Research/art/teacher profile of a person
Name and surname:
RNDr. Michal Klobučník, 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
Klobučník
I.2 - Name
Michal
I.3 - Degrees
RNDr., PhD.
I.4 - Year of birth
1984
I.5 - Name of the workplace
Department of Economic and Social Geography, Demography and Territorial Development, Faculty of Natural Sciences of the 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
michal.klobucnik@uniba.sk
I.9 - Hyperlink to the entry of a person in the Register of university staff
https://www.portalvs.sk/regzam/detail/20845
I.10 - Name of the study field in which a person works at the university
Earth Sciences
I.11 - ORCID iD
http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7253-2992

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
II.b - Year
2007
II.c - Study field and programme
Geography and public administration
II.2 - Second degree of higher education
II.a - Name of the university or institution
Comenius University in Bratislava
II.b - Year
2009
II.c - Study field and programme
Human geography in administration
II.3 - Third degree of higher education
II.a - Name of the university or institution
Comenius University in Bratislava
II.b - Year
2013
II.c - Study field and programme
Human geography and demography
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
Assistant professor Department of Economic and Social Geography, Demography and Territorial Development, Faculty of Natural Sciences of the Comenius University in Bratislava since 2013

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
Geography of Settlements Economic and Political Geography and Demography I. Earth Sciences
Society, Economy, Space Teaching Training for Geography in Combination I. Teacher Training and Education Science
Geography of Public Administration Economic and Social Geography, Demography and Territorial Development 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)
1
V.4.c - Dissertation (third degree)
0
V.4.2 - Number of defended theses
V.4.a - Bachelor's (first degree)
19
V.4.b - Diploma (second degree)
19
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
MS Office Application in Geography Economic and Political Geography and Demography I. Earth Sciences
Geography of Tourism Economic and Political Geography and Demography; Geography, Cartography and Geoinformatics I. Earth Sciences
Geography of settlements Geography, Cartography and Geoinformatics I. Earth Sciences
Geography of sport Economic and Political Geography and Demography I. Earth Sciences
Management and Communication Economic and Political Geography and Demography I. Earth Sciences
Geography of sport and sporting events Teaching Geography I. Teacher Training and Education Science
Human settlements and their transformation – geography of settlements and urban development Teaching Geography I. Teacher Training and Education Science
Introduction to Promotion and Marketing of Natural Sciences Economic and Political Geography and Demography I. Earth Sciences
Promotion and marketing of natural sciences in practice Economic and social geography, demography, and territorial development II. Earth Sciences
Project management and management of projects financed from EU funds Economic and social geography, demography, and territorial development 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
45
VI.1.b - Over the last six years
12
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
9
VI.1.3 - Number of citations corresponding to the research/artistic/other outputs
VI.1.a - Overall
239
VI.1.b - Over the last six years
135
VI.1.4 - Number of citations registered in the Web of Science or Scopus databases
VI.1.a - Overall
187
VI.1.b - Over the last six years
124
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

Plešivčák, M., Klobučník, M., Buček, J., & Bačík, V. (2022). Malé obce či veľké mestá–kde majú bliţšie k svojim občanom? Geografia legitimity moci po komunálnych voľbách. Sociológia, 54(3).

2

Klobučník, M., & Bačík, V. (2016). Local self-government structure in the EU member states in 2011. Journal of Maps, 12(4), 671-675.

3

Škamlová, L., & Klobučník, M. (2021). Recycling of municipal waste in Slovak cities. Bulletin of Geography. Socio-economic Series, (53), 43-54.

4

Klobučník, M., Bačík, V. (2016). Development of local authorities in EU-member states between 1950–2011. Geografisk Tidsskrift-Danish Journal of Geography, Volume 116, Issue 2, pp. 159-175. 

5

Máliková, L., Klobučník, M., Bačík, V., Spišiak, P. (2015). Socio-economic changes in the borderlands of the Visegrad Group (V4) countries. Moravian Geographical Reports, 23(2), pp. 26-37.

