Helen C. Wheeler

1.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
31 papers, 1.2k citations indexed

About

Helen C. Wheeler is a scholar working on Ecology, Plant Science and Nature and Landscape Conservation. According to data from OpenAlex, Helen C. Wheeler has authored 31 papers receiving a total of 1.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 9 papers in Ecology, 8 papers in Plant Science and 5 papers in Nature and Landscape Conservation. Recurrent topics in Helen C. Wheeler's work include Climate change and permafrost (5 papers), Indigenous Studies and Ecology (4 papers) and Species Distribution and Climate Change (4 papers). Helen C. Wheeler is often cited by papers focused on Climate change and permafrost (5 papers), Indigenous Studies and Ecology (4 papers) and Species Distribution and Climate Change (4 papers). Helen C. Wheeler collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Canada and Norway. Helen C. Wheeler's co-authors include N.D. Tillett, T. Hague, Jens‐Christian Svenning, David S. Hik, Meredith Root‐Bernstein, R. M. Lark, Christopher J. Sandom, Andrea Perino, Tobias Kuemmerle and Guy Pe’er and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and Ecology.

In The Last Decade

Helen C. Wheeler

30 papers receiving 1.2k citations

Hit Papers

Rewilding complex ecosystems 2019 2026 2021 2023 2019 100 200 300 400
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.

  1. Rewilding complex ecosystems
    2019 408 citations Andrea Perino, Henrique M. Pereira et al. Science profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Helen C. Wheeler United Kingdom 13 549 350 313 258 194 31 1.2k
Valerio Amici Italy 16 414 0.8× 447 1.3× 268 0.9× 111 0.4× 96 0.5× 27 891
Jakub Nowosad Poland 16 655 1.2× 604 1.7× 297 0.9× 143 0.6× 228 1.2× 48 1.5k
Erik Stange Norway 13 412 0.8× 375 1.1× 155 0.5× 153 0.6× 113 0.6× 20 997
Riho Marja Estonia 12 393 0.7× 672 1.9× 286 0.9× 134 0.5× 129 0.7× 27 1.1k
Larry Burrows New Zealand 17 517 0.9× 423 1.2× 701 2.2× 222 0.9× 116 0.6× 27 1.2k
Bumsuk Seo Germany 17 391 0.7× 354 1.0× 234 0.7× 253 1.0× 103 0.5× 51 1.2k
Tom Harwood Australia 15 411 0.7× 466 1.3× 257 0.8× 151 0.6× 99 0.5× 31 1.2k
R. Douglas Ramsey United States 21 736 1.3× 627 1.8× 221 0.7× 113 0.4× 370 1.9× 70 1.3k
Sabine Kasel Australia 24 490 0.9× 808 2.3× 618 2.0× 274 1.1× 91 0.5× 56 1.5k
Nicolas Meurisse New Zealand 11 581 1.1× 703 2.0× 549 1.8× 193 0.7× 84 0.4× 21 1.5k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Helen C. Wheeler

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Helen C. Wheeler

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All Works

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Root‐Bernstein, Meredith, et al.. (2023). What Are ILK in Relation to Science? Using the ‘Ethic of Equivocation’ to Co-Produce New Knowledge for Conservation. Sustainability. 15(3). 1831–1831. 5 indexed citations
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Sandom, Christopher J., et al.. (2022). What evidence exists on the impacts of large herbivores on climate change? A systematic map protocol. Environmental Evidence. 11(1). 14–14. 4 indexed citations
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Jones, Nikoleta, et al.. (2022). Rewilding—The farmers’ perspective. Perceptions and attitudinal support for rewilding among the English farming community. People and Nature. 4(6). 1435–1449. 21 indexed citations
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Wheeler, Helen C. & Meredith Root‐Bernstein. (2020). Informing decision‐making with Indigenous and local knowledge and science. Journal of Applied Ecology. 57(9). 1634–1643. 77 indexed citations
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Perino, Andrea, Henrique M. Pereira, Laetitia M. Navarro, et al.. (2019). Rewilding complex ecosystems. Science. 364(6438). 408 indexed citations breakdown →
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Wheeler, Helen C., Dominique Berteaux, Chris Furgal, et al.. (2018). Identifying key needs for the integration of social–ecological outcomes in arctic wildlife monitoring. Conservation Biology. 33(4). 861–872. 11 indexed citations
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Wheeler, Helen C., Toke T. Høye, & Jens‐Christian Svenning. (2017). Wildlife species benefitting from a greener Arctic are most sensitive to shrub cover at leading range edges. Global Change Biology. 24(1). 212–223. 18 indexed citations
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Wheeler, Helen C., Joseph Chipperfield, Carl A. Roland, & Jens‐Christian Svenning. (2015). How will the greening of the Arctic affect an important prey species and disturbance agent? Vegetation effects on arctic ground squirrels. Oecologia. 178(3). 915–929. 10 indexed citations
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Wheeler, Helen C., Toke T. Høye, Niels Martin Schmidt, Jens‐Christian Svenning, & Mads C. Forchhammer. (2014). Phenological mismatch with abiotic conditions—implications for flowering in Arctic plants. Ecology. 96(3). 775–787. 49 indexed citations
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Wheeler, Helen C. & David S. Hik. (2014). Influence of shrub canopies on growth rate and pre‐hibernation mass of juvenile arctic ground squirrels. Wildlife Biology. 20(4). 253–258. 5 indexed citations
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Wheeler, Helen C. & David S. Hik. (2014). Giving-up densities and foraging behaviour indicate possible effects of shrub encroachment on arctic ground squirrels. Animal Behaviour. 95. 1–8. 38 indexed citations
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Thompson, Paul M. & Helen C. Wheeler. (2007). Photo‐ID‐based estimates of reproductive patterns in female harbor seals. Marine Mammal Science. 24(1). 138–146. 27 indexed citations
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Hague, T., N.D. Tillett, & Helen C. Wheeler. (2006). Automated Crop and Weed Monitoring in Widely Spaced Cereals. Precision Agriculture. 7(1). 21–32. 259 indexed citations
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Wheeler, Helen C., et al.. (2001). A map-based system for patch spraying weeds - system control. Rothamsted Repository (Rothamsted Repository). 1 indexed citations
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Miller, Paul, Andy Lane, & Helen C. Wheeler. (2001). Matching spray applications to canopy characteristics in cereal crops. Pesticide Outlook. 12(3). 100–100. 2 indexed citations
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Mottram, T.T., et al.. (1995). Optical teat inspection for automatic milking systems. Computers and Electronics in Agriculture. 12(2). 121–130. 8 indexed citations
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Lake, John R., et al.. (1992). Trials of a novel mastitis sensor on experimentally infected cows. Journal of Dairy Research. 59(1). 11–19. 11 indexed citations

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