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E. Walter Helbling publication distribution in Ecology and Evolution in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Ecology and Evolution in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where E. Walter Helbling sits on this spectrum.

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37 publications 531+

This scientist: 132 publications — 41st percentile

41% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 531 publications or more.

E. Walter Helbling D-index placement in Ecology and Evolution in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Ecology and Evolution scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where E. Walter Helbling sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 121+

This scientist: 49 D-Index — 53rd percentile

53% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 121 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2025 - Research.com Environmental Sciences in Argentina Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Environmental Sciences in Argentina Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Environmental Sciences in Argentina Leader Award

Overview

E. Walter Helbling is affiliated with the National Scientific and Technical Research Council in Argentina. Their scientific work focuses primarily on Earth and Planetary Sciences and Environmental Science, with significant contributions to subfields such as Oceanography, Ecology, Pollution, Environmental Chemistry, and Atmospheric Science.

Themes central to their research include marine and coastal ecosystems, marine biology and ecology research, ocean acidification effects and responses, aquatic ecosystems and phytoplankton dynamics, microbial community ecology and physiology, microplastics and plastic pollution, and pharmaceutical and antibiotic environmental impacts.

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Helbling include Virginia E. Villafañe, Marco J. Cabrerizo, Maite Narvarte, Raúl González, and Juan I. Vizzo. Their work has been published extensively in scientific venues such as The Science of The Total Environment, Marine Environmental Research, Frontiers in Marine Science, Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology, and New Phytologist.

Among recent papers authored or coauthored by Helbling are:

  • "The impact of extreme weather events exceeds those due to global-change drivers on coastal phytoplankton assemblages", 2024, The Science of The Total Environment
  • "Anthropogenic pollution of aquatic ecosystems: Emerging problems with global implications", 2020, The Science of The Total Environment
  • "Extreme and gradual rainfall effects on winter and summer estuarine phytoplankton communities from Patagonia (Argentina)", 2020, Marine Environmental Research
  • "Impact of Increased Nutrients and Lowered pH on Photosynthesis and Growth of Three Marine Phytoplankton Communities From the Coastal South West Atlantic (Patagonia, Argentina)", 2021, Frontiers in Marine Science
  • "Influence of fluctuating irradiance on photosynthesis, growth and community structure of estuarine phytoplankton under increased nutrients and acidification", 2020, Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology

Helbling has also contributed to book literature, including the publication "Global Change in Atlantic Coastal Patagonian Ecosystems" in 2022, released by Springer International Publishing.

Best Publications

  • Anthropogenic pollution of aquatic ecosystems: Emerging problems with global implications

    Donat-P. Häder;Anastazia T. Banaszak;Virginia E. Villafañe;Virginia E. Villafañe;Maite A. Narvarte;Maite A. Narvarte

  • Effects of UV radiation on aquatic ecosystems and interactions with other environmental factors.

    Donat-P. Häder;Craig E. Williamson;Sten-Åke Wängberg;Milla Rautio

  • Impact of Natural Ultraviolet-Radiation on Rates of Photosynthesis and on Specific Marine-Phytoplankton Species

    EW Helbling;V. Villafane;M. Ferrario;O. Holm-Hansen

  • UV effects in aquatic organisms and ecosystems

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  • Responses of marine primary producers to interactions between ocean acidification, solar radiation, and warming

    K. Gao;EW Helbling;DP Häder;DA Hutchins

  • Photoacclimation of antarctic marine diatoms to solar ultraviolet radiation

    E.Walter Helbling;Bruce E. Chalker;Walter C. Dunlap;Osmund Holm-Hansen

  • Ammonium and UV radiation stimulate the accumulation of mycosporine-like amino acids in Porphyra columbina (Rhodophyta) from Patagonia, Argentina

    Nathalie Korbee Peinado;Roberto T. Abdala Díaz;Félix L. Figueroa;E. Walter Helbling

  • Solar UV Radiation Drives CO2 Fixation in Marine Phytoplankton: A Double-Edged Sword

    Kunshan Gao;Yaping Wu;Gang Li;Hongyan Wu

  • Effects of Ultraviolet Radiation on Antarctic Marine Phytoplankton Photosynthesis With Particular Attention to the Influence Of Mixing

    E. Walter Helbling;Virginia VillafañE;Osmund Holm‐Hansen

  • Induction of mycosporine-like amino acids (MAAs) in cyanobacteria by solar ultraviolet-B radiation.

    Rajeshwar P. Sinha;Manfred Klisch;E. Walter Helbling;Donat-P. Häder

  • Ultraviolet Radiation and Its Effects on Organisms in Aquatic Environments

    Osmund Holm-Hansen;Dan Lubin;E. Walter Helbling

  • Effects of Solar UV Radiation on Morphology and Photosynthesis of Filamentous Cyanobacterium Arthrospira platensis

    Hongyan Wu;Kunshan Gao;Kunshan Gao;Virginia E. Villafañe;Teruo Watanabe

  • ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION IN ANTARCTICA: INHIBITION OF PRIMARY PRODUCTION

    Osmund Holm-Hansen;E. Walter Helbling;Dan Lubin

  • Photosynthesis in the aquatic environment as affected by UVR

    E. Walter Helbling;Horacio Zagarese;Virginia E.Villafane;Kristina Sundback

  • Ocean acidification exacerbates the effect of UV radiation on the calcifying phytoplankter Emiliania huxleyi

    Kunshan Gao;Zuoxi Ruan;Virginia E. Villafañe;Jean-Pierre Gattuso

  • Acclimatization of Antarctic natural phytoplankton assemblages when exposed to solar ultraviolet radiation

    Virginia E. Villafañe;E.Walter Helbling;Osmund Holm-Hansen;Bruce E. Chalker

  • Experimental assessment of UV effects on temperate marine phytoplankton when exposed to variable radiation regimes

    Elena S. Barbieri;Virginia E. Villafanñ;E. Walter Helbling

  • COMBINED EFFECTS OF ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION AND TEMPERATURE ON MORPHOLOGY, PHOTOSYNTHESIS, AND DNA OF ARTHROSPIRA (SPIRULINA) PLATENSIS (CYANOPHYTA)1

    Kunshan Gao;Ping Li;Teruo Watanabe;E. Walter Helbling

  • Photoprotective physiological and biochemical responses of aquatic organisms

    E. Walter Helbling;Horacio Zagarese;Anastazia T. Banaszak

  • In situ impact of solar ultraviolet radiation on photosynthesis and DNA in temperate marine phytoplankton

    E.W Helbling;A.G.J. Buma;M.K. de Boer;V Villafane

  • Effect of iron on productivity and size distribution of Antarctic phytoplankton

    E. Walter Helbling;Virginia Villafañe;Osmund Holm-Hansen

Frequent Co-Authors

Virginia E. Villafañe
Virginia E. Villafañe National Scientific and Technical Research Council
Kunshan Gao
Kunshan Gao Xiamen University
Donat-P. Häder
Donat-P. Häder University of Erlangen-Nuremberg
Osmund Holm-Hansen
Osmund Holm-Hansen University of California, San Diego
Anita G. J. Buma
Anita G. J. Buma University of Groningen
Rajeshwar P. Sinha
Rajeshwar P. Sinha Banaras Hindu University
Félix L. Figueroa
Félix L. Figueroa University of Malaga
Douglas A. Campbell
Douglas A. Campbell Mount Allison University
Thomas A. Day
Thomas A. Day Arizona State University
Ondřej Prášil
Ondřej Prášil Institute of Microbiology

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