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Helen Roe publication distribution in Earth Science in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Earth Science in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Helen Roe sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 603+

This scientist: 168 publications — 48th percentile

48% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 603 publications or more.

Helen Roe D-index placement in Earth Science in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Earth Science scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Helen Roe sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 106+

This scientist: 31 D-Index — 4th percentile

4% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 106 D-Index or more.

Overview

Helen Roe is affiliated with Queen's University Belfast in the United Kingdom and focuses on research within Environmental Science and Earth and Planetary Sciences. Their work spans multiple subfields including Atmospheric Science, Ecology, Earth-Surface Processes, Environmental Chemistry, and Molecular Biology.

Research topics covered by Helen Roe include:

  • Geology and Paleoclimatology Research
  • Geological formations and processes
  • Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics
  • Protist diversity and phylogeny
  • Peatlands and Wetlands Ecology
  • Arsenic contamination and mitigation
  • Mine drainage and remediation techniques

Recent publications authored or co-authored by Helen Roe include:

  • "Testate Amoeba Functional Traits and Their Use in Paleoecology," 2020, Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution
  • "Use of Arcellinida (testate lobose amoebae) arsenic tolerance limits as a novel tool for biomonitoring arsenic contamination in lakes," 2020, Ecological Indicators
  • "Freshwater Testate Amoebae (Arcellinida) Response to Eutrophication as Revealed by Test Size and Shape Indices," 2020, Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution
  • "End-Member Mixing Analysis as a Tool for the Detection of Major Storms in Lake Sediment Records," 2022, Paleoceanography and Paleoclimatology
  • "Response of testate amoeba assemblages to peatland drain blocking," 2023, Wetlands Ecology and Management

Frequent co-authors in Helen Roe's research include:

  • R. Timothy Patterson
  • Nawaf A. Nasser
  • Jennifer M. Galloway
  • Andrew L. Macumber
  • Eduard G. Reinhardt

Helen Roe has published multiple studies in these scientific venues:

  • Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution
  • Ecological Indicators
  • Paleoceanography and Paleoclimatology
  • Wetlands Ecology and Management
  • SN Applied Sciences

Best Publications

  • Widespread drying of European peatlands in recent centuries

    Graeme T. Swindles;Graeme T. Swindles;Graeme T. Swindles;Paul J. Morris;Donal J. Mullan;Richard J. Payne

  • Foraminifera, testate amoebae and diatoms as sea-level indicators in UK saltmarshes: a quantitative multiproxy approach

    W. Roland Gehrels;Helen M. Roe;Dan J. Charman

  • A 4500-year proxy climate record from peatlands in the North of Ireland: the identification of widespread summer ‘drought phases’?

    G.T. Swindles;A. Blundell;H.M. Roe;V.A. Hall

  • A delayed climatic response to solar forcing at 2800 cal. BP: multiproxy evidence from three Irish peatlands:

    Graeme T. Swindles;Gill Plunkett;Helen M. Roe

  • Centennial-scale climate change in Ireland during the Holocene

    Graeme T. Swindles;Ian T. Lawson;Ian P. Matthews;Maarten Blaauw

  • Environmental controls on peatland testate amoebae (Protozoa: Rhizopoda) in the North of Ireland: Implications for Holocene palaeoclimate studies

    G.T. Swindles;D.J. Charman;Helen Roe;P.A. Sansum

  • Controls on the contemporary distribution of lake thecamoebians (testate amoebae) within the Greater Toronto Area and their potential as water quality indicators

    Helen M. Roe;R. Timothy Patterson;Graeme T. Swindles

  • Examining the dissolution characteristics of testate amoebae (Protozoa: Rhizopoda) in low pH conditions: implications for peatland palaeoclimate studies.

    Graeme T. Swindles;Helen M. Roe

  • The use of testate amoebae in studies of sea-level change: a case study from the Taf Estuary, south Wales, UK:

    Dan J. Charman;Helen M. Roe;W. Roland Gehrels

  • Testate Amoeba Functional Traits and Their Use in Paleoecology

    Katarzyna Marcisz;Vincent E. J. Jassey;Anush Kosakyan;Valentyna Krashevska

  • Differentiation of MIS 9 and MIS 11 in the continental record: vegetational, faunal, aminostratigraphic and sea-level evidence from coastal sites in Essex, UK.

    Helen M. Roe;G. Russell Coope;Robert J.N. Devoy;Colin J.O. Harrison

  • A multiproxy climate record from a raised bog in County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland: A critical examination of the link between bog surface wetness and solar variability

    Graeme T. Swindles;Gill Plunkett;Helen M. Roe

  • Development of an Arcellacea (testate lobose amoebae) based transfer function for sedimentary Phosphorus in lakes

    R. Timothy Patterson;Helen M. Roe;Graeme T. Swindles

  • DISTRIBUTION OF THECAMOEBIANS (TESTATE AMOEBAE) IN SMALL LAKES AND PONDS, BARBADOS, WEST INDIES

    Helen M. Roe;R. Timothy Patterson

  • Fossil testate amoebae in coastal deposits in the UK: implications for studies of sea-level change

    Helen M. Roe;Dan J. Charman;W. Roland Gehrels

  • Modern distribution of saltmarsh testate amoebae: regional variability of zonation and response to environmental variables

    Dan J. Charman;Helen M. Roe;W. Roland Gehrels

  • Middle Pleistocene interglacial deposits at Barling, Essex, England : evidence for a longer chronology for the Thames terrace sequence.

    D. R. Bridgland;R. C. Preece;H. M. Roe;R. M. Tipping

  • Arcellacea (Testate Amoebae) as Bio-indicators of Road Salt Contamination in Lakes

    Helen M. Roe;R. Timothy Patterson

  • Towards a Holarctic synthesis of peatland testate amoeba ecology: development of a new continental-scale palaeohydrological transfer function for North America and comparison to European data

    Matthew J. Amesbury;Matthew J. Amesbury;Robert K. Booth;Thomas P. Roland;Joan Bunbury;Joan Bunbury

  • An evaluation of methodologies for calibrating Itrax X-ray fluorescence counts with ICP-MS concentration data for discrete sediment samples

    Braden R.B. Gregory;R. Timothy Patterson;Eduard G. Reinhardt;Jennifer M. Galloway;Jennifer M. Galloway;Jennifer M. Galloway

  • Modern distribution of salt marsh foraminifera and thecamoebians in the Seymour–Belize Inlet Complex, British Columbia, Canada

    Natalia Vázquez Riveiros;Abdulhameed O. Babalola;Robert E.A. Boudreau;R. Timothy Patterson

  • Relative utility of foraminifera, diatoms and macrophytes as high resolution indicators of paleo-sea level in coastal British Columbia, Canada

    R Timothy Patterson;Andrew P. Dalby;Helen M. Roe;Jean-Pierre Guilbault

Frequent Co-Authors

Graeme T. Swindles
Graeme T. Swindles Queen's University Belfast
R. Timothy Patterson
R. Timothy Patterson Carleton University
Dan J. Charman
Dan J. Charman University of Exeter
Carl D. Sayer
Carl D. Sayer University College London
Richard C. Preece
Richard C. Preece University of Cambridge
Eduard G. Reinhardt
Eduard G. Reinhardt McMaster University
Edward A. D. Mitchell
Edward A. D. Mitchell University of Neuchâtel
Kirsty Penkman
Kirsty Penkman University of York
Heather E. Jamieson
Heather E. Jamieson Queen's University
Maarten Blaauw
Maarten Blaauw Queen's University Belfast

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