Research Design

"Research Design" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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A plan for collecting and utilizing data so that desired information can be obtained with sufficient precision or so that an hypothesis can be tested properly.

Descriptor ID	D012107
MeSH Number(s)	E05.581.500 H01.770.644.728
Concept/Terms	Research Design Research Design Design, Research Designs, Research Research Designs Research Strategy Research Strategy Research Strategies Strategies, Research Strategy, Research Error Sources Error Sources Error Source Source, Error Sources, Error Data Reporting Data Reporting Reporting, Data Scoring Methods Scoring Methods Method, Scoring Methods, Scoring Scoring Method Matched Groups Matched Groups Group, Matched Groups, Matched Matched Group Research Techniques Research Techniques Research Technique Technique, Research Techniques, Research Research Technics Research Technic Technic, Research Technics, Research Research Methodology Research Methodology Methodology, Research Research Proposal Research Proposal Proposal, Research Proposals, Research Research Proposals Data Adjustment Data Adjustment Adjustment, Data Adjustments, Data Data Adjustments Problem Formulation Problem Formulation Formulation, Problem Formulations, Problem Problem Formulations Experimental Design Experimental Design Experimental Designs Design, Experimental Designs, Experimental

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Research Design".

Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment [E]
Investigative Techniques [E05]
Methods [E05.581]
Research Design [E05.581.500]
Natural Sciences [H]
Natural Science Disciplines [H01]
Science [H01.770]
Research [H01.770.644]
Research Design [H01.770.644.728]

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more specific than "Research Design".

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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Research Design" by people in this website by year, and whether "Research Design" was a major or minor topic of these publications.

Bar chart showing 534 publications over 30 distinct years, with a maximum of 34 publications in 2016

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
1996	0	3	3
1997	1	3	4
1998	3	2	5
1999	4	1	5
2000	0	3	3
2001	6	5	11
2002	3	9	12
2003	5	15	20
2004	5	17	22
2005	4	10	14
2006	6	18	24
2007	6	18	24
2008	9	16	25
2009	5	18	23
2010	8	14	22
2011	6	13	19
2012	10	19	29
2013	7	12	19
2014	8	13	21
2015	8	16	24
2016	18	16	34
2017	7	13	20
2018	11	17	28
2019	8	18	26
2020	4	19	23
2021	11	14	25
2022	5	14	19
2023	3	7	10
2024	4	14	18
2025	2	0	2

Below are the most recent publications written about "Research Design" by people in Profiles.

Gerritsen JKW, Karschnia P, Young JS, van den Bent MJ, Chang SM, Smith TR, Nahed BV, Rincon-Torroella J, Bettegowda C, Sanai N, Krieg SM, Maruyama T, Schucht P, Broekman MLD, Tonn JC, Wen PY, De Vleeschouwer S, Vincent AJPE, Hervey-Jumper S, Berger MS, Mekary RA, Molinaro AM. Practical and statistical aspects of subgroup analyses in surgical neuro-oncology: A comprehensive review from the PIONEER consortium. Neuro Oncol. 2025 Jun 21; 27(5):1149-1164.

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Davis RJ, Akst LM, Allen CT, Battafarano RJ, Born HL, Bryson PC, Clary MS, Crosby T, Dhillon VK, Dion G, Kavookjian H, Leahy KP, Lina I, Mirza N, Morrison RJ, Motz KM, Nelson RC, Preciado D, Sandu K, Spiegel JR, Walsh J, Hillel AT, Gelbard A. Third Proceedings of The North American Airway Collaborative (NoAAC): Consensus Statement on Trial Design for Airway Stenosis. JAMA Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2025 03 01; 151(3):263-267.

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Karaboyas A, Zhao J, Tanko LB, Joergensen KT, Pap AF, Dasgupta I, Nangaku M, Jadoul M, Pecoits-Filho R. Thromboembolic Events in the Hemodialysis Setting: Understanding Risk Profiles and Cumulative Incidences to Inform Clinical Trial Design. J Am Heart Assoc. 2025 01 07; 14(1):e033983.

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White MJ, Nazareth-Pidgeon K, Key-Solle M, Nerlinger A, Parente V. Creation to Dissemination: A Roadmap for Health Equity Research. Hosp Pediatr. 2024 10 01; 14(10):e461-e466.

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Verma M, Grudzen CR, Izumi S, Wenger N, El-Jawahri A, Ejem D, Aslakson RA. Palliative Care and Advance Care Planning Intervention Fidelity Monitoring: Methods and Lessons Learned From PCORI-Funded Large-Scale, Pragmatic Clinical Trials. Med Care. 2024 10 01; 62(10):680-692.

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Chan SW, Laynor G, Ali SH, Yi SS. Nutrition and diet in the general U.S. Asian American population: A scoping review protocol. PLoS One. 2024; 19(8):e0309219.

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Davies BM, Yang X, Khan DZ, Mowforth OD, Touzet AY, Nouri A, Harrop JS, Aarabi B, Rahimi-Movaghar V, Kurpad SN, Guest JD, Tetreault L, Kwon BK, Boerger TF, Rodrigues-Pinto R, Furlan JC, Chen R, Zipser CM, Curt A, Milligan J, Kalsi-Rayn S, Sarewitz E, Sadler I, Blizzard T, Treanor C, Anderson D, Fallah N, Hazenbiller O, Salzman C, Zimmerman Z, Wandycz AM, Widdop S, Reeves M, Raine R, Ryan SK, Malone A, Gharooni A, Wilson JR, Martin AR, Fehlings MG, McNair AGK, Kotter MRN. A minimum data set-Core outcome set, core data elements, and core measurement set-For degenerative cervical myelopathy research (AO Spine RECODE DCM): A consensus study. PLoS Med. 2024 Aug; 21(8):e1004447.

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Agarwal N, Saad F, Azad AA, Mateo J, Matsubara N, Shore ND, Chakrabarti J, Chen HC, Lanzalone S, Niyazov A, Fizazi K. The TALAPRO-3 study design: a plain language summary. Future Oncol. 2024; 20(30):2225-2231.

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Ganju J, Ma JG. Variable Duration Trial as an Alternative Design for Continuous Endpoints. Pharm Stat. 2024 Nov-Dec; 23(6):1059-1064.

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Aultman JM, Zaaeed N, Payton C, DiVito B, Holland T, Atem J. Research with Refugee Populations in North America: Applying the NIH Guiding Principles for Ethical Research. Ethics Hum Res. 2024 Jul-Aug; 46(4):2-16.

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