William Helland‐Hansen

4.2k total citations
54 papers, 3.2k citations indexed

About

William Helland‐Hansen is a scholar working on Earth-Surface Processes, Atmospheric Science and Geology. According to data from OpenAlex, William Helland‐Hansen has authored 54 papers receiving a total of 3.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 47 papers in Earth-Surface Processes, 35 papers in Atmospheric Science and 19 papers in Geology. Recurrent topics in William Helland‐Hansen's work include Geological formations and processes (47 papers), Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (35 papers) and Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis (16 papers). William Helland‐Hansen is often cited by papers focused on Geological formations and processes (47 papers), Geology and Paleoclimatology Research (35 papers) and Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis (16 papers). William Helland‐Hansen collaborates with scholars based in Norway, United States and United Kingdom. William Helland‐Hansen's co-authors include Tor O. Sømme, Ole J. Martinsen, Gary J. Hampson, J. Gjelberg, Stefano Patruno, John B. Thurmond, Tore Grane Klausen, Alf Ryseth, R. J. Steel and Erik P. Johannessen and has published in prestigious journals such as Geology, Earth-Science Reviews and Geological Society of America Bulletin.

In The Last Decade

William Helland‐Hansen

53 papers receiving 3.1k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
William Helland‐Hansen Norway 31 2.6k 1.8k 1.2k 1.0k 725 54 3.2k
Ron J. Steel United States 28 3.0k 1.2× 2.3k 1.3× 756 0.6× 727 0.7× 847 1.2× 44 3.6k
Cornel Olariu United States 27 2.1k 0.8× 1.5k 0.8× 828 0.7× 623 0.6× 516 0.7× 97 2.5k
G. Shanmugam United States 29 2.9k 1.1× 1.9k 1.0× 1.3k 1.1× 1.1k 1.0× 1.3k 1.8× 80 4.1k
R. J. Steel Norway 24 2.2k 0.8× 1.7k 0.9× 678 0.6× 631 0.6× 922 1.3× 35 2.8k
Henry W. Posamentier United States 25 3.6k 1.4× 2.2k 1.2× 1.4k 1.2× 1.3k 1.2× 1.3k 1.8× 70 4.4k
Jacob A. Covault United States 33 3.1k 1.2× 2.4k 1.3× 714 0.6× 704 0.7× 1.2k 1.6× 67 3.9k
Brian W. Romans United States 31 2.4k 0.9× 2.1k 1.1× 559 0.5× 521 0.5× 1.1k 1.5× 57 3.3k
Wojciech Nemec Norway 27 2.6k 1.0× 2.3k 1.2× 506 0.4× 479 0.5× 1.1k 1.6× 55 3.4k
A. Guy Plint Canada 32 2.1k 0.8× 1.6k 0.9× 819 0.7× 467 0.5× 536 0.7× 96 2.8k
Ronald J. Steel United States 42 4.5k 1.7× 3.1k 1.7× 1.6k 1.4× 1.5k 1.5× 1.5k 2.0× 160 5.5k

Countries citing papers authored by William Helland‐Hansen

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Fields of papers citing papers by William Helland‐Hansen

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of William Helland‐Hansen

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Grundvåg, Sten‐Andreas, William Helland‐Hansen, Erik P. Johannessen, et al.. (2023). Deep‐water sand transfer by hyperpycnal flows, the Eocene of Spitsbergen, Arctic Norway. Sedimentology. 70(7). 2057–2107. 8 indexed citations
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Helland‐Hansen, William & Sten‐Andreas Grundvåg. (2020). The Svalbard Eocene‐Oligocene (?) Central Basin succession: Sedimentation patterns and controls. Basin Research. 33(1). 729–753. 21 indexed citations
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Pellegrini, Claudio, Stefano Patruno, William Helland‐Hansen, Ronald J. Steel, & Fabio Trincardi. (2020). Clinoforms and clinothems: Fundamental elements of basin infill. Basin Research. 32(2). 187–205. 63 indexed citations
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Klausen, Tore Grane & William Helland‐Hansen. (2019). Methods for Restoring and Describing Ancient Clinoform Surfaces. Journal of Sedimentary Research. 89(10). 918–918. 1 indexed citations
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Jelby, Mads E., Sten‐Andreas Grundvåg, William Helland‐Hansen, Snorre Olaussen, & Lars Stemmerik. (2019). Tempestite facies variability and storm‐depositional processes across a wide ramp: Towards a polygenetic model for hummocky cross‐stratification. Sedimentology. 67(2). 742–781. 63 indexed citations
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Patruno, Stefano & William Helland‐Hansen. (2018). Clinoforms and clinoform systems: Review and dynamic classification scheme for shorelines, subaqueous deltas, shelf edges and continental margins. Earth-Science Reviews. 185. 202–233. 187 indexed citations
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Nyberg, Björn, et al.. (2018). Revisiting morphological relationships of modern source-to-sink segments as a first-order approach to scale ancient sedimentary systems. Sedimentary Geology. 373. 111–133. 60 indexed citations
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Eide, Christian Haug, Reidar Müller, & William Helland‐Hansen. (2017). Using climate to relate water discharge and area in modern and ancient catchments. Sedimentology. 65(4). 1378–1389. 23 indexed citations
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Nyberg, Björn & William Helland‐Hansen. (2017). Global Drainage Patterns to Modern Terrestrial Sedimentary Basins and its Influence on Large River Systems. AGUFM. 2017.
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Helland‐Hansen, William, Tor O. Sømme, Ole J. Martinsen, I. Lunt, & John B. Thurmond. (2016). Deciphering Earth's Natural Hourglasses: Perspectives On Source-To-Sink Analysis. Journal of Sedimentary Research. 86(9). 1008–1033. 98 indexed citations
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Klausen, Tore Grane, et al.. (2015). Progradational and backstepping shoreface deposits in the Ladinian to Early Norian Snadd Formation of the Barents Sea. Sedimentology. 63(4). 893–916. 16 indexed citations
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Klausen, Tore Grane, et al.. (2014). Spatial and Temporal Changes In Geometries of Fluvial Channel Bodies From the Triassic Snadd Formation of Offshore Norway. Journal of Sedimentary Research. 84(7). 567–585. 51 indexed citations
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Helland‐Hansen, William, R. J. Steel, & Tor O. Sømme. (2012). Shelf genesis revisited. Journal of Sedimentary Research. 82(3). 133–148. 70 indexed citations
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Sømme, Tor O., David J. W. Piper, Mark E. Deptuck, & William Helland‐Hansen. (2011). Linking Onshore-Offshore Sediment Dispersal in the Golo Source-to-Sink System (Corsica, France) During the Late Quaternary. Journal of Sedimentary Research. 81(2). 118–137. 65 indexed citations
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Helland‐Hansen, William. (2009). Towards the standardization of sequence stratigraphy. Earth-Science Reviews. 94(1-4). 95–97. 61 indexed citations
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Gjelberg, J., et al.. (2001). Tectonostratigraphic development in the eastern Lower Congo Basin, offshore Angola, West Africa. Marine and Petroleum Geology. 18(8). 909–927. 42 indexed citations
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Helland‐Hansen, William, et al.. (1992). Advance and retreat of the Brent delta: recent contributions to the depositional model. Geological Society London Special Publications. 61(1). 109–127. 73 indexed citations

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