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Rachel Helliwell publication distribution in Environmental Sciences in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Environmental Sciences in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Rachel Helliwell sits on this spectrum.

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41 publications 690+

This scientist: 95 publications — 11th percentile

11% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 690 publications or more.

Rachel Helliwell D-index placement in Environmental Sciences in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Environmental Sciences scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Rachel Helliwell sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 126+

This scientist: 31 D-Index — 1st percentile

1% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 126 D-Index or more.

Overview

Rachel Helliwell is affiliated with the James Hutton Institute in the United Kingdom. Their research primarily focuses on Environmental Science, with significant contributions in subfields such as Global and Planetary Change, Water Science and Technology, Ocean Engineering, Environmental Engineering, and Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering.

Their work addresses multiple main topics within environmental science, including Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies, Flood Risk Assessment and Management, Water Resources Management and Optimization, Urban Green Space and Health, Art Therapy and Mental Health, Coastal Wetland Ecosystem Dynamics, and Groundwater and Isotope Geochemistry.

Recent publications by Rachel Helliwell include:

  • Managing riparian buffer strips to optimise ecosystem services: A review (2020) in Agriculture Ecosystems & Environment
  • Potash fertilizer promotes incipient salinization in groundwater irrigated semi-arid agriculture (2020) in Scientific Reports
  • Sustainable water resources through harvesting rainwater and the effectiveness of a low-cost water treatment (2021) in Journal of Environmental Management
  • Evaluating the performance of horizontal sub-surface flow constructed wetlands: A case study from southern India (2021) in Ecological Engineering
  • Understanding knowledge needs for Scotland to become a resilient Hydro Nation: Water stakeholder perspectives (2022) in Environmental Science & Policy

Frequent co-authors who have collaborated with Rachel Helliwell include:

  • Miriam Glendell
  • Sébastien Chastin
  • Katherine N. Irvine
  • Lesley Price
  • Sharon Pfleger

Rachel Helliwell's publications have appeared in venues such as SSRN Electronic Journal, Agriculture Ecosystems & Environment, Scientific Reports, Journal of Environmental Management, and Ecological Engineering.

Best Publications

  • Impacts of atmospheric nitrogen deposition: responses of multiple plant and soil parameters across contrasting ecosystems in long‐term field experiments

    Gareth K. Phoenix;Bridget A. Emmett;Andrea J. Britton;Simon J. M. Caporn

  • Managing riparian buffer strips to optimise ecosystem services: A review

    Lorna J. Cole;Jenni Stockan;Rachel Helliwell

  • Atmospheric deposition of phosphorus to land and freshwater

    E. Tipping;Sue Benham;John Boyle;Peter Crow

  • Isotope hydrology of the Allt a' Mharcaidh catchment, Cairngorms, Scotland : implications for hydrological pathways and residence times

    C. Soulsby;R. Malcolm;R. Helliwell;R. C. Ferrier

  • Response of sulphur dynamics in European catchments to decreasing sulphate deposition

    A. Prechtel;C. Alewell;M. Armbruster;J. Bittersohl

  • Hydrogeochemistry of shallow groundwater in an upland Scottish catchment

    C. Soulsby;M. Chen;R. C. Ferrier;R. C. Helliwell

  • Recovery of Acidified European Surface Waters

    Richard F. Wright;Thorjørn Larssen;Lluis Camarero;Bernard J. Cosby

  • The Role of Nitrogen Deposition in Widespread Plant Community Change Across Semi-natural Habitats

    Chris D. Field;Nancy B. Dise;Richard J. Payne;Richard J. Payne;Andrea J. Britton

  • Evidence that Soil Carbon Pool Determines Susceptibility of Semi-Natural Ecosystems to Elevated Nitrogen Leaching

    Christopher D. Evans;Brian Reynolds;Alan Jenkins;Rachel C. Helliwell

  • Modelling the effect of climate change on recovery of acidified freshwaters : Relative sensitivity of individual processes in the MAGIC model

    R. F. Wright;J. Aherne;Kevin Bishop;Lluís Camarero

  • Nitrate leaching as a confounding factor in chemical recovery from acidification in UK upland waters.

    C.J. Curtis;C.D. Evans;R.C. Helliwell;D.T. Monteith

  • Seasonal snowpack influence on the hydrology of a sub-arctic catchment in Scotland

    C. Soulsbya;R.C. Helliwell;R.C. Ferrier;A. Jenkins

  • The role of catchment characteristics in determining surface water nitrogen in four upland regions in the UK

    R. C. Helliwell;M. C. Coull;J. J. L. Davies;C. D. Evans

  • Water quality in the Scottish uplands: a hydrological perspective on catchment hydrochemistry.

    C Soulsby;C Gibbins;A.J Wade;R Smart

  • Potash fertilizer promotes incipient salinization in groundwater irrigated semi-arid agriculture

    Sriramulu Buvaneshwari;Jean Riotte;Jean Riotte;Muddu Sekhar;Amit Kumar Sharma;Amit Kumar Sharma

  • Sustainable water resources through harvesting rainwater and the effectiveness of a low-cost water treatment.

    Samia Richards;Lakshminarayana Rao;Stephanie Connelly;Anjali Raj

  • Are our dynamic water quality models too complex? A comparison of a new parsimonious phosphorus model, SimplyP, and INCA-P

    Leah Amber Jackson-Blake;James Edward Sample;Andrew J. Wade;Rachel C. Helliwell

  • Vegetation Type Affects the Relationship Between Soil Carbon to Nitrogen Ratio and Nitrogen Leaching

    Ed Rowe;C. D. Evans;Bridget A. Emmett;Brian Reynolds

  • Nitrogen deposition, vegetation burning and climate warming act independently on microbial community structure and enzyme activity associated with decomposing litter in low-alpine heath

    Niki Papanikolaou;Niki Papanikolaou;Andrea J. Britton;Rachel C. Helliwell;David Johnson

  • Evaluating the performance of horizontal sub-surface flow constructed wetlands: A case study from southern India

    Priyanka Jamwal;Anjali V. Raj;Lakshmi Raveendran;Shahana Shirin

  • Influence of snow on the hydrology and hydrochemistry of the Allt a' Mharcaidh, Cairngorm mountains, Scotland

    R.C Helliwell;C Soulsby;R.C Ferrier;A Jenkins

Frequent Co-Authors

Alan Jenkins
Alan Jenkins UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology
Chris D. Evans
Chris D. Evans UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology
Brian Reynolds
Brian Reynolds Bangor University
Julian Aherne
Julian Aherne Trent University
Richard F. Wright
Richard F. Wright Norwegian Institute for Water Research
Bernard J. Cosby
Bernard J. Cosby University of Virginia
Chris Soulsby
Chris Soulsby University of Aberdeen
Edward Tipping
Edward Tipping Lancaster University
Bridget A. Emmett
Bridget A. Emmett Natural Environment Research Council
Allan Lilly
Allan Lilly James Hutton Institute

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