 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.
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
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E05.581.500 H01.770.644.728
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| 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
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 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
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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.
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| 1996 | 1 | 5 | 6 | | 1997 | 3 | 3 | 6 | | 1998 | 2 | 7 | 9 | | 1999 | 1 | 2 | 3 | | 2000 | 0 | 11 | 11 | | 2001 | 4 | 4 | 8 | | 2002 | 2 | 8 | 10 | | 2003 | 3 | 12 | 15 | | 2004 | 3 | 16 | 19 | | 2005 | 9 | 14 | 23 | | 2006 | 3 | 14 | 17 | | 2007 | 4 | 22 | 26 | | 2008 | 4 | 17 | 21 | | 2009 | 14 | 16 | 30 | | 2010 | 4 | 15 | 19 | | 2011 | 8 | 27 | 35 | | 2012 | 13 | 23 | 36 | | 2013 | 25 | 13 | 38 | | 2014 | 21 | 16 | 37 | | 2015 | 13 | 25 | 38 | | 2016 | 9 | 22 | 31 | | 2017 | 11 | 28 | 39 | | 2018 | 25 | 32 | 57 | | 2019 | 18 | 36 | 54 | | 2020 | 13 | 30 | 43 | | 2021 | 24 | 24 | 48 | | 2022 | 19 | 21 | 40 | | 2023 | 13 | 23 | 36 | | 2024 | 7 | 38 | 45 | | 2025 | 15 | 19 | 34 | | 2026 | 9 | 19 | 28 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Research Design" by people in Profiles.
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Oshita J, Studts C, Haywood C, Wong A, Duffecy J, Morris MA. Implementation of Communication Disability Documentation and Accommodations in Primary Care: A Pragmatic Type III Hybrid Implementation-Effectiveness Trial Protocol. J Speech Lang Hear Res. 2026 Oct 13; 69(10):4636-4652.
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Piña Y, Umeh Garcia M, Boire A, Brenner A, Camidge DR, Chang S, Forsyth PA, Hayden Gephart M, Olayinka Kamson D, Kumthekar P, Quant Lee E, Le Rhun E, O'Brien B, Pentsova E, Piccioni D, Remsik J, Smalley I, Wefel J, Weller M, Wilcox J, Yang JT, Nagpal S, Glitza Oliva IC. Breaking barriers in leptomeningeal disease: A Society for Neuro-Oncology and The American Society of Clinical Oncology consensus review on clinical trial design and basic science integration. Neuro Oncol. 2026 Oct 01; 28(10):2299-2312.
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Nakanga WP, Stewart RC, Malava JK, Nindi P, Nzawa-Soko R, Nyanjagha I, Mainjeni A, Gondwe T, Umar E, Manda-Taylor L, Chorwe-Sungani G, Gladstone M, Kerac M, MacBeth A, Seward N, Patson N, Ngongondo M, Mathanga D, McIntosh AM, Crampin AC. Generation Malawi: a family-based birth cohort investigating physical and mental health conditions in rural and urban Malawi - study protocol. BMJ Open. 2026 Sep 15; 16(9):e122132.
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Sawyer A, Welle CG, French J, Kelemen J, Bashford L, Kramer D, McMullen D, Franklin R, Angle MR, Herrmann D, Oxley T, Dister J, Chetty N, Radcliffe EM, Kowalczyk J, Bose R, Farooqui J, Hochberg LR. Brain-computer interface clinical trial design considerations and clinical outcome assessments in pivotal studies: a summary of the 11th BCI society meeting 2025 workshop. J Neural Eng. 2026 Sep 11; 23(5).
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Abrams CK, Bruhn S, Burns J, Fleming R, Forsey K, Fridman V, Herrmann DN, Lin B, McCune S, Moore A, Ruediger S, Shy M, Strom S. Clinical Development of Therapies for Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease: Recommendations for Trial Design, Endpoints, and Regulatory Pathways. J Peripher Nerv Syst. 2026 Sep; 31(3):e70146.
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Yahalom J, Finley EP, O'Brien S, Yarns BC, Monteith LL, Lang AJ, Hamilton AB. Refining and Assessing Gender-Tailored Group Therapy for Veteran Men With Military Sexual Trauma: Protocol for a Mixed Methods Study. JMIR Res Protoc. 2026 09 01; 15:e105373.
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Sakamoto Y, Bando H, Aoyagi Y, Sokuoka H, Misumi T, Oba K, Mori Y, Okui J, Miyazaki M, Sadatsuki Y, Koizumi K, Otake R, Yuri A, Tajima E, Ueno T, Nakamura T, Yoshihara H, Itoya K, Annaka R, Nakamura H, Okita N, Takahashi H, Kuroda T, Nakamura K, Yoshino T, Ohtsu A. Recommendations for generating real-world evidence with regulatory-grade relevance and reliability. Int J Clin Oncol. 2026 Oct; 31(10):2075-2086.
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Amarasekera AT, Gunaratne AW, Kovoor JG, Thiagalingam A, Chow C, Zaman S, Sivagangabalan G, Tung MKY, Stiles M, Crozier I, Koh KT, Sticherling C, Reichlin T, Wranicz JK, Avramides D, Tsioufis K, Ritter O, Bode K, Tovia-Brodie O, Chia K, Park RE, Nentwich K, Michowitz Y, Svetlosak M, Hatala R, Zabel M, Nagy VK, Merkely B, Taylor A, Billot L, Kovoor P. Prophylactic implantation of implantable cardioverter-defibrillator for the primary prevention of sudden cardiac death after myocardial infarction: protocol for systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials. BMJ Open. 2026 Aug 18; 16(8):e107134.
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Zhu M, Spencer JD, Chesak S, Romanowicz M, Chauhan M, Dyrbye LN, Croarkin PE, Bobo WV, Athreya AP. Device and Data Access Considerations for Digital Health Studies Using Consumer-Grade Wearables: An Experience-Based Tutorial. Clin Transl Sci. 2026 08; 19(8):e70693.
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Thomas SD, Kaizer AM. Subgroup analysis using exchangeability probabilities. Contemp Clin Trials. 2026 Oct; 169:108412.
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