Pivka Soňa, M.A., PhD

Research/art/teacher profile

Date of last update: 25.08.2026

I. Basic information

I.1 Surname	Pivka
I.2 Given name	Soňa
I.3 Degrees	M.A., PhD
I.4 Year of birth	1991
I.5 Name of the workplace	University of Veterinary Medicine and Pharmacy in Košice, Department of Microbiology and Immunology
I.6 Address of the workplace	Komenského 73, 041 81 Košice, Slovak Republic
I.7 Position	researcher
I.8 E-mail address	sona.pivka@uvlf.sk
I.9 University staff register / partner university profile	https://www.portalvs.sk/regzam/detail/42544
I.11 ORCID iD	0000-0002-3900-8873

II. Higher education and further qualification growth

	Institution	Year	Study field and programme
First degree higher education	Univerzita veterinárskeho lekárstva a farmácie v Košiciach	2014	Hygiena potravín, Bezpečnosť krmív a potravín
Second degree higher education	University of Veterinary Medicine and Pharmacy in Košice	2016	Food hygiene, The market and quality of foodstuff
Third degree higher education	University of Veterinary Medicine and Pharmacy in Košice	2021	Food hygiene

III. Current and previous employment

Occupation	Institution	Year
Researcher	University of Veterinary Medicine and Pharmacy in Košice	2022 – to date

IV. Development of pedagogical, professional, language, digital and other skills

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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
Microbiology	Feed and Foodstuff Safety – full-time study, Slovak language	I.	Veterinary Medicine
Microbiology	Feed and Foodstuff Safety – full-time study, Slovak language	I.	Veterinary Medicine
Microbiology	Feed and Foodstuff Safety – part-time study, Slovak language	I.	Veterinary Medicine
Microbiology	Feed and Foodstuff Safety – part-time study, Slovak language	I.	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

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V.5. Overview of other taught courses

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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	73	35
VI.1.2 Number of outputs registered in Web of Science or Scopus	10	7
VI.1.3 Number of citations corresponding to research/artistic/other outputs	40	35
VI.1.4 Number of citations registered in Web of Science or Scopus	39	34
VI.1.5 Number of invited lectures at international and national level	0	0

VI.2. The most significant research/artistic/other outputs

1.	JEVINOVÁ, Pavlína - PIPOVÁ, Monika - REGECOVÁ, Ivana - DEMJANOVÁ, Soňa - SEMJON, Boris - MARCINČÁK, Slavomír - NAGY, Jozef - KOŽÁROVÁ, Ivona. Effect of Cladosporium cladosporioides on the composition of mycoflora and the quality parameters of table eggs during storage. In: Processes. 2021. ISSN 2227-9717, Vol. 9, no. 4 (2021), art. no. 613, p. [1-17]. (2021: 3.352 - IF, 36 - H-index, 3.338 - IF 5y, 0.474 - SJR, Q2 - SJR Best Q, Q2 - JCR Best Q, 0.405 - ABDC).
2.	DEMJANOVÁ, Soňa - JEVINOVÁ, Pavlína - PIPOVÁ, Monika - REGECOVÁ, Ivana. Identification of Penicillium verrucosum, Penicillium commune, and Penicillium crustosum isolated from chicken eggs. In: Processes. 2021. ISSN 2227-9717, Vol. 9, no. 1 (2021), art. no. 53, p. [1-14]. (2021: 3.352 - IF, 36 - H-index, 3.338 - IF 5y, 0.474 - SJR, Q2 - SJR Best Q, Q2 - JCR Best Q, 0.405 - ABDC).
3.	REGECOVÁ, Ivana - PIPOVÁ, Monika - JEVINOVÁ, Pavlína - DEMJANOVÁ, Soňa - SEMJON, Boris. Quality and mycobiota composition of stored eggs. In: Italian Journal of Food Science. 2020. ISSN 1120-1770, Vol. 32, no. 3 (2020), p. 540-561. (2020: 0.875 - IF, 33 - H-index, 1.209 - IF 5y, 0.281 - SJR, Q3 - SJR Best Q, Q4 - JCR Best Q, 0.165 - ABDC).
4.	LOZIAKOVÁ PEŇAZZIOVÁ, Katarína - CHITIMIA‑DOBLER, Lidia - CSANK, Tomáš - PEŤKO, Branislav - ONDREJKOVÁ, Anna - HALÁN, Miloš - SCHUSTEROVÁ, Petra - PIVKA, Soňa - KORYTÁR, Ľuboš. First detection and a new avian host of the tick Ixodes ventalloi Gil Collado, 1936, in Slovakia. In: Parasitology Research. 2024. ISSN 0932-0113, Vol. 123, no. 7 (2024), art. no. 268, p. [1-10]. (2024: 2 - IF, 114 - H-index, 2.1 - IF 5y, 0.565 - SJR, Q1 - SJR Best Q, Q3 - JCR Best Q, 0.435 - ABDC).
5.	PEŇAZZIOVÁ, Katarína - KORYTÁR, Ľuboš - CINGEĽOVÁ MARUŠČÁKOVÁ, Ivana - SCHUSTEROVÁ, Petra - LOZIAK, Alexander - PIVKA, Soňa - ONDREJKOVÁ, Anna - PISTL, Juraj - CSANK, Tomáš. Serologic investigation on tick-borne encephalitis virus, Kemerovo virus and Tribeč virus infections in wild birds. In: Microorganisms. 2022. ISSN 2076-2607, Vol. 10, no. 12 (2022), art. no. 2397, p. [1-15]. (2022: 4.5 - IF, 66 - H-index, 4.8 - IF 5y, 0.909 - SJR, Q2 - SJR Best Q, Q2 - JCR Best Q, 0.825 - ABDC).

