Research/art/teacher profile of a person
Name and surname:
RNDr. Jana Ružičková, 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
Ružičková
I.2 - Name
Jana
I.3 - Degrees
RNDr., PhD.
I.4 - Year of birth
1958
I.5 - Name of the workplace
Department of environmental ecology and landscape management
I.6 - Address of the workplace
Univerzita Komenského v Bratislave, Prírodovedecká fakulta, Ilkovičova 6, 842 15 Bratislava
I.7 - Position
assistant professor
I.8 - E-mail address
jana.ruzickova@uniba.sk
I.9 - Hyperlink to the entry of a person in the Register of university staff
https://www.portalvs.sk/regzam/detail/4425
I.10 - Name of the study field in which a person works at the university
Ecological and Environmental Sciences
I.11 - ORCID iD
0000-0003-2642-5907

II. - Higher education and further qualification growth

II.1 - First degree of higher education
II.a - Name of the university or institution
Comenius University Bratislava, Faculty of Natural Sciences
II.b - Year
1980
II.c - Study field and programme
Protection of natural environment
II.2 - Second degree of higher education
II.a - Name of the university or institution
Comenius University Bratislava, Faculty of Natural Sciences
II.b - Year
1982
II.c - Study field and programme
Protection of natural environment
II.3 - Third degree of higher education
II.a - Name of the university or institution
Comenius University Bratislava, Faculty of Natural Sciences
II.b - Year
2004
II.c - Study field and programme
Environmental Science
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
research worker Research Institute of Power Equipment Brno, workplace Tlmače 1982 - 1984
designer focusing on nature and landscape protection URBION - State Institute of Urbanism and Territorial Planning, Bratislava 1984 – 1993
research worker Comenius University Bratislava, Faculty of Natural Sciences 1994 - 2017
assistant professor Comenius University Bratislava, Faculty of Natural Sciences 2017 - at 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
Geobotany for applications in TSES Faculty of Ecology and Environmental Studies TU Zvolen, Banská Štiavnica 1999
Course to increase skills in the field of information technology, obtaining the international certificate ECDL Comenius University Bratislava, Faculty of Natural Sciences 2006
Course „Tools for analyzing landscape connectivity: methods and applications“ ETSI Montes, Universidad Politecnica de Madrid, Spain 2013

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
Biodiversity 2 Environmental Science I. Ecological and Environmental Sciences
Territorial Conservation and Landuse Environmental Science I. Ecological and Environmental Sciences
Species Conservation Environmental Science I. Ecological and Environmental Sciences
Ecosystem services Environmental Science I. Ecological and Environmental Sciences
Environmental Monitoring Environmental Science I. Ecological and Environmental 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)
2
V.4.c - Dissertation (third degree)
0
V.4.2 - Number of defended theses
V.4.a - Bachelor's (first degree)
10
V.4.b - Diploma (second degree)
38
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
Fieldwork in Nature and Landscape Conservation Environmental Science I. Ecological and Environmental Sciences
Important Species of Plant Communities Environmental Science I. Ecological and Environmental Sciences
Economic Aspects in Nature Conservation Environmental Science II. Ecological and Environmental Sciences
Ecological Networks in Agricultural Landscape Environmental Science II. Ecological and Environmental Sciences
Invasive plants Environmental Science II. Ecological and Environmental 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
173
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
10
VI.1.b - Over the last six years
6
VI.1.3 - Number of citations corresponding to the research/artistic/other outputs
VI.1.a - Overall
181
VI.1.b - Over the last six years
47
VI.1.4 - Number of citations registered in the Web of Science or Scopus databases
VI.1.a - Overall
45
VI.1.b - Over the last six years
31
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

Sabo, P., Koreň, M., sr., Šteffek, J., Ružičková, J., Koreň, M., jr., Kramárik, J., Maglocký, Š., Straka, P., 1996: The Slovak approach to ecological networks. Perspectives on Ecological Networks. Tilburg: ECNC, 1996, p. 31-48.

