Eileen H. Helmer

8.7k total citations · 2 hit papers
50 papers, 4.9k citations indexed

About

Eileen H. Helmer is a scholar working on Ecology, Nature and Landscape Conservation and Global and Planetary Change. According to data from OpenAlex, Eileen H. Helmer has authored 50 papers receiving a total of 4.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 26 papers in Ecology, 24 papers in Nature and Landscape Conservation and 21 papers in Global and Planetary Change. Recurrent topics in Eileen H. Helmer's work include Remote Sensing in Agriculture (20 papers), Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (14 papers) and Forest ecology and management (12 papers). Eileen H. Helmer is often cited by papers focused on Remote Sensing in Agriculture (20 papers), Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (14 papers) and Forest ecology and management (12 papers). Eileen H. Helmer collaborates with scholars based in United States, Puerto Rico and Hong Kong. Eileen H. Helmer's co-authors include Sandra Brown, Michael A. Cairns, Greg A. Baumgardner, Xiaolin Zhu, Ariel E. Lugo, Bonnie Ruefenacht, Jin Chen, M. A. Lefsky, Desheng Liu and Feng Gao and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres, PLoS ONE and Remote Sensing of Environment.

In The Last Decade

Eileen H. Helmer

48 papers receiving 4.5k citations

Hit Papers

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What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

Root biomass allocation in the world's upland forests

1997 1.2k citations Michael A. Cairns, Sandra Brown et al. Oecologia profile →
A flexible spatiotemporal method for fusing satellite images with different resolutions

2015 566 citations Xiaolin Zhu, Eileen H. Helmer et al. Remote Sensing of Environment profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Eileen H. Helmer United States	27	2.5k	1.9k	1.8k	1.2k	623	50	4.9k
Hugh Eva Italy	33	4.1k 1.6×	2.8k 1.5×	1.1k 0.6×	1.0k 0.9×	352 0.6×	64	6.0k
Shaun R. Levick Australia	34	1.6k 0.6×	1.7k 0.9×	1.8k 1.0×	1.3k 1.1×	349 0.6×	78	4.0k
Edward T. A. Mitchard United Kingdom	32	3.6k 1.4×	2.9k 1.5×	2.1k 1.1×	2.4k 2.0×	266 0.4×	81	6.8k
Konrad Wessels South Africa	31	2.4k 0.9×	2.8k 1.4×	950 0.5×	882 0.8×	265 0.4×	89	4.2k
Carol A. Wessman United States	34	2.0k 0.8×	2.6k 1.3×	1.0k 0.6×	856 0.7×	399 0.6×	64	4.2k
Yosio Edemir Shimabukuro Brazil	44	5.1k 2.0×	4.3k 2.2×	1.2k 0.7×	2.0k 1.7×	601 1.0×	238	8.2k
Inge Jonckheere Belgium	19	1.9k 0.7×	2.5k 1.3×	950 0.5×	1.3k 1.1×	728 1.2×	31	4.0k
Matthew L. Clark United States	29	1.8k 0.7×	2.1k 1.1×	817 0.4×	1.2k 1.0×	432 0.7×	53	3.8k
P. S. Roy India	37	2.2k 0.9×	2.2k 1.1×	853 0.5×	953 0.8×	299 0.5×	149	4.6k
Joachim Hill Germany	40	1.9k 0.8×	2.7k 1.4×	474 0.3×	2.2k 1.9×	508 0.8×	111	5.0k

Countries citing papers authored by Eileen H. Helmer

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Brandeis, Thomas J., et al.. (2025). Predicting species-specific diameter growth rate for Caribbean trees using mixed-effects extreme gradient boosting. Forest Ecology and Management. 580. 122520–122520. 1 indexed citations

Faber‐Langendoen, Don, David A. Keith, Javier Loidi, et al.. (2025). Advancing the EcoVeg approach as a terrestrial ecosystem typology: From global biomes to local plant communities. Ecosphere. 16(5).

