Charles Helm

727 total citations
49 papers, 419 citations indexed

About

Charles Helm is a scholar working on Paleontology, Anthropology and Atmospheric Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Charles Helm has authored 49 papers receiving a total of 419 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 33 papers in Paleontology, 32 papers in Anthropology and 15 papers in Atmospheric Science. Recurrent topics in Charles Helm's work include Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology (32 papers), Evolution and Paleontology Studies (22 papers) and Paleontology and Evolutionary Biology (18 papers). Charles Helm is often cited by papers focused on Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology (32 papers), Evolution and Paleontology Studies (22 papers) and Paleontology and Evolutionary Biology (18 papers). Charles Helm collaborates with scholars based in South Africa, United States and United Kingdom. Charles Helm's co-authors include Martin G. Lockley, Hayley C. Cawthra, Jan C. De Vynck, Richard T. McCrea, Curtis W. Marean, Jan A. Venter, Richard M. Cowling, Willo Stear, Hervé Fritz and Lisa G. Buckley and has published in prestigious journals such as Scientific Reports, Quaternary Science Reviews and Geological Society London Special Publications.

In The Last Decade

Charles Helm

41 papers receiving 406 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Charles Helm South Africa 12 283 278 149 81 77 49 419
Gerard Campeny Spain 9 294 1.0× 282 1.0× 107 0.7× 167 2.1× 30 0.4× 25 453
Roberto Zorzin Italy 10 160 0.6× 68 0.2× 51 0.3× 78 1.0× 52 0.7× 37 344
Sarah C. Sherwood United States 11 339 1.2× 276 1.0× 174 1.2× 109 1.3× 39 0.5× 23 497
Antonio Guerreschi Italy 12 217 0.8× 234 0.8× 154 1.0× 128 1.6× 46 0.6× 43 402
Mareike Stahlschmidt Germany 11 268 0.9× 318 1.1× 116 0.8× 160 2.0× 26 0.3× 30 432
Willo Stear South Africa 7 103 0.4× 73 0.3× 109 0.7× 27 0.3× 124 1.6× 20 236
Richard T. McCrea United States 19 716 2.5× 122 0.4× 81 0.5× 35 0.4× 136 1.8× 40 803
Anthony Barham Australia 10 192 0.7× 228 0.8× 137 0.9× 87 1.1× 25 0.3× 18 399
Antoine Lourdeau France 10 204 0.7× 267 1.0× 68 0.5× 75 0.9× 23 0.3× 33 368
Juan Bautista Belardi Argentina 15 356 1.3× 389 1.4× 115 0.8× 164 2.0× 23 0.3× 57 531

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Fields of papers citing papers by Charles Helm

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Charles Helm

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All Works

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Helm, Charles, et al.. (2026). Cretaceous dinosaur tracks in the Brenton Formation, Western Cape. South African Journal of Science. 122(1/2).
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Helm, Charles, et al.. (2025). Pleistocene aardvark ( Orycteropus afer ) burrow traces on South Africa’s Cape coast. Quaternary Research. 124. 139–152.
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Lockley, Martin G., A. Guy Plint, & Charles Helm. (2025). Heron-like tracks from the Dunvegan Formation (Cenomanian), British Columbia: evidence for convergence in avian foot morphology. Historical Biology. 38(2). 548–561.
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Whitfield, Alan K., et al.. (2025). The Coastal Hypothesis: one possible migration route for Late Pleistocene Homo sapiens from the southern tip of Africa. Transactions of the Royal Society of South Africa. 80(2). 133–155.
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Helm, Charles, et al.. (2025). A Pleistocene hyenid trackway from the Cape south coast of South Africa. Quaternary Research. 123. 59–69. 2 indexed citations
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Arbour, Victoria M., et al.. (2024). A new thyreophoran ichnotaxon from British Columbia, Canada confirms the presence of ankylosaurid dinosaurs in the mid Cretaceous of North America. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology. 44(5). 1 indexed citations
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Helm, Charles, Andrew S. Carr, Hayley C. Cawthra, et al.. (2024). A PURPORTED PLEISTOCENE SAND SCULPTURE FROM SOUTH AFRICA. 41(1). 58–73. 2 indexed citations
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Helm, Charles, Martin G. Lockley, Hayley C. Cawthra, et al.. (2023). Possible shod-hominin tracks on South Africa’s Cape coast. Ichnos/Ichnos : an international journal for plant and animal traces. 30(2). 79–97. 6 indexed citations
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Helm, Charles, et al.. (2023). Tracking the extinct giant Cape zebra (Equus capensis) on the Cape south coast of South Africa. Quaternary Research. 114. 178–190. 3 indexed citations
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Lockley, Martin G., et al.. (2022). New evidence for avian and small non-avian theropod ichnotaxa from the Lower Cretaceous of Canada: Implications for theropod ichnodiversity. Cretaceous Research. 138. 105292–105292. 5 indexed citations
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Lockley, Martin G., et al.. (2021). Crocodylian swim tracks from the Gates Formation (Albian), British Columbia, Canada: comparisons with Cretaceous crocodylian ichnology in western USA. Cretaceous Research. 128. 104967–104967. 6 indexed citations
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Helm, Charles, Hayley C. Cawthra, Richard M. Cowling, et al.. (2021). Protecting and preserving South African aeolianite surfaces from graffiti. Koedoe. 63(1). 3 indexed citations
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Helm, Charles, et al.. (2020). Large Pleistocene avian tracks on the Cape south coast of South Africa. Ostrich. 91(4). 275–291. 12 indexed citations
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Helm, Charles, et al.. (2019). Interest in geological and palaeontological curiosities by southern African non-western societies: A review and perspectives for future study. Proceedings of the Geologists Association. 130(5). 541–558. 11 indexed citations
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Helm, Charles, et al.. (2019). Patterns in the sand: A pleistocene hominin signature along the South African coastline?. Proceedings of the Geologists Association. 130(6). 719–740. 14 indexed citations
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Helm, Charles, Hayley C. Cawthra, Richard M. Cowling, et al.. (2018). Palaeoecology of giraffe tracks in Late Pleistocene aeolianites on the Cape south coast. South African Journal of Science. 114(1/2). 8–8. 32 indexed citations
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Helm, Charles, Richard T. McCrea, Hayley C. Cawthra, et al.. (2018). A New Pleistocene Hominin Tracksite from the Cape South Coast, South Africa. Scientific Reports. 8(1). 3772–3772. 36 indexed citations

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