PhD Polonca Jaki Mekjavič
no.: 11537

researcher – active in research organisation

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Research activity

Code	Science	Field	Subfield
3.00.00	Medical sciences

Keywords

ophthalmology, diving and hyperbaric medicine

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Evaluation (metodology)

Points

536.13

A''

159.87

A1/2

334.98

CI10

861

CImax

252

h10

1.76

1.52

Data for the last 5 years (citations for the last 10 years) on November 10, 2025; Data for score A3 calculation refer to period 2020-2024 (2024)

Data for ARIS tenders ( 21.05.2024 – Target research programmes, archive )

Database	Linked records	Citations	Pure citations	Average pure citations
WoS	60	825	758	12.63
Scopus	60	958	889	14.82

Education

Level of education	Professional title	Study subject	Faculty	Year
Bachelor's degree	Medical doctor	Medicine	University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Medicine	1990
Master's degree		Medicine	University of Zagreb, School of Medicine	1993
Specialization		Ophthalmology		1996
Doctoral degree	Ph. D.	Medicine	University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Medicine	1997

Doctoral dissertations and other final papers Show

Employments

Type of employment	Research org.	Research group	Date of employment	Position	Role	Title
Full time employment (20%, RD:20%)	Jožef Stefan Institute	Department of Automatics, Biocybernetics and Robotics	10/1/2019	Senior research associate	Researcher
Full time employment (60%, RD:20%)	University Medical Centre Ljubljana	Eye Clinic	7/1/1999		Researcher
Full time employment (40%, RD:5%)	University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Medicine	Center za funkcijsko genomiko in sistemsko medicino (Slovene)	12/1/2022		Researcher	Full professor

Research projects Legend

no.	Code	Title	Period	Head	No. of publications
1.	J3-4528	The use of autonomous artificial intelligence for the detection of early signs of retinal damage and association with long-term fluctuations in glucose levels in children and youth with type 1 diabetes	10/1/2022 - 9/30/2025	PhD Klemen Dovč	3,337
2.	J3-1757	Vpliv hiperkapnične vadbe na intrakranialni tlak in oko	7/1/2019 - 12/31/2022	PhD Igor Mekjavić	1,719
3.	J3-1750	Preparation of prerequisite conditions for gene therapy of hereditary eye disorders	7/1/2019 - 6/30/2022	PhD Ana Fakin	4,000
4.	J3-4393	Strukturne in finkcionalne značilnosti očesnih bolezni (Slovene)	7/1/2002 - 6/30/2005	PhD Marko Hawlina	4,107
5.	J3-4079	Učinek hipoksije na termoregulacijo pri človeku (Slovene)	7/1/2002 - 6/30/2005	PhD Igor Mekjavić	1,628
6.	J3-2384	Vpliv genetskih faktorjev na ekspresijo očesnih bolezni - II (Slovene)	1/1/2000 - 6/30/2002	PhD Marko Hawlina	3,763
7.	J3-1331	Učinek narkoze z internimi plini na termoregulacijo pri človeku (Slovene)	1/1/1999 - 6/30/2001	PhD Igor Mekjavić	1,628
8.	J3-8931	Role of genetic factors in expression of eye diseases	1/1/1997 - 12/31/1999	PhD Marko Hawlina	3,232

ARIS research and infrastructure programmes Legend

no.	Code	Title	Period	Head	No. of publications
1.	P3-0333	Eye diseases of adults and children	1/1/2019 - 12/31/2027	PhD Marko Hawlina	3,347
2.	P3-0333	Eye diseases of adults and children	1/1/2014 - 12/31/2018	PhD Marko Hawlina	3,148
3.	P3-0333	Eye diseases of adults and children	1/1/2009 - 12/31/2013	PhD Marko Hawlina	3,072
4.	P3-0333	Eye diseases of adults and children	7/1/2004 - 12/31/2008	PhD Marko Hawlina	2,579