Adams Osman

Publishing since 2012, latest 2026

Global and Planetary Change
Sociology and Political Science
Economics and Econometrics
Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law
Ecology
Earth-Surface Processes

In their own words

Geography
Landscape ecology
Environmental Sustainability
Geospatial Sciences
Disaster Risk Management

Publications: 462012–2026
Citations: 612to those papers
h-index: 11i10-index 14
Field-weighted impact: 1.651.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 21%7 of 33 scored papers
Open access: 64%21 of the 33 whose access is recorded

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

Google Scholar shows 835 citations, h-index 13 and i10-index 18 (691 citations and h-index 13 since 2021), as of October 10, 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

On their papers

Every institution they have given on a paper.

Publications

46 in all

Telecoupled landscapes: Spatial effects of external financial inflows on Africa’s biodiversity
2026Research in GlobalizationJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding0 citations10.1016/j.resglo.2026.100346
An empirical network study of the antimalarial supply chain in Ghana
2026PLoS ONE

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Citations received each year

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To all their work, old papers included. Google Scholar also counts citations from theses, books and web pages, so its line runs higher.

What they work on

From the classification of each paper

Subfields

Global and Planetary Change1635%
Sociology and Political Science715%
Economics and Econometrics613%
Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law613%
Ecology511%
Earth-Surface Processes49%
Transportation49%
Urban Studies49%
Archeology24%
Building and Construction24%

Physical Sciences
Social Sciences

Topics most written on

Land Use and Ecosystem Services9
Coastal and Marine Dynamics4
Coastal and Marine Management4
Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management4
Disaster Management and Resilience4
Flood Risk Assessment and Management4
Urban and Rural Development Challenges4
Urban Transport and Accessibility4
Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics3
Child Nutrition and Water Access2
Cultural Heritage Management and Preservation2
Amphibian and Reptile Biology1

Who they write with

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

Where their co-authors are

39% of their 33 papers with recorded affiliations have a co-author abroad

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Most frequent partner countries

Barbados3
United Kingdom3
United States2
Germany2
Kenya1
Australia1
China1
Canada1

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

University of Cape CoastGH15 papers
University of GhanaGH4 papers
University of the West IndiesBB3 papers
University of OxfordGB2 papers
University of FloridaUS2 papers
Martin Luther University Halle-WittenbergDE2 papers
Durham UniversityGB2 papers
Shandong University of Science and TechnologyCN1 paper
The University of Texas at El PasoUS1 paper
University of EdinburghGB1 paper

Where they publish

Journal for Nature Conservation4
PLoS ONE4
Social Sciences & Humanities Open3
Environmental Challenges2
International Journal of Development and Sustainability2
Progress in Disaster Science2

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

14Life below water3
15Life on land3
10Reduced inequalities2
11Sustainable cities and communities2
13Climate action2
1No poverty1
2Zero hunger1
3

Most cited

Community-based mangrove forest management: Implications for local livelihoods and coastal resource conservation along the Volta estuary catchment area of Ghana
Ocean & Coastal Management
2016162 citationsWorld top 10%
Waste management practices in Ghana: challenges and prospect, Jukwa Central Region
International Journal of Development and Sustainability
201468 citations
Shoreline change analysis using end point rate and net shoreline movement statistics: An application to Elmina, Cape Coast and Moree section of Ghana’s coast
Regional Studies in Marine Science
2016

Restoration of abandoned artisanal mining sites: Effects of biophilia and ecoguilt

2025Journal for Nature ConservationJournalFirst authorCorresponding0 citations10.1016/j.jnc.2025.127036

Growing Urbanisation and snake encounters in Kumasi and Kwadaso administrative areas

2025Social Sciences & Humanities OpenJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding0 citations10.1016/j.ssaho.2025.102049

Space-time cube approach in analysing conflicts in Africa

2023Social Sciences & Humanities OpenJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding10 citations10.1016/j.ssaho.2023.100557

2023Progress in Disaster ScienceJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding9 citations10.1016/j.pdisas.2023.100280

Wetland restoration challenges and eco-volunteerism

2023Journal for Nature ConservationJournalFirst authorCorresponding6 citations10.1016/j.jnc.2023.126411

Changing land cover: Clustering of agents per moral responsibility and culpability

2023Environmental ChallengesJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding2 citations10.1016/j.envc.2023.100821

Personal computer usage and teasing among geographic information systems students

2023Social Sciences & Humanities OpenJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding1 citation10.1016/j.ssaho.2023.100600

2023Progress in Disaster ScienceJournalFirst author10 citations

Spatial analysis of synergies and trade-offs between the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in Africa

2022Geography and sustainabilityJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding27 citations10.1016/j.geosus.2022.07.003

Empirical measure of cultural sustainability

2022Applied GeographyJournalFirst authorCorresponding11 citations10.1016/j.apgeog.2022.102745

Extrinsic effect of remittance houses on desire to migrate and usage of irregular migration routes

2022Research in GlobalizationJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding3 citations10.1016/j.resglo.2022.100097

Usage of green spaces at the university of cape coast by non-african foreign students

2017Journal of Global Initiatives: Policy, Pedagogy, PerspectiveJournal6 citations

A Planners’ Guide to Integrated Coastal Management in the Central Region of Ghana

2017The USAID/Ghana Sustainable Fisheries Management Project (SFMP). Narragansett, RI. Coastal Resources Centre, Graduate School of Oceanography, University of Rhode IslandJournalFirst author7 citations

Manual for GIS Training of Central Regional TCPD Officers

2017The USAID/Ghana Sustainable Fisheries Management Project (SFMP). Narragansett RI: Coastal Resources Center, Graduate School of Oceanography, University of Rhode Island and Spatial SolutionsJournal0 citations

Analysis of Shoreline Change along Cape Coast-Sekondi Coast, Ghana

2016Geography JournalJournalOpen accessSenior author22 citations10.1155/2016/1868936

Vulnerability and risk levels of communities within Ankobra estuary of Ghana

2016International Journal of Disaster Risk ReductionJournalFirst authorCorresponding20 citations10.1016/j.ijdrr.2016.08.016

Vulnerability Assessment for Axim Fish Landing Site, Nzema East District

2016The USAID/Ghana Sustainable Fisheries Management Project (SFMP). Narragansett, RI: Coastal Resources Center, Graduate School of Oceanography, University of Rhode Island and Spatial Solutions, Accra, Ghana. GH2014_ACT047_SpSJournalFirst author2 citations

Socio-economic impact of Lake Bosomtwe shoreline changes on catchment residents in Ghana

2014International Journal of Scientific and Research PublicationsJournalSenior author15 citations

Role of rural infrastructural development in alleviating poverty in Ghana: A case of Jukwa, Central Region

2014International Journal of Development and SustainabilityJournal8 citations

Waste management practices in Ghana: challenges and prospect, Jukwa Central Region

2014International Journal of Development and SustainabilityJournal68 citations

Research in Globalization

African Transport Studies1

How it can be read

64% free to read, of the 33 recorded

Diamond 1 · 2%Free to read and to publish
Gold 16 · 35%In an open-access journal
Hybrid 3 · 7%Open in a subscription journal
Green 1 · 2%A copy in a repository
Closed 12 · 26%Behind a paywall
Unknown 13 · 28%Not recorded by the source

Who funds it

6 of 46 papers name a funder

Medical Research Council2
Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung1
Forestry Commission1
Ministry of Environment1
Taishan Scholar Project of Shandong Province1
Volvo Research and Educational Foundations1

Good health and well-being

8Decent work and economic growth1

17Partnerships for the goals1

World top 10%Open access · Green