Research/art/teacher profile of a person
Name and surname:
prof. Mgr. Natália Hlavatá Hudáčková, 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
Hlavatá Hudáčková
I.2 - Name
Natália
I.3 - Degrees
prof. Mgr., PhD.
I.4 - Year of birth
1968
I.5 - Name of the workplace
Department of geology and paleontology/Faculty of Natural Sciences, Comenius University in Bratislava
I.6 - Address of the workplace
Prif UK v Bratislave, Ilkovičova 6, Mlynská dolina, 84215 Bratislava, Slovakia
I.7 - Position
professor
I.8 - E-mail address
natalia.hudackova@uniba.sk
I.9 - Hyperlink to the entry of a person in the Register of university staff
https://www.portalvs.sk/regzam/detail/4258
I.10 - Name of the study field in which a person works at the university
Earth Sciences
I.11 - ORCID iD
0000-0002-5083-2935

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
1991
II.c - Study field and programme
geology; basic and economy geology
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
1997
II.c - Study field and programme
geology; basic geology
II.4 - Associate professor
II.a - Name of the university or institution
Faculty of Natural Sciences, Comenius University, Bratislava
II.b - Year
2012
II.c - Study field and programme
geology
II.5 - Professor
II.a - Name of the university or institution
Faculty of Natural Sciences, Comenius University, Bratislava
II.b - Year
2024
II.c - Study field and programme
geology, Earth Sciences
II.6 - Doctor of Science (DrSc.)

III. - Current and previous employment

III.a - Occupation-position III.b - Institution III.c - Duration
asistent Faculty of Natural Sciences, Comenius University, Bratislava 1995-1997
lecturer Faculty of Natural Sciences, Comenius University, Bratislava 1997 - 2012
assistent professor Faculty of Natural Sciences, Comenius University, Bratislava 2012 - 2022
full professor Faculty of Natural Sciences, Comenius University, Bratislava 2022 - 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
Professional Competency Exams, No. 110 Ministry of the Environment of the Slovak Republic 2018, 2023
International School on Foraminifera, Urbino University Urbino, Italy 2009
Sequence Stratigraphy Course Nafta a.s. 2004

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
Paleontology Geology I. Earth Sciences
General paleobiology Paleontology I. 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.2.a - Name of the study programme V.2.b - Degree V.2.c - Field of study
Paleontology I. Earth Sciences
Paleontology II. Earth Sciences
Paleontology III. Earth Sciences
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)
1
V.4.c - Dissertation (third degree)
2
V.4.2 - Number of defended theses
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
Systematic palaeontology of non-chordates 2 Paleontology II. Earth Sciences
Evolutionary palaeontology Paleontology II. Earth Sciences
Palaeontological research methods Paleontology, Geology I. Earth Sciences
Fundamentals of scientific publishing Paleontology I Earth Sciences
Palaeozoology Zoology I Biology
Applied micropalaeontology Paleontology II. Earth Sciences
Marine Sciences Zoology I. + II. Biology
Marine Sciences Paleontology I. + II. Earth Sciences
Paleobiology of the sea Teacher Training for Biology in Combination I. Teacher Training and Education Science
Paleobiology of the sea Paleontology I. Earth Sciences
Geology for natural scientists Teacher training foundations I. Teacher Training and Education Science

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
295
VI.1.b - Over the last six years
79
VI.1.2 - Number of the research/artistic/other outputs registered in the Web of Science or Scopus databases
VI.1.a - Overall
58
VI.1.b - Over the last six years
31
VI.1.3 - Number of citations corresponding to the research/artistic/other outputs
VI.1.a - Overall
1321
VI.1.b - Over the last six years
326
VI.1.4 - Number of citations registered in the Web of Science or Scopus databases
VI.1.a - Overall
1606
VI.1.b - Over the last six years
995
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
2
VI.2 - The most significant research/artistic/other outputs
1

Hudáčková, N., Holcová, K., Halásová, K., Kováčová, M., Doláková, N., Trubač, J., Rybár, S., Ruman, A., Stárek, D., Šujan, M., Jamrich, M. and Kováč, M. 2020: The Pannonian Basin System northern margin paleogeography, climate, and depositional environments in the time range during MMCT (Central Paratethys, Novohrad-Nógrád Basin, Slovakia). Palaeontologia Electronica, 23(3):a50. https://doi.org/10.26879/1067 (WOS, SCOPUS, Q2) (ohlasy 12)

2

Kováč, M., Hudáčková, N., Halásová, E., Kováčová, M., Holcová, K., Oszczypko-Clowes, M., Báldi, K., Less, Gy., Nagymarosy, A., Ruman, A., Klučiar, T. & Jamrich, M. 2017: The Central Paratethys palaeoceanography: a water circulation model based on microfossil proxies, climate, and changes of depositional environment. Acta Geologica Slovaca, 9, 2, 75–114. (ohlasy 172)