Hogan, J. Aaron, Jeremy W. Lichstein, Eileen H. Helmer, et al.. (2024). Anthromes and forest carbon responses to global change. Plants People Planet. 7(4). 1027–1042. 2 indexed citations

Helmer, Eileen H., Shannon L. Kay, Humfredo Marcano‐Vega, et al.. (2023). Multiscale predictors of small tree survival across a heterogeneous tropical landscape. PLoS ONE. 18(3). e0280322–e0280322. 3 indexed citations

Martinuzzi, Sebastián, Bruce D. Cook, Eileen H. Helmer, et al.. (2022). Patterns and controls on island‐wide aboveground biomass accumulation in second‐growth forests of Puerto Rico. Biotropica. 54(5). 1146–1159. 6 indexed citations

Zhu, Xiaolin, Eileen H. Helmer, Sean W. Fleming, et al.. (2021). Characterization of Dry-Season Phenology in Tropical Forests by Reconstructing Cloud-Free Landsat Time Series. Remote Sensing. 13(23). 4736–4736. 13 indexed citations

Liu, Meng, Wei Yang, Xiaolin Zhu, et al.. (2019). An Improved Flexible Spatiotemporal DAta Fusion (IFSDAF) method for producing high spatiotemporal resolution normalized difference vegetation index time series. Remote Sensing of Environment. 227. 74–89. 138 indexed citations

Helmer, Eileen H., et al.. (2019). Neotropical cloud forests and páramo to contract and dry from declines in cloud immersion and frost. PLoS ONE. 14(4). e0213155–e0213155. 78 indexed citations

Zhu, Xiaolin & Eileen H. Helmer. (2018). An automatic method for screening clouds and cloud shadows in optical satellite image time series in cloudy regions. Remote Sensing of Environment. 214. 135–153. 115 indexed citations

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Medina, Ernesto, Elvira Cuevas, Humfredo Marcano‐Vega, Elvia Meléndez‐Ackerman, & Eileen H. Helmer. (2017). Biogeochemical Relationships of a Subtropical Dry Forest on Karst. 41. 1–24. 1 indexed citations

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Fleming, Genie M., Joseph M. Wunderle, David N. Ewert, Joseph J. O’Brien, & Eileen H. Helmer. (2015). Functional attributes of two subtropical shrubs and implications for the distribution and management of endangered bird habitat. Journal of Plant Ecology. rtu036–rtu036. 1 indexed citations

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Zhu, Xiaolin, Eileen H. Helmer, Feng Gao, et al.. (2015). A flexible spatiotemporal method for fusing satellite images with different resolutions. Remote Sensing of Environment. 172. 165–177. 566 indexed citations breakdown →

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Lugo, Ariel E., et al.. (2012). CARIBBEAN LANDSCAPES AND THEIR BIODIVERSITY. Interciencia. 37(9). 705–710. 13 indexed citations

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Ruefenacht, Bonnie, Mark Finco, Mark D. Nelson, et al.. (2008). Conterminous U.S. and Alaska Forest Type Mapping Using Forest Inventory and Analysis Data. Photogrammetric Engineering & Remote Sensing. 74(11). 1379–1388. 197 indexed citations

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Helmer, Eileen H., et al.. (2008). Factors influencing spatial pattern in tropical forest clearance and stand age: Implications for carbon storage and species diversity. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres. 113(G2). 59 indexed citations

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Blackard, Jock A., Mark Finco, Eileen H. Helmer, et al.. (2007). Mapping U.S. forest biomass using nationwide forest inventory data and moderate resolution information. Remote Sensing of Environment. 112(4). 1658–1677. 344 indexed citations

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Helmer, Eileen H., et al.. (2007). The Forest Types and Ages Cleared for Land Development in Puerto Rico. GIScience & Remote Sensing. 44(4). 356–382. 73 indexed citations

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Grau, H. Ricardo, T. Mitchell Aide, Jess K. Zimmerman, et al.. (2003). The Ecological Consequences of Socioeconomic and Land-Use Changes in Postagriculture Puerto Rico. BioScience. 53(12). 1159–1159. 269 indexed citations

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Cohen, Warren B., et al.. (1998). An efficient and accurate method for mapping forest clearcuts in the Pacific Northwest using Landsat imagery. Photogrammetric Engineering & Remote Sensing. 64(4). 293–300. 199 indexed citations

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Cairns, Michael A., Sandra Brown, Eileen H. Helmer, & Greg A. Baumgardner. (1997). Root biomass allocation in the world's upland forests. Oecologia. 111(1). 1–11. 1200 indexed citations breakdown →

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