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

1.	JEVINOVÁ, Pavlína - PIPOVÁ, Monika - REGECOVÁ, Ivana - DEMJANOVÁ, Soňa - SEMJON, Boris - MARCINČÁK, Slavomír - NAGY, Jozef - KOŽÁROVÁ, Ivona. Effect of Cladosporium cladosporioides on the composition of mycoflora and the quality parameters of table eggs during storage. In: Processes. 2021. ISSN 2227-9717, Vol. 9, no. 4 (2021), art. no. 613, p. [1-17]. (2021: 3.352 - IF, 36 - H-index, 3.338 - IF 5y, 0.474 - SJR, Q2 - SJR Best Q, Q2 - JCR Best Q, 0.405 - ABDC).
2.	DEMJANOVÁ, Soňa - JEVINOVÁ, Pavlína - PIPOVÁ, Monika - REGECOVÁ, Ivana. Identification of Penicillium verrucosum, Penicillium commune, and Penicillium crustosum isolated from chicken eggs. In: Processes. 2021. ISSN 2227-9717, Vol. 9, no. 1 (2021), art. no. 53, p. [1-14]. (2021: 3.352 - IF, 36 - H-index, 3.338 - IF 5y, 0.474 - SJR, Q2 - SJR Best Q, Q2 - JCR Best Q, 0.405 - ABDC).
3.	LOZIAKOVÁ PEŇAZZIOVÁ, Katarína - CHITIMIA‑DOBLER, Lidia - CSANK, Tomáš - PEŤKO, Branislav - ONDREJKOVÁ, Anna - HALÁN, Miloš - SCHUSTEROVÁ, Petra - PIVKA, Soňa - KORYTÁR, Ľuboš. First detection and a new avian host of the tick Ixodes ventalloi Gil Collado, 1936, in Slovakia. In: Parasitology Research. 2024. ISSN 0932-0113, Vol. 123, no. 7 (2024), art. no. 268, p. [1-10]. (2024: 2 - IF, 114 - H-index, 2.1 - IF 5y, 0.565 - SJR, Q1 - SJR Best Q, Q3 - JCR Best Q, 0.435 - ABDC).
4.	PEŇAZZIOVÁ, Katarína - KORYTÁR, Ľuboš - CINGEĽOVÁ MARUŠČÁKOVÁ, Ivana - SCHUSTEROVÁ, Petra - LOZIAK, Alexander - PIVKA, Soňa - ONDREJKOVÁ, Anna - PISTL, Juraj - CSANK, Tomáš. Serologic investigation on tick-borne encephalitis virus, Kemerovo virus and Tribeč virus infections in wild birds. In: Microorganisms. 2022. ISSN 2076-2607, Vol. 10, no. 12 (2022), art. no. 2397, p. [1-15]. (2022: 4.5 - IF, 66 - H-index, 4.8 - IF 5y, 0.909 - SJR, Q2 - SJR Best Q, Q2 - JCR Best Q, 0.825 - ABDC).
5.	LOZIAKOVÁ PEŇAZZIOVÁ, Katarína - PIVKA, Soňa - BARBUŠINOVÁ, Eva - JALILI, Nasir - KISS, Vivien - KURUCZ, Kornélia - CSANK, Tomáš. First molecular evidence and phylogenetic characterization of Aedes (Hulecoeteomyia) koreicus (Diptera: Culicidae) in Slovakia. In: Parasitology Research. 2026. ISSN 0932-0113, Vol. 125, no. (2026), art. no. 11, p. [1-7]. (2024: 2 - IF, 114 - H-index, 2.1 - IF 5y, 0.565 - SJR, Q1 - SJR Best Q, Q3 - JCR Best Q, 0.435 - ABDC).

