Assoc. prof. Horňáková Ľubica, DVM, PhD
Research/art/teacher profile
Date of last update: 24.09.2026
I. Basic information
| I.1 Surname |
Horňáková |
|---|---|
| I.2 Given name |
Ľubica |
| I.3 Degrees |
Assoc. prof. , DVM, PhD |
| I.4 Year of birth |
1975 |
| I.5 Name of the workplace |
University of Veterinary Medicine and Pharmacy in Košice, Small Animal Clinic |
| I.6 Address of the workplace |
Komenského 73, 041 81 Košice, Slovak Republic |
| I.7 Position |
associate professor |
| I.8 E-mail address | lubica.hornakova@uvlf.sk |
| I.9 University staff register / partner university profile | https://www.portalvs.sk/regzam/detail/6074 |
| I.10 Study field in which the person works |
Veterinary Medicine |
| I.11 ORCID iD | 0000-0002-3952-0850 |
II. Higher education and further qualification growth
| Institution | Year | Study field and programme | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Second degree higher education | University of Veterinary Medicine in Košice | 2000 | general veterinary medicine |
| Third degree higher education | University of Veterinary Medicine and Pharmacy in Košice | 2018 | veterinary obstetrics and gynecology |
| Habilitation procedure | University of Veterinary Medicine and Pharmacy in Košice | 2024 | internal diseases of animals |
III. Current and previous employment
| Occupation | Institution | Year |
|---|---|---|
assistant | University of Veterinary Medicine and Pharmacy in Košice | 2000 – to date |
IV. Development of pedagogical, professional, language, digital and other skills
| Activity | Institution | Year |
|---|---|---|
Basics of pedagogy of higher education | University of Presov | 2026 |
Basics of professional communication | University of Presov | 2025 |
Practical Small Animal Ultrasound: Guiding Diagnosis and Management of Palpable Abdominal Masses | Registry of Approved Continuing Education (RACE) | 2023 |
The webinar vet- A painless way to neuter! | ELEARNING.VET | 2023 |
The webinar vet- An Introduction To Caniphedrin | ELEARNING.VET | 2022 |
Protection of animals used for scientific or educational purposes | Institute of Postgraduate Education of Veterinary Surgeons | 2015 |
Name of course: Work with PC and Windows III | NOVA TRAINING, s.r.o., Popradská 86, Košice | 2013 |
Name of course: Managerial skills | NOVA TRAINING, s.r.o., Popradská 86, Košice | 2013 |
V. Overview of activities within the teaching career at the university
Academic year: 2026/2027
V.1. Overview of taught profile courses
| Profile course | Study programme | Degree | Study field |
|---|---|---|---|
Canine reproduction and raising of puppies | Cynology – full-time study, Slovak language | I. | Veterinary Medicine |
Canine reproduction and raising of puppies | Cynology – full-time study, Slovak language | I. | Veterinary Medicine |
Canine reproduction and raising of puppies | Cynology – part-time study, Slovak language | I. | Veterinary Medicine |
Andrology and artificial insemination | Veterinary obstetrics and gynaecology – full-time study, English language | III. | Veterinary Medicine |
Andrológia a umelá inseminácia | Veterinary obstetrics and gynaecology – full-time study, Slovak language | III. | Veterinary Medicine |
Andrology and artificial insemination | Veterinary obstetrics and gynaecology – part-time study, English language | III. | Veterinary Medicine |
Andrológia a umelá inseminácia | Veterinary obstetrics and gynaecology – part-time study, Slovak language | III. | Veterinary Medicine |
V.2. Responsibility for the delivery, development and quality assurance of study programmes
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V.3. Responsibility for the development and quality of habilitation and inauguration fields
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V.4. Overview of supervised theses
| Bachelor | Master | Doctoral | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Currently supervised theses | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| Defended theses | 4 | 24 | 1 |
V.5. Overview of other taught courses
| Course | Study programme | Degree | Study field |
|---|---|---|---|
Diseases of small animals | Food hygiene – full-time study, Slovak language | I. + II. | Veterinary Medicine |
Diseases of small animals | Food hygiene – full-time study, Slovak language | I. + II. | Veterinary Medicine |
Diseases of small animals | Food hygiene – full-time study, Slovak language | I. + II. | Veterinary Medicine |
