According to the ranking by the portal Research.com Slovakia, Slovakia ranked 56th among the best scientists. Professor Ing. Roman Boča, DrSc. is among the three most successful scientists from Slovakia.

Professor Roman Boča's research focuses primarily on crystallography, condensed matter physics, stereochemistry, crystal structure, and spin crossover. His specific area of interest is crystallography, where Professor Boča studies magnetic sensitivity. Some of his most cited works include:

• Division of the zero-field splitting in metal complexes (604 citations).
• Theoretical foundations of molecular magnetism (180 citations).
• A simple mononuclear cobalt(II) complex: a single-molecule magnet exhibiting two slow relaxation processes (130 citations).