A+ (ADC) Uhlík P., Šucha V., Eberl D. D., Puškelová Ľ. & Čaplovičová M., 2000: Evolution of pyrophyllite particle sizes during dry grinding. Clay Minerals, 35, 423-432. (IF 1,341)

A+ (ADC) Uhlík P., Šucha V., Elsass F. & Čaplovičová M., 2000: HRTEM of mixed-layer clays dispersed in PVP-10: a new technique to distinguish detrital and authigenic illitic material.  Clay Minerals, 35, 781-789. (IF 1,341)

A+ (ADC) Hooshiar, A., P. Uhlik, Q. Liu, T. H. Etsell, and D. G. Ivey, 2012: Clay minerals in nonaqueous extraction of bitumen from Alberta oil sands Part 1. Nonaqueous extraction procedure: Fuel Processing Technology, v. 94, p. 80-85. IF - JCR: 2012 - 2,816 

A+ (ADC) Pentrak, M., V. Hronsky, H. Palkova, P. Uhlik, P. Komadel, and J. Madejova, 2018, Alteration of fine fraction of bentonite from Kopernica (Slovakia) under acid treatment: A combined XRD, FTIR, MAS NMR and AES study: Applied Clay Science, v. 163, p. 204-213. IF 3,890 - 2018

A+ (ADC) Bolanz, RM, Wierzbicka-Wieczorek, M., Čaplovičová, M., Uhlik, P., Gottlicher, J., Steininger, R; Majzlan, J., 2013: Structural Incorporation of As5+ into Hematite. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY, Volume: 47, Issue: 16, 9140-9147. (IF 2012 – 5,257, 2018 Impact Factor: 7.149)                  

A+ (ADC) Pálková Helena, Kureková Valéria, Madejová Jana, Netriová Zuzana, Uhlík, Peter, Varga Peter, Hronský Viktor, Lexa Jaroslav, 2020: Determination of water content in raw perlites combination of NIR spectroscopy and thermoanalytical methods. Spectrochimica Acta Part A: Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy, 240, 15 October 2020, 118517 IF - JCR: 2019 - 3,232

A+ (V3) Ramachandran Dhavamani, Pipík Radovan, Sočuvka Valentín, Šurka Juraj, Starek Dušan, Milovský Rastislav, Uhlík Peter, Vidhya, Marina, Žatková Lucia, Kráľ Pavol, 2022:  Sub-bottom and bathymetry sonar inspection of postglacial lacustrine infill of the alpine lakes (Tatra Mts., Slovakia). Catena, 209, s. [1-15], art. no. 105787. IF - JCR: 2022 - 6.2, WOS – Q1

A+ (V3) Osacký Marek, Bai Yuqing, Uhlík Peter, Pálková Helena, Čaplovičová Mária, 2023: Mineralogy, Chemistry, and Thermal and Surface Properties of Various Technological Types of K‑Bentonite from the Dolná Ves Deposit (Kremnické vrchy Mts., Western Carpathians, Slovakia). Clays and Clay Minerals, Volume 71, Issue 6, Pages 650 – 672. IF 2023 – 2, WOS – Q2

A+ (V3) Gread F.A., Kureková V., Santamaría-López A., Osacký M., Uhlík P., Near-infrared as a swift method to quantify dioctahedral smectite content in bentonite. Applied Clay Science, Volume 269, 1 June 2025, 107748. IF 2023 – 5,3, WOS – Q1

A+ (ADC) Pospíšilová, L., Uhlík, P., Menšík, L., Hlisnikovský, L., Eichmeier, A., Horáková, E., Vlček, V., Clay mineralogical composition and chemical properties of Haplic Luvisol developed on loess in the protected landscape area Litovelské Pomoraví. European Journal of Soil Science. 72, 3 (2021), 1128-1142. IF 2019 - 3.742

Uhlík P., Šucha V., Eberl D. D., Puškelová Ľ. & Čaplovičová M., 2000: Evolution of pyrophyllite particle sizes during dry grinding. Clay Minerals, 35, 423-432. (IF 1,341)   [o1] 2017 Madejová, J. - Gates, W.P. - Petit, S.: Developments in Clay Science, Vol. 8, 2017, s. 107-149 

Dudek, Teresa - Środoń, Jan - Eberl, Dennis D. - Elsass, Francoise - Uhlík, Peter: Thickness distribution of illite crystals in shales : I: X-ray diffraction vs. high-resolution transmission electron microscopy measurements. In: Clays and Clay Minerals. - Vol. 50, No. 5 (2002), s. 562-577. - IF (JCR) 2002=1,594   [o1] 2006 Lagaly, G.: Colloid clay science. In: Handbook of Clay Science. Amsterdam : Elsevier, 2006, S. 141-

Honty, Miroslav - Uhlík, Peter - Šucha, Vladimír - Čaplovičová, Mária - Franců, Juraj - Clauer, N. - Biroň, A.: Smectite-to-illite alteration in salt-bearing bentonites (The East Slovak Basin) In: Clays and Clay Minerals. - Vol. 52, No. 5 (2004), s. 533-551. IF (JCR) 2004=1,116      [o1] 2005 Hua, B. - Deng, B.L.: Radioactive wastes. In: Water Environment Research, Vol. 77, No. 6, 2005, s. 2244-2298 