Diseases of dogs and cats III. | Food hygiene – full-time study, Slovak language | I. + II. | Veterinary Medicine |
Clinical oncology of animals | Food hygiene – full-time study, Slovak language | I. + II. | Veterinary Medicine |
Clinical oncology of animals | Food hygiene – full-time study, Slovak language | I. + II. | Veterinary Medicine |
Clinical practice - Small animal clinic | Food hygiene – full-time study, Slovak language | I. + II. | Veterinary Medicine |
Clinical practice – companion animals (dogs, cats, horses) | Food hygiene – full-time study, Slovak language | I. + II. | Veterinary Medicine |
Obstetrics, andrology and reproduction disorders | Food hygiene – full-time study, Slovak language | I. + II. | Veterinary Medicine |
General gynecology, obstetrics and andrology | Food hygiene – full-time study, Slovak language | I. + II. | Veterinary Medicine |
Canine reproduction and raising of puppies | Cynology – part-time study, Slovak language | I. | Veterinary Medicine |
Clinical internship at the Small Animal Clinic | Veterinary nurse – full-time study, Slovak language | I. | Veterinary Medicine |
Clinical internship at the Small Animal Clinic | Veterinary nurse – full-time study, Slovak language | I. | Veterinary Medicine |
Clinical internship at the Small Animal Clinic | Veterinary nurse – part-time study, Slovak language | I. | Veterinary Medicine |
Clinical internship at the Small Animal Clinic | Veterinary nurse – part-time study, Slovak language | I. | Veterinary Medicine |
Care for juvenile and geriatric patient | veterinary nurse – full-time study, English language | I. | |
Care for juvenile and geriatric patient | veterinary nurse – full-time study, English language | I. | |
Clinical practice - Small animal clinic | veterinary nurse – full-time study, English language | I. | |
Clinical practice - Small animal clinic | veterinary nurse – full-time study, English language | I. | |
Clinical oncology of animals | General Veterinary Medicine – full-time study, English language | I. + II. | Veterinary Medicine |
Clinical oncology of animals | General Veterinary Medicine – full-time study, English language | I. + II. | Veterinary Medicine |
Clinical oncology of animals | General Veterinary Medicine – full-time study, English language | I. + II. | Veterinary Medicine |
Clinical practice - Small animal clinic | General Veterinary Medicine – full-time study, English language | I. + II. | Veterinary Medicine |
Clinical practice - Small animal clinic | General Veterinary Medicine – full-time study, English language | I. + II. | Veterinary Medicine |
Diseases of dogs and cats IV. | General Veterinary Medicine – full-time study, English language | I. + II. | Veterinary Medicine |
Reproduction of small animals | General Veterinary Medicine – full-time study, English language | I. + II. | Veterinary Medicine |
Reproductive endocrinology | General Veterinary Medicine – full-time study, English language | I. + II. | Veterinary Medicine |
Reproductive endocrinology | General Veterinary Medicine – full-time study, English language | I. + II. | Veterinary Medicine |
Reproductive endocrinology | General Veterinary Medicine – full-time study, English language | I. + II. | Veterinary Medicine |
Diseases of dogs and cats IV. | General Veterinary Medicine – full-time study, Slovak language | I. + II. | Veterinary Medicine |
Clinical oncology of animals | General Veterinary Medicine – full-time study, Slovak language | I. + II. | Veterinary Medicine |
Clinical oncology of animals | General Veterinary Medicine – full-time study, Slovak language | I. + II. | Veterinary Medicine |
Clinical practice - Small animal clinic | General Veterinary Medicine – full-time study, Slovak language | I. + II. | Veterinary Medicine |
Clinical practice - Small animal clinic | General Veterinary Medicine – full-time study, Slovak language | I. + II. | Veterinary Medicine |
Small animal reproduction | General Veterinary Medicine – full-time study, Slovak language | I. + II. | Veterinary Medicine |
Reproductive endocrinology | General Veterinary Medicine – full-time study, Slovak language | I. + II. | Veterinary Medicine |
Reproductive endocrinology | General Veterinary Medicine – full-time study, Slovak language | I. + II. | Veterinary Medicine |
VI. Overview of research/artistic/other outputs
The last six completed calendar years: 2020–2025. The current year is excluded.