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

Plešivčák, M., Klobučník, M., Buček, J., & Bačík, V. (2022). Malé obce či veľké mestá–kde majú bliţšie k svojim občanom? Geografia legitimity moci po komunálnych voľbách. Sociológia, 54(3).

2

Klobučník, M., & Časová, V. (2025). Spatial and temporal dynamics of tourism development in the Lake Neusiedl region. European Spatial Research and Policy, 32(2), 179-205.

3

Farkas, R., & Klobučník, M. (2021). Residential suburbanisation in the hinterland of Bratislava–a case study of municipalities in the Austrian border area. Hungarian Geographical Bulletin, 70(4), 311-323.

4

Bačík, V., Klobučník, M., & Mignot, J. F. (2021). What made the tour successful? Competitive balance in the tour de France, 1947–2017. Sport in Society, Volume 24, Issue 2, 147-159. 

5

Klobučník, M. (2021). Multikriteriálna analýza vybraných ukazovateľov procesu nakladania s komunálnym odpadom v mestách Slovenskej republiky. Geographia Cassoviensis, Volume 15, Issue 2 (2021), 172-185

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

Read, D., Smith, A. C., & Skinner, J. (2021). A comparative analysis of competitive balance between a closed and an open league in rugby league. Journal of sports economics, 22(8), 871-892.

Bačik, V., Klobučník, M., & Mignot, J. F. (2021). What made the tour successful? Competitive balance in the tour de France, 1947–2017. Sport in Society, 24(2), 147-159.

2

Halás, M. (2024). Temporality in the delimitation of functional regions: the use of mobile phone location data. Regional Studies, 58(11), 2175-2187.

Klobučník, M., & Bačík, V. (2016). Local self-government structure in the EU member states in 2011. Journal of Maps, 12(4), 671-675.

3

McGrath, J. M., & Glenn, S. (2023). Measuring Resident Quality of Life in Appalachian Mountain Towns: A Case Study and Proposed Methodology. Journal of Appalachian Studies, 29(1), 88-108.

Murgaš, F., & Klobučník, M. (2016). Municipalities and regions as good places to live: Index of quality of life in the Czech Republic. Applied Research in Quality of Life, 11 (2), 553–570.

4

Gasparetto, T., Mishchenko, D., & Zaitsev, E. (2023). Factors influencing competitive balance across European football top tier leagues. Managerial and Decision Economics, 44(4), 2068-2078.

Klobučník, M., Plešivčák, M., & Vrábeľ, M. (2019). Football clubs’ sports performance in the context of their market value and GDP in the European Union regions. Bulletin of Geography. Socio-economic Series, (45), 59-74.

5

Tavares, António. Municipal Amalgamation Reforms: Theory, Methods and Evaluation [elektronický dokument]. DOI 10.1007/978-3-031-54736-2 In: Palgrave Studies in Sub-National Governance. Londýn: Springer Nature. Palgrave Macmillan, 2024, s. 1-295. ISSN 25238248. ISSN (online) 25238256

Klobučník, M., & Bačík, V. (2016). Development of local authorities in EU-member states between 1950–2011. Geografisk Tidsskrift-Danish Journal of Geography, 116(2), 159-175.

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

7/2024-12/2027 Grant APVV-23-0062

Depopulation and destabilization? Forecasts and simulations of demographic trends in Slovakia until the end of the 21st century and modeling of selected impacts

2

2023-2025 Grant VEGA č.1/0252/23

Resilience of spatial systems – its factors, differentiation, and consequences

3

2020-2022 Grant VEGA č.1/0278/20

The relationship between legitimacy, governance, and public finances at the local level from a geographical perspective in Slovakia

4

10/2018-12/2021 Grant APVV-17-0079

Analysis and forecast of demographic developments in the Slovak Republic by 2080: identification and modeling of impacts on the socio-economic sphere at various spatial scales

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
2026-01-22