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Rafael Almar · Sankore

Rafael Almar

ORCID, self-asserted

ORCID 0000-0001-5842-658X

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Publications

18

Citations

391

h-index

10

Computed over the works the graph holds, so it is a floor rather than a career figure.

i10-index

10

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University of Cape Coast2 works
University of Ghana1 works
Federal University of Technology1 works

Publications

17 works in the graph, newest first.

Sixty Years of Research on Land Subsidence and Sea-Level Change: A Systematic Review of Global Literature with a Regional Lens on the Gulf of Guinea, Africa
2026LandJournalOpen access1 citations10.3390/land15050721
Challenges and lessons learned from global coastal erosion protection strategies
2025iScienceJournalOpen access22 citations10.1016/j.isci.2025.112055
Socio-ecological vulnerability assessment to Sargassum arrivals
2025Scientific ReportsJournalOpen access15 citations10.1038/s41598-025-94475-3
A West African coastal science trajectory of vulnerability, adaptability, and resilience
2025Discover SustainabilityJournalOpen access6 citations10.1007/s43621-025-01772-y
Compounded influence of extreme coastal water level and subsidence on coastal flooding from satellite showcased at Saint-Louis (Senegal, West Africa)

2025Dynamics of Atmospheres and OceansJournalOpen access1 citations10.1016/j.dynatmoce.2025.101597

Evaluating the Consequences of the 2023 Akosombo Dam Spillage into the Volta River on Fuveme Beach, Ghana (West Africa)

2024Journal of Coastal ResearchJournalSenior author3 citations10.2112/jcr-si113-200.1

Future socioeconomic development along the West African coast forms a larger hazard than sea level rise

2023Communications Earth & EnvironmentJournalOpen accessCorresponding33 citations10.1038/s43247-023-00807-4

Future flooding of the Volta Delta caused by sea level rise and land subsidence

2023Journal of Coastal ConservationJournalOpen access25 citations10.1007/s11852-023-00952-0

African coastal camera network efforts at monitoring ocean, climate, and human impacts

2023Scientific ReportsJournalOpen access22 citations10.1038/s41598-023-28815-6

Coastal Flooding Caused by Extreme Coastal Water Level at the World Heritage Historic Keta City (Ghana, West Africa)

2023Journal of Marine Science and EngineeringJournalOpen access20 citations10.3390/jmse11061144

Linking human perception and scientific coastal flood risk assessment (Anlo Beach Community, Ghana)

2023Ocean & Coastal ManagementJournalOpen access2 citations10.1016/j.ocecoaman.2023.106758

FUTURE FLOODING OF THE VOLTA DELTA CAUSED BY SEA LEVEL RISE AND LAND SUBSIDENCE

2023Coastal Engineering ProceedingsJournalOpen access1 citations10.9753/icce.v37.management.142

MULTI-PLATFORM MONITORING OF COASTAL EROSION AT A POCKET BEACH

2023Coastal Engineering ProceedingsJournalOpen accessSenior author0 citations10.9753/icce.v37.sediment.4

Coastal Zone Changes in West Africa: Challenges and Opportunities for Satellite Earth Observations

2022Surveys in GeophysicsJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding84 citations10.1007/s10712-022-09721-4

Satellite, drone and video camera multi-platform monitoring of coastal erosion at an engineered pocket beach: A showcase for coastal management at Elmina Bay, Ghana (West Africa)

2022Regional Studies in Marine ScienceJournalOpen accessSenior author41 citations10.1016/j.rsma.2022.102437

Extreme coastal water levels with potential flooding risk at the low-lying Saint Louis historic city, Senegal (West Africa)

2022Frontiers in Marine ScienceJournalOpen access24 citations10.3389/fmars.2022.993644

Social perceptions of coastal hazards in the Anlo Beach Community in the Western Region of Ghana

2022Journal of Coastal ConservationJournalOpen access5 citations10.1007/s11852-022-00909-9