VI.1. Overview of research/artistic/other outputs and citations
| Total | Over the last six years | |
|---|---|---|
| VI.1.1 Number of research/artistic/other outputs | 215 | 88 |
| VI.1.2 Number of outputs registered in Web of Science or Scopus | 24 | 17 |
| VI.1.3 Number of citations corresponding to research/artistic/other outputs | 186 | 140 |
| VI.1.4 Number of citations registered in Web of Science or Scopus | 168 | 136 |
| VI.1.5 Number of invited lectures at international and national level | 0 | 0 |
VI.2. The most significant research/artistic/other outputs
| 1. | HORŇÁKOVÁ, Ľubica - STEFANIZZI, Enrico - HORŇÁK, Slavomír - ŠEVČÍKOVÁ, Zuzana - FIGUROVÁ, Mária - KURILLOVÁ, Marieta - VALENČÁKOVÁ, Alexandra. An inguinal herniation of pregnant uterus in a Standard Wirehaired Dachshund – a case report. In: Acta veterinaria Brno. 2021. ISSN 0001-7213, Vol. 90, no. 2 (2021), p. 185-190. (2021: 0.817 - IF, 40 - H-index, 0.892 - IF 5y, 0.264 - SJR, Q3 - SJR Best Q, Q4 - JCR Best Q, 0.122 - ABDC). |
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| 2. | VIKARTOVSKÁ, Zuzana - FARBÁKOVÁ, Jana - SMOLEK, Tomáš - HANES, Jozef - ŽILKA, Norbert - HORŇÁKOVÁ, Ľubica - HUMENÍK, Filip - MALOVESKÁ, Marcela - HUDÁKOVÁ, Nikola - ČÍŽKOVÁ, Dáša. Novel diagnostic tools for identifying cognitive impairment in dogs: behavior, biomarkers, and pathology. In: Frontiers in veterinary science. 2021. ISSN 2297-1769, Vol. 7, no. (2021), art. no. 551895, p. [1-13]. (2021: 3.471 - IF, 44 - H-index, 3.821 - IF 5y, 0.719 - SJR, Q1 - SJR Best Q, Q1 - JCR Best Q, 0.648 - ABDC). |
| 3. | HORŇÁKOVÁ, Ľubica - DIANOVSKÝ, Ján - HOLEČKOVÁ, Beáta - ŠIVIKOVÁ, Katarína. A comprehensive study of disorder of sex development in Staffordshire bull terrier dog. In: Reproduction in Domestic Animals. 2019. ISSN 0936-6768, Vol. 54, no. 6 (2019), p. 928-935. (2019: 1.641 - IF, 62 - H-index, 1.773 - IF 5y, 0.553 - SJR, Q2 - SJR Best Q, Q2 - JCR Best Q, 0.392 - ABDC). |
| 4. | VALENČÁKOVÁ, Alexandra - KISELOVÁ-BILEKOVÁ, Beáta - FIGUROVÁ, Mária - LEDECKÝ, Valent - ZÁBRANSKÝ, Luboš - HORŇÁKOVÁ, Ľubica. Canine perineal tumours and selected tumour markers. In: Acta veterinaria Brno. 2019. ISSN 0001-7213, Vol. 88, no. 4 (2019), p. 419-424. (2019: 0.566 - IF, 36 - H-index, 0.658 - IF 5y, 0.216 - SJR, Q3 - SJR Best Q, Q3 - JCR Best Q, 0.108 - ABDC). |
| 5. | HORŇÁKOVÁ, Ľubica - VRBOVSKÁ, Tatiana - PAVĽAK, Marián - VALENČÁKOVÁ, Alexandra - HALO, Marko - HAJURKA, Jaroslav. The evaluation of blood concentrations of testosterone, 17 beta-oestradiol and anti-Müllerian hormone in dogs with cryptorchidism and testicular tumours. In: Polish Journal of Veterinary Sciences. 2017. ISSN 1505-1773, Vol. 20, č. 4(2017), s. 677-685. (2017: 0.839 - IF, 26 - H-index, 0.839 - IF 5y, 0.362 - SJR, Q2 - SJR Best Q, Q3 - JCR Best Q, 0.178 - ABDC). |
