William S. Helton

6.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
184 papers, 4.3k citations indexed

About

William S. Helton is a scholar working on Cognitive Neuroscience, Social Psychology and Experimental and Cognitive Psychology. According to data from OpenAlex, William S. Helton has authored 184 papers receiving a total of 4.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 108 papers in Cognitive Neuroscience, 90 papers in Social Psychology and 34 papers in Experimental and Cognitive Psychology. Recurrent topics in William S. Helton's work include Human-Automation Interaction and Safety (71 papers), Neural and Behavioral Psychology Studies (69 papers) and Mind wandering and attention (59 papers). William S. Helton is often cited by papers focused on Human-Automation Interaction and Safety (71 papers), Neural and Behavioral Psychology Studies (69 papers) and Mind wandering and attention (59 papers). William S. Helton collaborates with scholars based in New Zealand, United States and United Kingdom. William S. Helton's co-authors include Paul N. Russell, Joel S. Warm, James Head, Kyle Wilson, Gerald Matthews, Peter A. Hancock, William N. Dember, Katharina Näswall, Christopher D. Wickens and Justin G. Hollands and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Annual Review of Psychology and Cognition.

In The Last Decade

William S. Helton

177 papers receiving 4.2k citations

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Andrés Catena Spain

Joel S. Warm United States

Edmund Keogh United Kingdom

Gerald Matthews United States

Barbara A. Morrongiello Canada

Bjørn Helge Johnsen Norway

Jillian Dorrian Australia

Wolfram Boucsein Germany

Glenn F. Wilson United States

Matthew Rizzo United States

Andrés Catena Spain

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of William S. Helton

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All Works

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Nelson, Ximena J., et al.. (2025). A Way Forward for Sustained Attention Research: Insights from the Deep Past. Annual Review of Psychology. 77(1). 169–192.

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Stouffer, Daniel B., et al.. (2024). The effect of interstimulus interval on sustained attention. Behavioural Processes. 222. 105097–105097. 2 indexed citations

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Helton, William S., et al.. (2024). Self-control enhances vigilance performance in temporally irregular tasks: an fNIRS frontoparietal investigation. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 5. 1415089–1415089.

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Russell, Paul N., et al.. (2023). Dual-task effects between tone counting and mathematical calculations. Applied Ergonomics. 111. 104052–104052.

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Helton, William S., et al.. (2023). Dual-Task Interference while Receiving Information on a Head Mounted Display, Visually on the Same Depth Plane, or Audibly. Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Annual Meeting. 67(1). 888–892. 1 indexed citations

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Helton, William S., et al.. (2023). Will the real resource theory please stand up! Vigilance is a renewable resource and should be modeled as such. Experimental Brain Research. 241(5). 1263–1270. 7 indexed citations

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Näswall, Katharina, et al.. (2020). The quick and the dead: A paradigm for studying friendly fire. Applied Ergonomics. 84. 103032–103032. 17 indexed citations

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Sturman, Daniel, Mark W. Wiggins, Jaime C. Auton, & William S. Helton. (2019). Cue utilisation predicts control room operators’ performance in a sustained visual search task. Ergonomics. 63(1). 48–60. 5 indexed citations

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Kemp, Simon, et al.. (2018). Risk Attitude, Perceived Returns and Investment Choice in New Zealand. New Zealand journal of psychology. 47(1). 23. 1 indexed citations

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Helton, William S., et al.. (2016). Binaural Spatialization over a Bone Conduction Headset: Minimum Discernable Angular Difference. Journal of the Audio Engineering Society. 1 indexed citations

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Wilson, Kyle, et al.. (2016). Go-stimuli proportion influences response strategy in a sustained attention to response task. Experimental Brain Research. 234(10). 2989–2998. 37 indexed citations

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Kemp, Simon, et al.. (2015). Volitional Running and Tone Counting: The Impact of Cognitive Load on Running Over Natural Terrain. 4(2-3). 104–114. 28 indexed citations

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Näswall, Katharina, et al.. (2014). The effects of emotional stimuli on visuo-spatial vigilance. Psychological Research. 79(5). 861–871. 8 indexed citations

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Head, James, et al.. (2013). New Zealand Text-Speak Word Norms and Masked Priming Effects. New Zealand journal of psychology. 42(2). 5. 2 indexed citations

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Head, James & William S. Helton. (2012). Natural scene stimuli and lapses of sustained attention. Consciousness and Cognition. 21(4). 1617–1625. 42 indexed citations

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Helton, William S. & Paul N. Russell. (2012). Visuospatial and verbal working memory load: effects on visuospatial vigilance. Experimental Brain Research. 224(3). 429–436. 52 indexed citations

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Helton, William S.. (2010). The relationship between lateral differences in tympanic membrane temperature and behavioral impulsivity. Brain and Cognition. 74(2). 75–78. 29 indexed citations

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Helton, William S.. (2010). Does perceived trainability of dog (Canis lupus familiaris) breeds reflect differences in learning or differences in physical ability?. Behavioural Processes. 83(3). 315–323. 21 indexed citations

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Helton, William S., Tyler H. Shaw, Joel S. Warm, Gerald Matthews, & Peter A. Hancock. (2008). Effects of warned and unwarned demand transitions on vigilance performance and stress. Anxiety Stress & Coping. 21(2). 173–184. 61 indexed citations

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Helton, William S.. (2007). Deliberate Practice in Dogs: A Canine Model of Expertise. The Journal of General Psychology. 134(2). 247–257. 11 indexed citations

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