2

Ružičková, J., 2003: Sequence of wood fragmentation and isolation in the Trnava upland since 18th century. Ekológia Bratislava, 22 (Supl), p. 92-107

3

Nevřelová M., Ružičková J., 2015: Woody plants affected by ungulates in winter period, impacts and bark renewal. Ekológia [Bratislava], Vol. 34, No. 3 (2015), p. 235-248.

4

Ružičková J., Lehotská B., Kalivodová E., 2016: Assessment of ornithochory in the north-western part of the Podunajská nížina Lowland (SW Slovakia), Folia Oecologica, Vol. 43, No. 1, p. 50-63. 

5

Ružičková J., Lehotská B., Kalivodová E., 2015: Vybrané hydrické biokoridory a biocentrá v kontaktnej zóne Trnavskej pahorkatiny a Malých Karpát. Bratislava, Univerzita Komenského, 2015, 1. vyd., 180 pp. 

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

Ružičková, J., Lehotská, B., Takáčová, A., Semerád, M., 2020: Morphometry of alien species Pistia stratiotes L. in natural conditions of the Slovak Republic. Biologia. - Roč. 75, č. 1 (2020), p. 1-10

2

Nevřelová, M., Ružičková, J., 2019: Educational potential of educational trails in terms of their using in the pedagogical process (Outdoor Learning). European journal of contemporary education. Vol. 8, No. 3 (2019), p. 550-561

3

Molnárová, M., Ružičková, J., Lehotská, B., Takáčová, A., Fargašová, A., 2018: Determining As, Cd, Cu, Pb, Sb, and Zn in Leaves of Trees Collected near Mining Locations of Male Karpaty Mts. in the Slovak Republic. In: Polish Journal of Environmental Studies - Vol. 27, No. 5 (2018), p. 2179-2191

4

Pazúrová, Z., Pouwels, R., Ružičková, J., Bolliger, J., Krokusová, J., Oťaheľ, J., Pazúr, R., 2018: Effects of Landscape Changes on Species Viability: a Case Study from Northern Slovakia. In Sustainability, 2018, Vol. 10, No. 10, Art. No. 3602.

5

Ružičková, J., Lehotská, B., 2017: Assessment of landscape changes and processes along selected hydric biocoridors In: Geographia Cassoviensis. - Vol. 11, No. 1 (2017), p. 51-69

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

2019 - Kalivodová, E., Ružičková, J., 2012: Avifauna dubových porastov v povodí Stoličného potoka (Trnavská pahorkatina). Folia faunistica Slovaca. - Vol. 17, No. 2 (2012), s. 173-178 - Schönnenbeck, C. - Maryandyshev, P. - Trouvé, G. - Brillard, A. - Brilhac, J.F. - In: Bioresource Technology, Vol. 288, 2019 ; Art. No. 121498 ;  

2

2019 - Ružičková, J., 2000: Druhová diverzita vyšších rastlín Martinského lesa pri Senci z historického aspektu poznania flóry. Acta Environmentalica Universitatis Comenianae, 10. - Bratislava : PRIF UK, 2000, s. 277-285 - Hrivnák, R. - Medvecká, J. - Baláži, P. - Bubíková, K. - Oťaheľová, H. - Svitok, M. - In: NeoBiota, Vol. 49, July, 2019 

3

2020 - Nevřelová, M., Ružičková, J., 2019: Educational potential of educational trails in terms of their using in the pedagogical process (Outdoor Learning). European journal of contemporary education. - Roč. 8, č. 3 (2019), s. 550-561. 

 Tkáčová, H.; Pavlíková, M.; Tvrdoň, M.; Jenisová, Z. The Use of Media in the Field of Individual Responsibility for Sustainable Development in Schools: A Proposal for an Approach to Learning about Sustainable Development. Sustainability 2021,13, 4138. 