3

Tomašových, A., Schlögl, J., Biroň, A., Hudáčková, N., Mikuš, T. 2017: Taphonomic clock and bathymetric dependence of cephalopod preservation in bathyal, sediment-starved environments, Palaios, 32, 3, 135-152. (Ohlasy 42)

4

Cosentino, D., Schildgen, T.F., Cipollari, P., Faranda, C., Gliozzi, E., Hudáčková, N., Lucifora, S., Strecker, M.R. 2012: Late Miocene surface uplift of the southern margin of the Central Anatolian plateau, Central Taurides, Turkey, Bulletin of the Geological Society of America, 124, 1-2, 133-145. (Ohlasy 178)

5

Kováčová, P., Emmanuel, L., Hudáčková, N., Renard, M. 2009: Central Paratethys paleoenvironment during the Badenian (Middle Miocene): Evidence from foraminifera and stable isotope (δ13C and δ18O) study in the Vienna Basin (Slovakia), International Journal of Earth Sciences, 98, 5, 1109-1127. (cited 47)

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

Kiss P., Jonkers L., Hudáčková N., Reuter R.T., Donner B., Fischer G., Kucera M, 2021: Determinants of Planktonic Foraminifera Calcite Flux: Implications for the Prediction of Intra- and Inter-Annual Pelagic Carbonate Budgets, Global Biogeochemical Cycles, Vol. 35, Iss 9., 1-18; doi/10.1029/2020GB006748 (ohlasy:11) 

2

Kiss, P., Hudáčková, N., Titschack, J., Siccha, M., Heřmanová, Z., Silye, L., Ruman, A., Rybár, S., and Kučera, M. 2023: Convergent evolution of spherical shells in Miocene planktonic foraminifera documents the parallel emergence of a complex character in response to environmental forcing. Paleobiology, 1–17. doi:10.1017/pab.2022.48 (ohlasy: 7)

3

Babejová-Kmecová, J., Hudáčková, N., Király, E.,Báldi, K., Preto, N., Bielich, M., Golej, M. 2024: Miliolide-rich assemblages in the Paratethys: Paleoenvironmental implications for Serravallian (Badenian–Sarmatian) sediments. Geologica Carpathica, 75, 4, 279–299. https://doi.org/10.31577/GeolCarp.2024.16 (ohlasy:4)

4

Tomašových, A., Galović, I., Hudáčková, N., Hyžný, M., Ruman, A., Rybár, S., Šimo, V., & Schlögl, J. 2024: Articulated and dislocated infaunal echinoids as unique markers of hypoxic environments from the Miocene of Central Paratethys. Lethaia, 57, 4. https://doi.org/10.18261/let.57.4.4 (ohlasy 3)

5

Jamrich, M., Rybár, S., Ruman, A., Kováčová, M., & Hudáčková, N. (2024). Biostratigraphy and paleoecology of the upper Badenian carbonate and siliciclastic nearshore facies in the Vienna Basin (Slovakia). Facies, 70(1), 5. (ohlasy:8)

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

Kováčová, P., Emmanuel, L., Hudáčková, N., Renard, M. 2009: Central Paratethys paleoenvironment during the Badenian (Middle Miocene): Evidence from foraminifera and stable isotope (δ13C and δ18O) study in the Vienna Basin (Slovakia), International Journal of Earth Sciences, 98, 5, 1109-1127.

[o1] 2025 Milošević, M. - Ćosović, V. - Hajek-Tadesse, V. - Galović, I. - Miknić, M. - Baranyi, V.: Palaeoecological insight into the Badenian Sea – Middle Miocene palaeoenvironments from the North Croatian Basin, Central Paratethys, Geobios, Vol. 92 - SCOPUS.

2

Kováč, M., Márton, E., Oszczypko, N., Vojtko, R., Hók, J., Králiková, S., Plašienka, D., Klučiar, T., Hudáčková, N., Oszczypko-Clowes, M. 2017: Neogene palaeogeography and basin evolution of the Western Carpathians, Northern Pannonian domain and adjoining areas, Global and Planetary Change, 155, 133-154.

[o1] 2020 Raffi, I. et al.: The Neogene Period. In: Gradstein, F.M. - Ogg, J.G. - Schmitz, M.D. - Ogg, G.M. (eds.): Geologic Time Scale 2020, Vol. 2, Chapter 29, s. 1141-1215, Elsevier - SCOPUS

3

Cosentino, D., Schildgen, T.F., Cipollari, P., Faranda, C., Gliozzi, E., Hudáčková, N., Lucifora, S., Strecker, M.R. 2012: Late Miocene surface uplift of the southern margin of the Central Anatolian plateau, Central Taurides, Turkey, Bulletin of the Geological Society of America, 124, 1-2, 133-145.

[o1] 2017 Göğüş, O.H. - Pysklywec, R.N. - Şengör, A.M.C. - Gün, E.: Drip tectonics and the enigmatic uplift of the Central Anatolian Plateau, Nature Communications, Vol. 8, Article 1538 - SCOPUS/WoS.

