Donatus Bapentire Angnuureng

Senior Research Fellow, University of Cape Coast, since 2022per ORCID

Publishing since 2011, latest 2026

Bapentire Donatus Angnuureng is a Senior Research Fellow, as well as a tutor at the University of Cape Coast. At the Africa Centre of Excellence in Coastal Resilience, he is the coordinator for Research and Grants. Donatus has over 10 years of expertise in coastal processes, geomorphology, shoreline, currents, and the application of shore-based remote sensing for beach monitoring. His research is oriented toward the application of shore-based video and unmanned aerial… More on ORCID

Earth-Surface Processes
Ecology
Global and Planetary Change
Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law
Atmospheric Science
Oceanography

In their own words

Coastal hydro-morhodynamics and Remote Sensing
Coastal processes
erosion
flooding
remote sensing
nearshore

Publications: 702011–2026
Citations: 1,294to those papers
h-index: 22i10-index 28
Field-weighted impact: 3.621.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 44%24 of 55 scored papers
Open access: 60%33 of the 55 whose access is recorded

31 other works — preprints, datasets and the like — are listed but not counted.

Google Scholar shows 1,715 citations, h-index 23 and i10-index 32 (1,567 citations and h-index 22 since 2021), as of October 14, 2026. It also counts theses, books and web pages, so it runs higher.

By year

Papers, and the citations to them

Publications, left axisCitations to that year’s papers, right axis2026 still in progress

Career

As their ORCID record read on October 4, 2026

Positions

Senior Research Fellow, ACECoR/Centre for Coastal ManagementUniversity of Cape Coastsince 2022
Research Fellow, Centre for Coastal ManagementUniversity of Cape Coast2018–2022
Research Assistant, Fisheries and Aquatic SciencesUniversity of Cape Coast2014–2016

Education

Doctor of Philosophy, Environmental physicsUniversity of Bordeaux2012–2016
Master of Science, Physical Oceanography and Applications

Publications

70 in all

Evaluation of hydromorphological conditions of Grand Popo Beach using two unique video cameras
2021InterpretationJournal3 citations10.1190/int-2021-0023.1
Introduction to special section: Focus on Africa
2021InterpretationJournal0 citations10.1190/int-2021-0907-spseintro.1

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What they work on

From the classification of each paper

Subfields

Earth-Surface Processes3753%
Ecology2637%
Global and Planetary Change1623%
Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law1521%
Atmospheric Science710%
Oceanography710%
Sociology and Political Science46%
Soil Science46%
Economics and Econometrics34%
Mechanical Engineering34%

Life Sciences
Physical Sciences
Social Sciences

Topics most written on

Coastal and Marine Dynamics37
Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics26
Aeolian processes and effects16
Coastal and Marine Management15
Flood Risk Assessment and Management8
Tropical and Extratropical Cyclones Research7
Land Use and Ecosystem Services5
Ocean Waves and Remote Sensing4
Climate Change, Adaptation, Migration3
Tree Root and Stability Studies3
Agronomic Practices and Intercropping Systems2
Climate variability and models2

Who they write with

Their most frequent co-authors, and the papers those co-authors share

Where their co-authors are

78% of their 55 papers with recorded affiliations have a co-author abroad

papers co-written2345678Home

Most frequent partner countries

France33
Nigeria10
Netherlands6
Benin6
Cameroon6
Senegal5
Côte d’Ivoire5
United States5

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

Centre National de la Recherche ScientifiqueFR27 papers
Laboratoire d’Études en Géophysique et Océanographie SpatialesFR26 papers
Université de ToulouseFR18 papers
University of GhanaGH18 papers
Institut de Recherche pour le DéveloppementFR10 papers
Federal University of TechnologyNG10 papers
Centre National d'Études SpatialesFR7 papers
DeltaresNL5 papers
University of DoualaCM5 papers
National University of Sciences, Technologies, Engineering and MathematicsBJ5 papers

Where they publish

Journal of Coastal Conservation6
Interpretation4
Journal of Coastal Research4
Sustainability3
Heliyon2
Journal of Marine Science and Engineering2
Ocean & Coastal Management

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

14Life below water29
13Climate action7
2Zero hunger3
11Sustainable cities and communities3
9Industry, innovation and infrastructure1
15Life on land1
17Partnerships for the goals1

Most cited

A review on coastal erosion and flooding risks and best management practices in West Africa: what has been done and should be done
Journal of Coastal Conservation
2020165 citationsWorld top 10%
Shoreline resilience to individual storms and storm clusters on a meso-macrotidal barred beach
Geomorphology14
2017107 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Bronze
Impact of sea defense structures on downdrift coasts: The case of Keta in Ghana

B.Sc Physics, PhysicsUniversity of Cape Coast2005–2009

Honours, memberships and service

MemberCoastal Education and Research Foundationsince 2015
Centre for Coastal ManagementGhana Science Association

Report on Monthly Monitoring of SFMP COVID-19 Intervention Sites and Close-out for UCC’s Activities

2021The USAID/Ghana Sustainable Fisheries Management Project (SFMP). Narragansett, RI: Coastal Resources Center, Graduate School of Oceanography, University of Rhode Island, and Centre for Coastal Management, University of Cape Coast, Cape Coast, Ghana. GH2014_COV105_UCCJournal0 citations

Assessing the challenges of beach quality: The perspective of beach users in Elmina, Ghana

2021Journal of Fisheries and Coastal ManagementJournalFirst author5 citations

COVID-19: mapping and baseline survey of fish landing beaches, processing sites and markets

2020The USAID/Ghana Sustainable Fisheries Management Project (SFMP). Narragansett, RI: Coastal Resources Center, Graduate School of Oceanography, University of Rhode Island, and Centre for Coastal Management, University of Cape Coast, Cape Coast, Ghana. GH2014_COV119_UCCJournal2 citations

Influence of sea level variability on a micro-tidal beach

2018Natural HazardsJournalFirst authorCorresponding24 citations10.1007/s11069-018-3370-4