4

2020 - Nevřelová Marta, Ružičková Jana, 2015: Woody plants affected by ungulates in winter period, impacts and bark renewal. Ekológia [Bratislava], Vol. 34, No. 3 (2015), s. 235-248. - Pedreira, P.A. - Penon, E.A. - Borgnia, M. - In: Southern Forests, Vol. 82, No. 2, 2020 ; s. 118-124 ;

5

2020 - Pazúrová, Z., Pouwels, R., Ružičková, J., Bolliger, J., Krokusová, J., Oťaheľ, J., Pazúr, R., 2018: Effects of Landscape Changes on Species Viability: a Case Study from Northern Slovakia. In Sustainability, 2018, Vol. 10, No. 10, Art. No. 3602. ISSN 2071-1050

Yohannes, H., Soromessa, T., Argaw, M., Dewan, A., 2020: Changes in landscape composition and configuration in the Beressa watershed, Blue Nile basin of Ethiopian Highlands: historical and future exploration. Heliyon, DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2020.e04859

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

2015 – 2017: NATUR-Edu – nature exploring and protection in the city (KEGA 070UK-4/2015) - project co-solver. The project was focused on application of new forms and technologies in education. At the same time this project has created conditions for biodiversity enhancement and has supported the survival of protected and endangered species in urban environment. The main contributions of the project are observable in three dimensions, namely at scientific, ecosozological and educational level. New scientific experiences were gained by creating new habitats for selected plant and refugees for animal species in urban environment, and by observing their colonization. After realizing the above mentioned activities the suitable refugee possibilities have expand and they provide new shelters for protected and endangered species. These activities contributed as well to improvement of education at primary and secondary schools, and also at universities.

2

Toxic effects of heavy metals to photosynthetic organisms and biota in the environmentally polluted localities. spoluriešiteľ/ co-solver (VEGA 1/0332/18) . 

3

2019 - 2022: Proactivities for biodiversity in the regions of Slovakia [ITMS 2014+: 310011N463] - project co-solver. The aim of the project is the implementation of activities aimed at involving the general public in the active protection of nature and biodiversity within micro-regions, raising environmental awareness and finding solutions in a proactive way. The main target group of the project is the general public. We want to provide relevant information on environmental issues, threat factors of its components, but also the possibilities of nature and landscape protection, green infrastructure, strengthening biodiversity and improving the overall quality of the environment in individual regions of Slovakia. https://fns.uniba.sk/bioreg/.

4

2019-2022: . Ecosystem approaches to assessing of anthropogenic changed territories according to selected indicating groupsof species. The aim of the project is via the ecosystem approach to identify the autochthonous microbiota representatives in selected blackfields and brownfields using biochemical and molecular methods (next-generation sequencing), to determine their physiologic properties and to create a geodatabase of these autochthonous microbiota representatives with particular attributes. The most frequent sources of negative anthropogenic influences of the environment in Slovakia include old mining and processing areas and contaminated and qualitatively disadvantaged areas such as anthropogenic salty soils. These kind of soils and types of land cover are the focus of research.  

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
member of Slovak Botanical Society nstitute of Botany SAS 2009 - at present
member of the editorial board of the magazine for nature and landscape protection Veronica Ecological Institute Veronica, Brno 2003 - at present
Member of working groups at the Ministry of the Environment of the Slovak Republic: MAES-SK – Mapping and Assessment of Ecosystem Services) Ministry of Environment SR 2014 - at present
Member of the Commission for verification of compliance with the conditions for inclusion in the list of professionally qualified persons for the preparation of nature protection documentation. Ministry of Environment SR 2003 - at present

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)
Institute of Geography and Spatial Management, Jagiellonian University, Krakow ul. Gronostajowa 7, 30-387 Krakow, Poland 25.11.2011 - 30.11.2011 Short-term exchange for teachers based on bilateral agreements CU Bratislava

IX. - Other relevant facts

Date of last update
2022-01-05