4

Tomašových, A., Schlögl, J., Biroň, A., Hudáčková, N., Mikuš, T. 2017: Taphonomic clock and bathymetric dependence of cephalopod preservation in bathyal, sediment-starved environments, Palaios, 32, 3, 135-152.

[o1] 2022 Agiadi, K. - Azzarone, M. - Hua, Q. - Kaufman, D.S. - Thivaiou, D. - Albano, P.G.: The taphonomic clock in fish otoliths, Paleobiology, Vol. 48, No. 1, s. 154-170 - SCOPUS / WoS

5

Hudáčková, N., Holcová, K., Halásová, E., Kováčová, M., Doláková, N., Trubač, J., Rybár, S., Ruman, A., Stárek, D., Šujan, M., Jamrich, M., Kováč, M. 2020: The Pannonian Basin System northern margin paleogeography, climate, and depositional environments in the time range during MMCT (Central Paratethys, Novohrad-Nógrád Basin, Slovakia), Palaeontologia Electronica, 23, 3, a50.

[o1] 2022 Pavelić, D. - Kovačić, M. - Tibljaš, D. - Galić, I. - Marković, F. - Pavičić, I.: Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology, Vol. 586, 110786 - SCOPUS, WoS

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

NŠP -57-24 – Middle Miocene of the Eastern and Central Paratethys: supra-regional correlations and comparative palaeoenvironmental reconstructions (principal investigator: Natália Hudáčková, Yuliia Vernyhorova)

2

KEGA 051UK-4/2023 Moderná učebnica geológie pre primárne a sekundárne vzdelávanie žiakov v zmysle nového kurikula výučby prírodovedných predmetov (principal investigator: Natália Hudáčková, ukončený excelentne).

3

VEGA 2/0012/24 Biochronology of fossil events and sediment-archived changes of global paleoenvironments in the Mesozoic and Cenozoic formations of the Western Carpathians. Biochronológia fosílnych eventov a sedimentárne archívy globálnych zmien paleoprostredia v mezozoických a kenozoických súvrstviach Západných Karpát. (Principal investigators: Assoc. prof. Ján Soták, DrSc. and prof. RNDr. Daniela Reháková, CSc.).

4

 APVV 22-0523 Comparative taphonomy of micro- and macroinvertebrates: tracing the intensity of the taphonomically-active zone through time (principal investigator Adam Tomašových).

5

2014 – 2015: APVV SK_CZ-2013-0129 Komplexná paleobiologická analýza vybraných lokalít mezozoika a terciéru Západných Karpát, Complex analysis of the key Mesozoic and Tertiary geological localities of the west Carpathians 

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
Kurz Marine Sciences, Paleoceanography PriF UK, ELTE Hu 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020
Organizovanie konfernecie ICYG Herľany PriF UK, FBERG, AGH Krakov 1998 - 2005; 2018, 2022
X. IWAF Int. Conference on Agglutinated Foraminifera, Smolenice PriF UK, SAV, TMS 2017
ESSEWECA medzinárodná konferencia Bratislava PriF UK 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2024
EEDEN Peritethys World Meeting PriF UK 2003

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)
UKR VNIGRI - Štúdium dinocýst Ukr Vnigri, Lviv University Ivana Franko, Ľvov, Ukrajina 13.1. - 4.2. 1994 Invitation to cooperation
GU PRIF UK Praha - Study of benthic echinoderms Prague, Czech Republic 11.09 - 10.10. 2000 Bilateral CZ project
Utrecht University - study dinocysts Utrecht, Netherlands 2.02 - 20. 02 1997 Peritethys project
Università degli Studi di Parma, study of planktonic echinoderms Parma, Italy 1.10 - 30.10 2002 EEDEN project grant
University Urbino, School of Foraminifera Urbino, Italy 06.06. - 04.07 2010 Invitation

IX. - Other relevant facts

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

Member of the Editorial Board of the journal Geologica Carpathica, Member of the NGK SR, Member of the Central Subject Committee of the Faculty of Science for the field of Man and Nature, Member of the Council of Teacher Study Programmes of the Faculty of Science of the Charles University.

2026 - Rector's Award for thesis supervision

2025 – Ján Pettko Award for scientific contribution, publication-citation impact and spreading the good name of Slovak geology abroad.

2023 – NIVAM thanks for cooperation in the preparation of a new curriculum for primary schools

2019 – Academic commendation of Comenius University for the promotion of science

2018 – Silver medal of the PRIF Comenius University

2017 - Rector's Award for thesis supervision

2015 - thank you letter for valuable contribution to the creation of the textbook of regional education Senec - from hills to horizons

2014 - Academic Commendation, PRIF UK Teachers Award

2011 - letter of thanks for cooperation and assistance in saving, preserving and presenting cultural heritage

Date of last update
2026-08-20