VI.3. The most significant research/artistic/other outputs over the last six years
| 1. | HORŇÁKOVÁ, Ľubica - STEFANIZZI, Enrico - HORŇÁK, Slavomír - ŠEVČÍKOVÁ, Zuzana - FIGUROVÁ, Mária - KURILLOVÁ, Marieta - VALENČÁKOVÁ, Alexandra. An inguinal herniation of pregnant uterus in a Standard Wirehaired Dachshund – a case report. In: Acta veterinaria Brno. 2021. ISSN 0001-7213, Vol. 90, no. 2 (2021), p. 185-190. (2021: 0.817 - IF, 40 - H-index, 0.892 - IF 5y, 0.264 - SJR, Q3 - SJR Best Q, Q4 - JCR Best Q, 0.122 - ABDC). |
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| 2. | VIKARTOVSKÁ, Zuzana - FARBÁKOVÁ, Jana - SMOLEK, Tomáš - HANES, Jozef - ŽILKA, Norbert - HORŇÁKOVÁ, Ľubica - HUMENÍK, Filip - MALOVESKÁ, Marcela - HUDÁKOVÁ, Nikola - ČÍŽKOVÁ, Dáša. Novel diagnostic tools for identifying cognitive impairment in dogs: behavior, biomarkers, and pathology. In: Frontiers in veterinary science. 2021. ISSN 2297-1769, Vol. 7, no. (2021), art. no. 551895, p. [1-13]. (2021: 3.471 - IF, 44 - H-index, 3.821 - IF 5y, 0.719 - SJR, Q1 - SJR Best Q, Q1 - JCR Best Q, 0.648 - ABDC). |
| 3. | PETROUŠKOVÁ, Patrícia - HUDÁKOVÁ, Nikola - ALMÁŠIOVÁ, Viera - VALENČÁKOVÁ, Alexandra - HORŇÁKOVÁ, Ľubica - HUNIADI, Mykhailo - ČÍŽKOVÁ, Dáša. Establishment of primary cell cultures from canine mammary gland malignant tumours: a preliminary study. In: Journal of Veterinary Research. 2025. ISSN 2450-7393, Vol. 69, no. 1 (2025), p. 159-168. (2025: 1.8 - IF, 39 - H-index, 1.9 - IF 5y, 0.427 - SJR, Q2 - SJR Best Q, Q2 - JCR Best Q, 0.314 - ABDC). |
| 4. | VIKARTOVSKÁ, Zuzana - MALOVESKÁ, Marcela - NOSÁLOVÁ, Natália - HORŇÁKOVÁ, Ľubica - HUNIADI, Mykhailo - HUDÁKOVÁ, Nikola - HORŇÁK, Slavomír - KALINAJ, Blažej - KUBATKA, Peter - ČÍŽKOVÁ, Dáša. Canine endometrial mesenchymal stem cells: characterization and functional assessment for cartilage repair. In: International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 2025. ISSN 1422-0067, Vol. 26, no. 16 (2025), art. no. 8091, p. [1-17]. (2024: 4.9 - IF, 5.7 - IF 5y, 1.273 - SJR, Q1 - SJR Best Q, Q1 - JCR Best Q, 1.121 - ABDC). |
| 5. | NOSÁLOVÁ, Natália - HUNIADI, Mykhailo - VALENČÁKOVÁ, Alexandra - HORŇÁKOVÁ, Ľubica - KALINAJ, Blažej - ALMÁŠIOVÁ, Viera - MARCINČÁKOVÁ, Dana - KUBATKA, Peter - HORŇÁK, Slavomír - ČÍŽKOVÁ, Dáša. Establishment and characterization of primary epithelial cell cultures from healthy canine mammary gland tissue. In: Frontiers in veterinary science. 2026. ISSN 2297-1769, Vol. 12, no. (2026), art. no. 1652991, p. [1-14]. (2024: 2.9 - IF, 85 - H-index, 3.3 - IF 5y, 0.783 - SJR, Q1 - SJR Best Q, Q1 - JCR Best Q, 0.634 - ABDC). |
VI.4. The most significant citations corresponding to research/artistic/other outputs
