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Helen M. Williams is affiliated with the University of Cambridge in the United Kingdom and has contributed extensively to the field of Earth and Planetary Sciences. Their research spans multiple subfields including Geophysics, Astronomy and Astrophysics, Geochemistry and Petrology, Paleontology, and Inorganic Chemistry.

The scientist's main topics of work cover a broad range of geological and geochemical subjects. These include:

  • Geological and Geochemical Analysis
  • Earthquake and Tectonic Studies
  • High-Pressure Geophysics and Materials
  • Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils
  • Geochemistry and Elemental Analysis
  • Astro and Planetary Science
  • Radioactive Element Chemistry and Processing

Williams has published research in several frequent venues. The most common publication outlets include:

  • Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta
  • Science Advances
  • Earth and Planetary Science Letters
  • Goldschmidt2021 abstracts
  • Earth-Science Reviews

Recent publications by Helen M. Williams focus on isotopic and elemental studies of volcanic and basaltic materials, including the following papers:

  • Molybdenum isotope ratios in Izu arc basalts: The control of subduction zone fluids on compositional variations in arc volcanic systems, 2020, Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta
  • Novel insights from Fe-isotopes into the lithological heterogeneity of Ocean Island Basalts and plume-influenced MORBs, 2020, Earth and Planetary Science Letters
  • Global trends in novel stable isotopes in basalts: Theory and observations, 2021, Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta
  • Heavy δ57Fe in ocean island basalts: A non-unique signature of processes and source lithologies in the mantle, 2020, Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta
  • Amphibole control on copper systematics in arcs: Insights from the analysis of global datasets, 2021, Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta

The scientist has collaborated frequently with other researchers in the field. Prominent coauthors include:

  • Oliver Shorttle
  • Simon Matthews
  • Caroline Soderman
  • Frances E. Jenner
  • Marc-Alban Millet

Best Publications

  • Age and composition of dikes in Southern Tibet: new constraints on the timing of east-west extension and its relationship to postcollisional volcanism

    Helen Williams;Simon Turner;Simon Kelley;Nigel Harris

  • Nature of the source regions for post-collisional, potassic magmatism in Southern and Northern Tibet from geochemical variations and inverse trace element modelling

    H. M. Williams;S. P. Turner;Julian A. Pearce;S. P. Kelley

  • Systematic iron isotope variations in mantle rocks and minerals: The effects of partial melting and oxygen fugacity

    Helen M. Williams;A.H. Peslier;C.A. McCammon;Alex N. Halliday;Alex N. Halliday

  • Iron isotope fractionation and the oxygen fugacity of the mantle

    Helen M. Williams;Catherine A. McCammon;Anne H. Peslier;Alex N. Halliday

  • Iron isotope tracing of mantle heterogeneity within the source regions of oceanic basalts

    Helen M. Williams;Michael Bizimis

  • Silicon isotope fractionation during magmatic differentiation

    Paul S. Savage;R. Bastian Georg;Helen M. Williams;Kevin W. Burton

  • Silicon isotope homogeneity in the mantle

    P.S. Savage;R.B Georg;R.M.G. Armytage;H.M. Williams

  • Silicon isotopes in lunar rocks: Implications for the Moon’s formation and the early history of the Earth

    R.M.G. Armytage;R.B. Georg;H.M. Williams;A.N. Halliday

  • Silicon isotopes in meteorites and planetary core formation

    R.M.G. Armytage;R.B. Georg;R.B. Georg;P.S. Savage;H.M. Williams

  • Isotopic evidence for iron mobility during subduction

    B. Debret;B. Debret;Marc-Alban Millet;M. L. Pons;M. L. Pons;P. Bouilhol

  • Titanium stable isotope investigation of magmatic processes on the Earth and Moon

    Marc-Alban Millet;Marc-Alban Millet;Nicolas Dauphas;Nicolas D. Greber;Kevin W. Burton

  • Fractionation of oxygen and iron isotopes by partial melting processes : implications for the interpretation of stable isotope signatures in mafic rocks

    Helen M. Williams;Helen M. Williams;Sune G. Nielsen;Sune G. Nielsen;Christophe Renac;William L. Griffin

  • The silicon isotope composition of the upper continental crust.

    Paul S. Savage;Paul S. Savage;R. Bastian Georg;Helen M. Williams;Alex N. Halliday

  • Nickel isotopic compositions of ferromanganese crusts and the constancy of deep ocean inputs and continental weathering effects over the Cenozoic

    L. Gall;H. M. Williams;H. M. Williams;Christopher Siebert;Christopher Siebert;A. N. Halliday

  • Zinc isotope evidence for sulfate-rich fluid transfer across subduction zones

    Marie-Laure Pons;Baptiste Pierre Debret;Pierre Bouilhol;Adélie Delacour

  • Extensive crustal extraction in Earth’s early history inferred from molybdenum isotopes

    Alex J. McCoy-West;Alex J. McCoy-West;Priyadarshi Chowdhury;Kevin W. Burton;Paolo Sossi

  • The silicon isotope composition of granites

    Paul S Savage;R Bastian Georg;Helen M Williams;Simon P Turner

  • The Fe and Zn isotope composition of deep mantle source regions: Insights from Baffin Island picrites

    Alex J. McCoy-West;Alex J. McCoy-West;J. Godfrey Fitton;Marie Laure Pons;Marie Laure Pons;Edward C. Inglis

  • Ferromanganese crusts as archives of deep water Cd isotope compositions

    T. J. Horner;M. Schönbächler;M. Rehkämper;S. G. Nielsen

  • The behavior of iron and zinc stable isotopes accompanying the subduction of mafic oceanic crust: A case study from Western Alpine ophiolites

    Edward C. Inglis;Baptiste Debret;Kevin W. Burton;Marc-Albarn Millet

  • Fe isotope fractionation in iron meteorites: New insights into metal-sulphide segregation and planetary accretion

    Helen M. Williams;Helen M. Williams;Agnès Markowski;Ghylaine Quitté;Alex N. Halliday;Alex N. Halliday

Frequent Co-Authors

Alex N. Halliday
Alex N. Halliday Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory
Kevin W. Burton
Kevin W. Burton Durham University
Sune G. Nielsen
Sune G. Nielsen Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Catherine McCammon
Catherine McCammon University of Bayreuth
William L. Griffin
William L. Griffin Macquarie University
Norman J. Pearson
Norman J. Pearson Macquarie University
Simon Turner
Simon Turner Macquarie University
Mark Rehkämper
Mark Rehkämper Imperial College London
Sophie Opfergelt
Sophie Opfergelt Université Catholique de Louvain

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