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

1.	PEŇAZZIOVÁ, Katarína - KORYTÁR, Ľuboš - CINGEĽOVÁ MARUŠČÁKOVÁ, Ivana - SCHUSTEROVÁ, Petra - LOZIAK, Alexander - PIVKA, Soňa - ONDREJKOVÁ, Anna - PISTL, Juraj - CSANK, Tomáš. Serologic investigation on tick-borne encephalitis virus, Kemerovo virus and Tribeč virus infections in wild birds. In: Microorganisms. 2022. ISSN 2076-2607, Vol. 10, no. 12 (2022), art. no. 2397, p. [1-15]. (2022: 4.5 - IF, 66 - H-index, 4.8 - IF 5y, 0.909 - SJR, Q2 - SJR Best Q, Q2 - JCR Best Q, 0.825 - ABDC). [1] ANTÚNEZ, Maritza Pupo - MARÍN MONTESINOS, José Carlos - CORDUNEANU, Alexandra - OBREGÓN, Dasiel - MOUTAILLER, Sara - CABEZAS-CRUZ, Alejandro. Tick-borne viruses and their risk to public health in the Caribbean: Spotlight on bats as reservoirs in Cuba. In Heliyon, 2024-02-29, 10, 4, pp. ISSN 24058440. Dostupné na: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e26118.
2.	PEŇAZZIOVÁ, Katarína - KORYTÁR, Ľuboš - CINGEĽOVÁ MARUŠČÁKOVÁ, Ivana - SCHUSTEROVÁ, Petra - LOZIAK, Alexander - PIVKA, Soňa - ONDREJKOVÁ, Anna - PISTL, Juraj - CSANK, Tomáš. Serologic investigation on tick-borne encephalitis virus, Kemerovo virus and Tribeč virus infections in wild birds. In: Microorganisms. 2022. ISSN 2076-2607, Vol. 10, no. 12 (2022), art. no. 2397, p. [1-15]. (2022: 4.5 - IF, 66 - H-index, 4.8 - IF 5y, 0.909 - SJR, Q2 - SJR Best Q, Q2 - JCR Best Q, 0.825 - ABDC). [1] KAZIMÍROVÁ, Mária - MANGOVÁ, Barbara - CHVOSTÁČ, Michal - DIDYK, Yuliya M. - DE ALBA, Paloma - MIRA, Anabela - PURGATOVÁ, Slávka - SELYEMOVÁ, Diana - RUSŇÁKOVÁ TARAGEĽOVÁ, Veronika - SCHNITTGER, Leonhard. The role of wildlife in the epidemiology of tick-borne diseases in Slovakia. In Current Research in Parasitology and Vector-Borne Diseases, 2024-01-01, 6, pp. Dostupné na: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.crpvbd.2024.100195.
3.	DEMJANOVÁ, Soňa - JEVINOVÁ, Pavlína - PIPOVÁ, Monika - REGECOVÁ, Ivana. Identification of Penicillium verrucosum, Penicillium commune, and Penicillium crustosum isolated from chicken eggs. In: Processes. 2021. ISSN 2227-9717, Vol. 9, no. 1 (2021), art. no. 53, p. [1-14]. (2021: 3.352 - IF, 36 - H-index, 3.338 - IF 5y, 0.474 - SJR, Q2 - SJR Best Q, Q2 - JCR Best Q, 0.405 - ABDC). [1] ALVES RODRIGUES, Melissa - TEIGA-TEIXEIRA, Pedro - ESTEVES, Alexandra. Occurrence of Moulds and Yeasts in the Slaughterhouse: The Underestimated Role of Fungi in Meat Safety and Occupational Health. In Foods, 2025-04-01, 14, 8, pp. Dostupné na: https://doi.org/10.3390/foods14081320.
