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Petra Schmitter · Sankore

Petra Schmitter

ORCID, self-asserted

ORCID 0000-0002-3826-7224

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Publications

23

Citations

312

h-index

8

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

i10-index

8

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Every institution this scholar has appeared with on a work, by how many.

Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration1 works
Water Resources Commission of Ghana1 works
International Water Management Institute1 works

Publications

7 works in the graph, newest first.

Hydroclimatic extremes and food security hotspots in West Africa: evidence from rainfall–yield interactions
2025Frontiers in ClimateJournalOpen accessSenior author3 citations10.3389/fclim.2025.1717323
A critical synthesis of remote sensing and machine learning approaches for climate hazard impact on crop yield
2025Environmental Research CommunicationsJournalOpen accessSenior authorCorresponding2 citations10.1088/2515-7620/ae1099
Barriers to the uptake of solar-powered irrigation by smallholder farmers in sub-saharan Africa: A review
2024Energy Strategy ReviewsJournalOpen access80 citations10.1016/j.esr.2024.101294
Risks from solar-powered groundwater irrigation
2024ScienceJournal46 citations10.1126/science.adi9497

Revisiting the Thornthwaite Mather procedure for baseflow and groundwater storage predictions in sloping and mountainous regions

2024Journal of Hydrology XJournalOpen access5 citations10.1016/j.hydroa.2024.100179

Investigating Nitrate with Other Constituents in Groundwater in Two Contrasting Tropical Highland Watersheds

2023HydrologyJournalOpen access7 citations10.3390/hydrology10040082

One Hundred Priority Questions for the Development of Sustainable Food Systems in Sub-Saharan Africa

2023LandJournalOpen access7 citations10.3390/land12101879