The phrase "a helpful tool in" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it when describing something that assists or facilitates a process or task in a specific context.
Example: "The new software is a helpful tool in improving our team's productivity."
Alternatives: "an effective resource for" or "a valuable asset in".
They are also a helpful tool in examining processes in the subseafloor and help highlight the tight relations and interdependencies between geochemistry and microbiology in vent systems.
This resource should be a helpful tool in enabling the conversation all boards need to have about their digital futures.
Moreover, he said, "Valuation is often not a helpful tool in determining when to sell hypergrowth stocks".
This parameter can be a helpful tool in the selection of the adequate surfactant.
But what towns see as a helpful tool in code enforcement, some landlord and private property advocacy groups see as an abuse of power.
The validated model is a helpful tool in designing the fuel reactor to optimize the CLC process.
The proposed method is verified through numerical simulations, and is believed to provide a helpful tool in the preliminary design of cable domes.
Research on user behavior and preferences has been a helpful tool in improving road safety and accident prevention in recent years.
The model can become a helpful tool in the process of design and modifications of manufactured ultrasonic arrays particularly in terms of mechanical crosstalk reduction.
The analysis, although qualitative, provides information on the fracture processes themselves and may be a helpful tool in designing an experimental program.
The proposed combined strategy (citizen alerts and the eDNA detection method) can be a helpful tool in early detection of invasive species allowing fast and effective management actions by stakeholders.
