Bapentire Donatus Angnuureng

Senior Research Fellow · Centre for Coastal Management

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

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

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

In 2016–2025: 60 publications, 1,182 citations to them, h-index 21.

By year

Papers, and the citations to them

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

Citations received each year

PeerfordGoogle Scholar

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

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

184 co-authors, here and elsewhere

Same unit
Same university
Same country
Elsewhere in Africa
No African institution

The 30 most frequent of 184 co-authors. Circle area and line width are papers written together; the strongest ties sit nearest. “No African institution” is anyone the papers place outside Africa’s institutions; Peerford records affiliations only there.

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
Bapentire Donatus Angnuureng
Journal of Coastal Conservation
2020165 citationsWorld top 10%
Shoreline resilience to individual storms and storm clusters on a meso-macrotidal barred beach
Bapentire Donatus Angnuureng
Geomorphology14
2017107 citationsWorld top 10%

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 ApplicationsUniversité d'Abomey-Calavi2010–2011
B.Sc Physics, PhysicsUniversity of Cape Coast2005–2009

Honours, memberships and service

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

Recent publications

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Coastal stakeholders’ perspectives on nature-based solutions for coastal adaptation: A comparative study between Ghana and Taiwan
Bapentire Donatus Angnuureng
Nature-Based Solutions17
20261 citationWorld top 10%Open access · Gold
Assessment of Wave Data in West Africa for the Estimation of Wave Climate
Anthony Kwabena Twum, Bapentire Donatus Angnuureng
Coasts13
20261 citationWorld top 10%Open access · Gold
Comprehensive analysis of extreme wave events along the West African Coast: a study using WAVERYS data and peak over threshold (pot) method
Anthony Kwabena Twum, Bapentire Donatus Angnuureng, Francis Nkrumah
African Geographical Review14
20260 citations
Understanding the drivers of Extreme Coastal Water Levels in West Africa from oceanic and climatic processes
Bapentire Donatus Angnuureng
Discover Oceans13
20260 citationsOpen access · Diamond
Root system architecture and shoot canopy effects drive erosion control in Napier and Vetiver grasses
Bapentire Donatus Angnuureng, Francis Kumi, Joel Bernard Kofi Asiedu, Kofi Atiah, Kwadwo Kusi Amoah, Michael O. Adu, Paul Agu Asare, Stephen E. Moore
Ecological Engineering2
20260 citations
Opportunities and Challenges for a Just Transition
Bapentire Donatus Angnuureng, Denis Worlanyo Aheto
Just Transition and Climate Justice in Sub-Saharan Africa
20260 citations
Challenges and lessons learned from global coastal erosion protection strategies
Bapentire Donatus Angnuureng
iScience13
202526 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Gold
Action plan for implementation of an ecosystem-based coastal management approach in Ghana
Bapentire Donatus Angnuureng
Journal of Coastal Conservation14
20257 citationsWorld top 10%
A West African coastal science trajectory of vulnerability, adaptability, and resilience
Bapentire Donatus Angnuureng, Denis Worlanyo Aheto
Discover Sustainability13
20257 citationsWorld top 10%Open access · Gold
Connecting climate science and society: reflections from early and mid-career researchers at the World Climate Research Programme Open Science Conference 2023
Bapentire Donatus Angnuureng
Frontiers in Climate13
20256 citationsOpen access · Gold

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