| 1. | HORŇÁKOVÁ, Ľubica - DIANOVSKÝ, Ján - HOLEČKOVÁ, Beáta - ŠIVIKOVÁ, Katarína. A comprehensive study of disorder of sex development in Staffordshire bull terrier dog. In: Reproduction in Domestic Animals. 2019. ISSN 0936-6768, Vol. 54, no. 6 (2019), p. 928-935. (2019: 1.641 - IF, 62 - H-index, 1.773 - IF 5y, 0.553 - SJR, Q2 - SJR Best Q, Q2 - JCR Best Q, 0.392 - ABDC). [1] WALTER, B. - FLOCK, U. - LEYKAM, C. - OTZDORFF, C. - SIMMET, K. - HECHT, W. - KEMPKER, L. - AUPPERLE-LELLBACH, H. - REESE, S. Serum anti-Mullerian hormone concentration as a diagnostic tool to identify testicular tissue in canine disorders of sexual development. In DOMESTIC ANIMAL ENDOCRINOLOGY. ISSN 0739-7240, 2022, vol. 78, no., pp. Dostupné na: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.domaniend.2021.106654. |
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| 2. | HORŇÁKOVÁ, Ľubica - VRBOVSKÁ, Tatiana - PAVĽAK, Marián - VALENČÁKOVÁ, Alexandra - HALO, Marko - HAJURKA, Jaroslav. The evaluation of blood concentrations of testosterone, 17 beta-oestradiol and anti-Müllerian hormone in dogs with cryptorchidism and testicular tumours. In: Polish Journal of Veterinary Sciences. 2017. ISSN 1505-1773, Vol. 20, č. 4(2017), s. 677-685. (2017: 0.839 - IF, 26 - H-index, 0.839 - IF 5y, 0.362 - SJR, Q2 - SJR Best Q, Q3 - JCR Best Q, 0.178 - ABDC). [1] DOMAIN, Guillaume - BUCZKOWSKA, Justyna - KALAK, Patrycja - WYDOOGHE, Eline - BANCHI, Penelope - PASCOTTINI, Osvaldo Bogado - NIZANSKI, Wojciech - VAN SOOM, Ann. Serum Anti-Mullerian Hormone: A Potential Semen Quality Biomarker in Stud Dogs? In ANIMALS. ISSN 2076-2615, 2022, vol. 12, no. 3, pp. Dostupné na: https://doi.org/10.3390/ani12030323. |
| 3. | HORŇÁKOVÁ, Ľubica - VRBOVSKÁ, Tatiana - PAVĽAK, Marián - VALENČÁKOVÁ, Alexandra - HALO, Marko - HAJURKA, Jaroslav. The evaluation of blood concentrations of testosterone, 17 beta-oestradiol and anti-Müllerian hormone in dogs with cryptorchidism and testicular tumours. In: Polish Journal of Veterinary Sciences. 2017. ISSN 1505-1773, Vol. 20, č. 4(2017), s. 677-685. (2017: 0.839 - IF, 26 - H-index, 0.839 - IF 5y, 0.362 - SJR, Q2 - SJR Best Q, Q3 - JCR Best Q, 0.178 - ABDC). [1] GHOLIB, G. - WAHYUNI, S. - ABDILLA, A. - NUGRAHA, T. P. Pre-analytical factors affect the accurate measurement of testosterone concentrations in plasma and serum of goats. In POLISH JOURNAL OF VETERINARY SCIENCES. ISSN 1505-1773, 2021, vol. 24, no. 3, pp. 355-363. |
| 4. | HORŇÁKOVÁ, Ľubica - VRBOVSKÁ, Tatiana - PAVĽAK, Marián - VALENČÁKOVÁ, Alexandra - HALO, Marko - HAJURKA, Jaroslav. The evaluation of blood concentrations of testosterone, 17 beta-oestradiol and anti-Müllerian hormone in dogs with cryptorchidism and testicular tumours. In: Polish Journal of Veterinary Sciences. 2017. ISSN 1505-1773, Vol. 20, č. 4(2017), s. 677-685. (2017: 0.839 - IF, 26 - H-index, 0.839 - IF 5y, 0.362 - SJR, Q2 - SJR Best Q, Q3 - JCR Best Q, 0.178 - ABDC). [1] WALTER, Beate. Anti-Mullerian hormone in dogs and cats reproduction. In REPRODUCTION IN DOMESTIC ANIMALS. ISSN 0936-6768, 2020, vol. 55, no., pp. 26-31. |