4.	DEMJANOVÁ, Soňa - JEVINOVÁ, Pavlína - PIPOVÁ, Monika - REGECOVÁ, Ivana. Identification of Penicillium verrucosum, Penicillium commune, and Penicillium crustosum isolated from chicken eggs. In: Processes. 2021. ISSN 2227-9717, Vol. 9, no. 1 (2021), art. no. 53, p. [1-14]. (2021: 3.352 - IF, 36 - H-index, 3.338 - IF 5y, 0.474 - SJR, Q2 - SJR Best Q, Q2 - JCR Best Q, 0.405 - ABDC). [1] MELO, Maria Verônyca Coelho - DOS SANTOS, Fagner Cavalcante Patrocínio - DA SILVA, Isaac Neto Goes - RODRIGUES, Jannaina Luanda Coelho - FREIRE, José Ednésio da Cruz. FUNGAL PROFILE OF EGGSHELLS FROM COMMERCIAL AND FREE-RANGE HENS OF A SUPERMARKET CHAIN IN FORTALEZA, CE, BRAZIL. In Bioscience Journal, 2024-01-31, 40, pp. ISSN 15163725. Dostupné na: https://doi.org/10.14393/BJ-v40n0a2024-69507.
5.	DEMJANOVÁ, Soňa - JEVINOVÁ, Pavlína - PIPOVÁ, Monika - REGECOVÁ, Ivana. Identification of Penicillium verrucosum, Penicillium commune, and Penicillium crustosum isolated from chicken eggs. In: Processes. 2021. ISSN 2227-9717, Vol. 9, no. 1 (2021), art. no. 53, p. [1-14]. (2021: 3.352 - IF, 36 - H-index, 3.338 - IF 5y, 0.474 - SJR, Q2 - SJR Best Q, Q2 - JCR Best Q, 0.405 - ABDC). [1] XIE, Yuxin - LIN, Na - SONG, Pingping - NI, Xiangyan - WANG, Yakun - HUANG, Peng - HAN, Zhili - WANG, Dianlei - SUN, Nianxia. Identification of immunostimulatory activities and active compounds from sequentially extracted fractions of rhizosphere fungal fermentation broth of Atractylodes macrocephala Koidz. rhizomes. In Frontiers in Pharmacology, 2024-01-01, 15, pp. Dostupné na: https://doi.org/10.3389/fphar.2024.1460614.

VI.5. Participation in conducting or leading the most important projects over the last six years

1.	EU4Health Programme 101132974 – One Health surveillance and Vector monitoring for cross-border pathogens - OH SURVector. Project period: 2024–2026.
2.	Slovak research and development agency APVV-19-0440 – Emerging zoonotic pathogens transmitted by neglected arthropod species in Slovakia. Project period: 2020–2024.
3.	Scientific grant agency (Ministry of education, science, research and sport of the Slovak Republic) 1/0354/21 – Study of the replication, neurovirulent potential and the innate antivirus response against tick-borne orbiviruses in host cell models. Project period: 2021–2024.
4.	Scientific grant agency (Ministry of education, science, research and sport of the Slovak Republic) 1/0073/22 – Evaluation of the impact of innovative methods of coffee processing on its health safety and quality. Project period: 2022–2024.
5.	Scientific grant agency (Ministry of education, science, research and sport of the Slovak Republic) 1/0533/26 – Prevalencia a prevencia vírusových ochorení včely medonosnej (Apis mellifera) na Slovensku. Project period: 2026–2029.

VII. Overview of organizational experience related to higher education and research/artistic/other activities

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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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