totálnu rezistenciu voči múčnatke trávovej na pšenici, co-investigator

3

Vega 1/0180/22 Research of fungal communities including phytopathogens in the near-surface atmosphere based on NGS methodology, co-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
Commision for the Slovak botanical nomenclature, secretary Slovak Botanical Society 2017-present
member of the editorial board of the Acta Botanica Universitatis Comenianae Department of Botany, Faculty of Natural Sciences, UK in Bratislava 2016-present

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

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

Literary Fund Award for Scientific and Professional Literature in 2018 in the category Natural and Technical Sciences for the work: Mičieta K., Zahradníková E., Hrabovský M., Ščevková J. (2018): Fylogenéza a morfogenéza cievnatých rastlín. Polygrafické stredisko Univerzity Komenského v Bratislave, Bratislava, 340 p.

Date of last update
2025-01-04