| 5. | HORŇÁKOVÁ, Ľubica - VRBOVSKÁ, Tatiana - PAVĽAK, Marián - VALENČÁKOVÁ, Alexandra - HALO, Marko - HAJURKA, Jaroslav. The evaluation of blood concentrations of testosterone, 17 beta-oestradiol and anti-Müllerian hormone in dogs with cryptorchidism and testicular tumours. In: Polish Journal of Veterinary Sciences. 2017. ISSN 1505-1773, Vol. 20, č. 4(2017), s. 677-685. (2017: 0.839 - IF, 26 - H-index, 0.839 - IF 5y, 0.362 - SJR, Q2 - SJR Best Q, Q3 - JCR Best Q, 0.178 - ABDC). [1] ALKAN, Kubra Karakas - CEYLAN, Ahmet - ALKAN, Hasan - OZEN, Dogukan - BAYRAKTAROGLU, Alev Gurol - KAYMAZ, Mustafa. Immunohistochemical and qPCR determination of the expression and serum level of anti-Mullerian hormone in pre-pubertal, intact and ovarian remnant syndrome detected bitches. In REPRODUCTION IN DOMESTIC ANIMALS. ISSN 0936-6768, 2019, vol. 54, no. 7, pp. 979-986. |
VI.5. Participation in conducting or leading the most important projects over the last six years
| 1. | Scientific grant agency (Ministry of education, science, research and sport of the Slovak Republic) 1/0314/20 – Blood serum proteins as important biomarkers in the diagnosis of animal health. Project period: 2020–2023. |
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| 2. | Scientific grant agency (Ministry of education, science, research and sport of the Slovak Republic) 1/0376/20 – Stem cell secretome and extracellular vesicles in relation to neuroregeneration and neuroplasticity.. Project period: 2020–2023. |
| 3. | Scientific grant agency (Ministry of education, science, research and sport of the Slovak Republic) 1/0122/24 – Study of paracrine signaling of somatic stem cells affected by a targeted stimulatory microenvironment.. Project period: 2024–2027. |
| 4. | Slovak research and development agency APVV-19-0193 – New players in nanotherapy of neurodegenerative diseases: conditioned media (KM) and extracellular vesicles (EV) of somatic stem cells. Project period: 2020–2024. |
| 5. | Slovak research and development agency APVV-25-0491 – Next-Generation 3D Culture–Derived Conditioned Medium and Extracellular Vesicles for Neuroregeneration. Project period: 2026–2030. |
VII. Overview of organizational experience related to higher education and research/artistic/other activities
| Position / activity | Institution | Year |
|---|---|---|
member | The European Veterinary Society for Small Animal Reproduction | 2025 – to date |
member | The European Society for Domestic Animal Reproduction (ESDAR) | 2015 – to date |
| 2007 – to date |
VIII. Overview of international mobilities and visits oriented on education and research/artistic/other activities in the given field of study
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IX. Other relevant facts
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