Helen Metcalfe

672 total citations · 1 hit paper
21 papers, 443 citations indexed

About

Helen Metcalfe is a scholar working on Plant Science, Nature and Landscape Conservation and Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. According to data from OpenAlex, Helen Metcalfe has authored 21 papers receiving a total of 443 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 11 papers in Plant Science, 9 papers in Nature and Landscape Conservation and 6 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. Recurrent topics in Helen Metcalfe's work include Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (9 papers), Weed Control and Herbicide Applications (8 papers) and Legume Nitrogen Fixing Symbiosis (3 papers). Helen Metcalfe is often cited by papers focused on Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies (9 papers), Weed Control and Herbicide Applications (8 papers) and Legume Nitrogen Fixing Symbiosis (3 papers). Helen Metcalfe collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, France and Czechia. Helen Metcalfe's co-authors include Jonathan Storkey, Chloe MacLaren, Alexander Menegat, Katharina Dehnen‐Schmutz, Alice E. Milne, Kirsty L. Hassall, A.J. Murdoch, Mette Sønderskov, R. Webster and R. M. Lark and has published in prestigious journals such as Ecology, The Science of The Total Environment and Journal of Cleaner Production.

In The Last Decade

Helen Metcalfe

19 papers receiving 432 citations

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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.

An ecological future for weed science to sustain crop production and the environment. A review

2020 211 citations Chloe MacLaren, Jonathan Storkey et al. Agronomy for Sustainable Development profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Helen Metcalfe United Kingdom	9	318	118	112	110	60	21	443
Delphine Mézière France	11	288 0.9×	176 1.5×	106 0.9×	90 0.8×	53 0.9×	13	400
Lourdes Chamorro Spain	13	365 1.1×	133 1.1×	177 1.6×	182 1.7×	83 1.4×	28	523
Sylvie Granger France	13	322 1.0×	167 1.4×	87 0.8×	91 0.8×	33 0.6×	21	407
Jordi Izquierdo Spain	12	375 1.2×	101 0.9×	74 0.7×	110 1.0×	141 2.4×	42	484
Guillaume Adeux France	13	352 1.1×	235 2.0×	66 0.6×	71 0.6×	50 0.8×	16	473
Donato Loddo Italy	16	493 1.6×	157 1.3×	60 0.5×	69 0.6×	74 1.2×	47	604
Antoine Gardarin France	10	408 1.3×	136 1.2×	178 1.6×	181 1.6×	56 0.9×	16	531
Laura José‐María Spain	10	269 0.8×	95 0.8×	180 1.6×	184 1.7×	59 1.0×	13	399
Chloe MacLaren United Kingdom	11	380 1.2×	241 2.0×	99 0.9×	115 1.0×	33 0.6×	22	609
Eva Hernández Plaza Spain	9	218 0.7×	109 0.9×	82 0.7×	94 0.9×	43 0.7×	18	310

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20 of 20 papers shown

Milne, Alice E., Helen Metcalfe, K. Coleman, et al.. (2025). Trade-offs associated with changing cropping patterns in semi-arid areas of Morocco. The Science of The Total Environment. 979. 179492–179492.

Milne, Alice E., et al.. (2025). An agent-based model of farmer decision making: Application to shared water resources in Arid and semi-arid regions. Agricultural Water Management. 310. 109357–109357. 6 indexed citations

Metcalfe, Helen, et al.. (2025). Adaptations in agricultural water management in arid regions: Modelling farmer behaviour and cooperation on irrigation sustainability in Morocco. Agricultural Water Management. 319. 109789–109789.

Metcalfe, Helen, Jonathan Storkey, Richard Hull, et al.. (2024). Trade-offs constrain the success of glyphosate-free farming. Scientific Reports. 14(1). 8001–8001. 3 indexed citations

Bellamy, Angelina Sanderson, Adrian K. Clear, Helen Metcalfe, et al.. (2024). Implications and impacts of aligning regional agriculture with a healthy diet. Journal of Cleaner Production. 449. 141375–141375. 2 indexed citations

Mauchline, Alice L., et al.. (2023). Modelling the factors affecting the spatiotemporal distribution of cabbage stem flea beetle (Psylliodes chrysocephala) larvae in winter oilseed rape (Brassica napus) in the UK. Pest Management Science. 80(5). 2267–2281. 5 indexed citations

Metcalfe, Helen, Jana Bürger, A. Cirujeda, et al.. (2022). The utility of the ‘Arable Weeds and Management in Europe’ database: Challenges and opportunities of combining weed survey data at a European scale. Weed Research. 63(1). 1–11. 4 indexed citations

Henrys, Peter A., Susan G. Jarvis, A. P. Whitmore, et al.. (2021). Simulating cropping sequences using earth observation data. Computers and Electronics in Agriculture. 188. 106330–106330. 8 indexed citations

Storkey, Jonathan, et al.. (2021). Defining Integrated Weed Management: A Novel Conceptual Framework for Models. Agronomy. 11(4). 747–747. 8 indexed citations

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Sønderskov, Mette, et al.. (2020). Spatial Modelling of Within-Field Weed Populations; a Review. Agronomy. 10(7). 1044–1044. 22 indexed citations

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MacLaren, Chloe, Jonathan Storkey, Alexander Menegat, Helen Metcalfe, & Katharina Dehnen‐Schmutz. (2020). An ecological future for weed science to sustain crop production and the environment. A review. Agronomy for Sustainable Development. 40(4). 211 indexed citations breakdown →

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Metcalfe, Helen, et al.. (2020). Using functional traits to model annual plant community dynamics. Ecology. 101(11). e03167–e03167. 8 indexed citations

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Fried, Guillaume, Jonathan Storkey, Helen Metcalfe, et al.. (2019). Alley cropping agroforestry systems: Reservoirs for weeds or refugia for plant diversity?. Agriculture Ecosystems & Environment. 284. 106584–106584. 32 indexed citations

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Milne, Alice E., Helen Metcalfe, Kirsty L. Hassall, et al.. (2019). Species matter when considering landscape effects on carabid distributions. Agriculture Ecosystems & Environment. 285. 106631–106631. 25 indexed citations

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Metcalfe, Helen, et al.. (2019). The contribution of spatial mass effects to plant diversity in arable fields. Journal of Applied Ecology. 56(7). 1560–1574. 38 indexed citations

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Metcalfe, Helen, Alice E. Milne, K. Coleman, A.J. Murdoch, & Jonathan Storkey. (2018). Modelling the effect of spatially variable soil properties on the distribution of weeds. Ecological Modelling. 396. 1–11. 15 indexed citations

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Metcalfe, Helen, Alice E. Milne, R. Webster, et al.. (2018). Defining the habitat niche of Alopecurus myosuroides at the field scale. Weed Research. 58(3). 165–176. 16 indexed citations

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Metcalfe, Helen, Alice E. Milne, A.J. Murdoch, & Jonathan Storkey. (2017). Does variable soil pH have an effect on the within-field distribution of A. Myosuroides?. Rothamsted Repository (Rothamsted Repository). 3 indexed citations

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Metcalfe, Helen, Alice E. Milne, Richard Hull, A.J. Murdoch, & Jonathan Storkey. (2017). The implications of spatially variable pre‐emergence herbicide efficacy for weed management. Pest Management Science. 74(3). 755–765. 11 indexed citations

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Metcalfe, Helen, Alice E. Milne, R. Webster, et al.. (2015). Designing a sampling scheme to reveal correlations between weeds and soil properties at multiple spatial scales. Weed Research. 56(1). 1–13. 20 indexed citations

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