Šucha, Vladimír - Uhlík, Peter - Madejová, Jana - Petit, Sabine - Kraus, Ivan - Puškelová, Ľubica: Particle properties of hydrothermal ammonium-bearing illite-smectite In: Clays and Clay Minerals. - Vol. 55, No. 1 (2007), s. 36-44.   [o1] 2012 Sleep, N.H. - Bird, D.K. - Pope, E.: Annual Review of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Vol. 40, 2012, s. 277-300 

Hooshiar, Ali - Uhlík, Peter - Liu, Qi - Etsell, Thomas H. - Ivey, Douglas G.: Clay minerals in nonaqueous extraction of bitumen from Alberta oil sands Part 1 : Nonaqueous extraction procedure In: Fuel Processing Technology. - Vol. 94, No. 1 (2012), s. 80-85. IF (JCR) 2012=2,816    [o3] 2014 Polacco, G. - Filippi, S. - Paci, M. - Merusi, F.: Nanoclays as Asphalt-Binder Modifiers. In: Handbook of Polymernanocomposites. Processingm Performance and Application, Vol. A: Layered Silicates. Heidelberg : Springer-Verlag, 2014, S. 245

Complex model of the W-Mo deposit Ochtiná-Rochovce and environmentally acceptable possibilities of its exploitation, APVV-22-0134, 2023-2027, 235 000 EUR, investigator. The principal investigator is Peter Koděra (PRIF UK), the customer of the project results is BSP – servis, s. r. o.  The project deals with a unique, economically usable accumulation of tungsten in Slovakia, which is also important from the point of view of the entire European Union, as tungsten is considered the critical metal with the highest index of economic importance. The project will generate a new geological-structural-genetic model of the W-Mo deposit, which will allow a more rational and efficient search for mineralized structures, even in the wider vicinity of the deposit, where the occurences of base and precious metal mineralisations are known. The prevention of the negative impact of mining activities on the environment will also be addressed. The project's outputs will also have the potential to make a significant contribution to the efficient exploration for this rare and poorly-studied type of ore deposits throughout the European Union, but also in other parts of the world.

Complex model of base and precious metal mineralisation at the Rozália mine in Hodruša – Hámre, APVV-15-0083, 2016-2020, 249 982 EUR, investigator. The principal investigator was Peter Koděra (PRIF UK), the customer of the project results is Slovenská Banská Společnost spol. Ltd. The project brought new knowledge about polymetalic-precious metal mineralization, the associated alteration of the surrounding rocks, tectonics and a genesis model based on a new spatial database of the deposit. The output has so far been 6 scientific journals.

Deglaciation and postglacial climatic evolution recorded in the lake deposits of the High Tatra Mountains, APVV-15-0292, 2016-2020, 174 269 EUR, investigator. The principal investigator was Radovan Pipík (ÚVZ SAV). http://www.geo.sav.sk/en/depovyt-apvv-15-0292/

2019-2022: investigator VEGA 1/0196/19: „Effect of mineralogy, chemistry and surface properties of technological types of perlites on quality of expanded perlites and reduction in accumulation of fine perlite by-product by its conversion into zeolites and their environmental application”. Principal investigator of the project is Marek Osacký.

The project is focused on study of different technological types of perlites and fine perlite material, a by-product produced during perlite processing. The main goal is to better understand the effect of mineralogy, chemistry and surface properties of technological types of perlites on the quality of commercial products – expanded perlites and to minimize the accumulation of perlite by-product material and assess its possible environmental application. The outputs of the project may have a practical industrial application. The obtain results can be used to enhance the pre-treatment of perlite technological types and upgrade the current perlite expansion process. Implementation of these changes, may result in production of expanded perlites of higher quality at lower production costs, compared to the current commercial expansion technology. The conversion of perlite by-product into zeolites will minimize accumulation of by-product material and utilization of zeolites will have positive environmental effect.

Bentonite: Slovak strategic raw material - Innovative assessment of bentonite quality and origin for its efficient use, APVV-20-0175, 2021-2025, 160 000 EUR, principal investigator

Bentonite is an important industrial raw material. Due to the high amount of clay minerals from the smectite group, bentonite has unique properties, e.g. high swelling capacity, plasticity, high specific surface area, cation exchange capacity and low hydraulic conductivity. Due to these properties bentonites have broad range of possible applications. Consequently, worldwide bentonite production is constantly increasing. Slovak republic (SR) is one of the world's leading bentonite producers and bentonites belong to the strategic raw materials in SR. In the last 10-15 years, several new bentonite deposits have been opened in SR, most of which have never been studied in detail. Which is one of the causes that the potential of Slovak bentonites is not fully utilized. One of the objectives of the project is therefore the comprehensive characterization of bentonites from new deposits. The mineral and chemical composition of bentonites, their physico-chemical, mechanical, and rheological properties will be determined. The obtained results will help to better understand the geology and genesis of bentonite deposits which may lead to the discovery of other economic accumulations of bentonites. The main contribution of the project lies in the rational, economical, and efficient use of domestic raw materials which will lead to the long-term sustainability of bentonite exploitation in SR. The way in which the proposed changes will be implemented is highly innovative. The main application outputs of the project such as: passports for the optimal utilization of different qualitative types of bentonites, including economic analysis, 3D model of bentonite quality and geological model of selected bentonite deposit, will contribute to achieve this ambitious goal. The multidisciplinary team of experts on domestic and world bentonites in cooperation with major bentonite producer in SR, REGOS, s.r.o. is guarantee of successful solution of the proposed project.