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																		 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, 
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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 DesignResearch DesignDesign, ResearchDesigns, ResearchResearch Designs
 Research StrategyResearch StrategyResearch StrategiesStrategies, ResearchStrategy, Research
 Error SourcesError SourcesError SourceSource, ErrorSources, Error
 Scoring MethodsScoring MethodsMethod, ScoringMethods, ScoringScoring Method
 Matched GroupsMatched GroupsGroup, MatchedGroups, MatchedMatched Group
 Research TechniquesResearch TechniquesResearch TechniqueTechnique, ResearchTechniques, ResearchResearch TechnicsResearch TechnicTechnic, ResearchTechnics, Research
 Research ProposalResearch ProposalProposal, ResearchProposals, ResearchResearch Proposals
 Data AdjustmentData AdjustmentAdjustment, DataAdjustments, DataData Adjustments
 Problem FormulationProblem FormulationFormulation, ProblemFormulations, ProblemProblem Formulations
 Experimental DesignExperimental DesignExperimental DesignsDesign, ExperimentalDesigns, 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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 | 1995 | 0 | 2 | 2 |  | 1996 | 1 | 7 | 8 |  | 1997 | 3 | 3 | 6 |  | 1998 | 3 | 9 | 12 |  | 1999 | 0 | 2 | 2 |  | 2000 | 0 | 12 | 12 |  | 2001 | 4 | 4 | 8 |  | 2002 | 3 | 9 | 12 |  | 2003 | 3 | 17 | 20 |  | 2004 | 3 | 17 | 20 |  | 2005 | 10 | 18 | 28 |  | 2006 | 3 | 16 | 19 |  | 2007 | 4 | 22 | 26 |  | 2008 | 5 | 18 | 23 |  | 2009 | 14 | 18 | 32 |  | 2010 | 4 | 15 | 19 |  | 2011 | 9 | 25 | 34 |  | 2012 | 12 | 24 | 36 |  | 2013 | 22 | 17 | 39 |  | 2014 | 25 | 14 | 39 |  | 2015 | 15 | 24 | 39 |  | 2016 | 10 | 25 | 35 |  | 2017 | 13 | 29 | 42 |  | 2018 | 20 | 30 | 50 |  | 2019 | 19 | 33 | 52 |  | 2020 | 16 | 29 | 45 |  | 2021 | 26 | 27 | 53 |  | 2022 | 16 | 19 | 35 |  | 2023 | 11 | 20 | 31 |  | 2024 | 10 | 36 | 46 |  | 2025 | 9 | 11 | 20 | 
 
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				Below are the most recent publications written about "Research Design" by people in Profiles. 		
					
								
								Finucane S, Renault A, Hayden MH, Ernst K, Yeo S. Developing and validating modular surveys for vector-borne diseases: A study protocol. PLoS One. 2025; 20(8):e0323072.
								Wilson MP, Erlandson KM, Moore CM, MaWhinney S. The effects of missing data due to study dropout on longitudinal analysis inference using outcome-dependent sampling. Int J Epidemiol. 2025 Aug 18; 54(5).
								Culbreth R, Mazer-Amirshahi M, Mycyk MB, Falise A, Brent J, Aldy K, Wax P. Patient Centered Outcomes Research in Medical Toxicology. J Med Toxicol. 2025 Oct; 21(4):414-420.
								Lingappan K, Sundar IK, Prakash YS, Redente EF, Sin DD, Han MK, Lahm T, Krymskaya VP, Kotton DN, Kulkarni HS, Jain R, Königshoff M, Eghbali M, Anguera M, Arnold A, Silveyra P, DeMeo DL. Addressing Sex as a Biological Variable in Preclinical Models of Lung Disease: An Official American Thoracic Society Research Statement. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2025 Aug; 211(8):1346-1368.
								Aschbrenner KA, Rabin BA, Bartels SJ, Glasgow RE. Methodological recommendations for assessing the impact of adaptations on outcomes in implementation research. Implement Sci. 2025 06 23; 20(1):30.
								Puma JE, LaRocca D, Risendal B, Scarbro S, McManus B, Varda D, Leiferman JA. Rationale and design for a community-engaged intervention addressing the intergenerational transmission of adverse childhood experiences (ACEs): a hybrid implementation-effectiveness study protocol. Trials. 2025 May 23; 26(1):169.
								McCrabb S, Hunter KE, Turon H, Barnes C, Williams JG, Aberoumand M, Banks E, Yoong S, Milat A, Hodder RK, Gardner LA, Newton N, Little MA, Halpern-Felsher B, Steeger C, Fox KR, Wyman P, Shrier L, Harris SK, Seidler L, Wolfenden L. Synthesis using prospective meta-analysis to reduce youths' e-cigarette use (SPARKE): a protocol for an individual participant data prospective meta-analysis (IPD PMA) examining interventions for the prevention of youth e-cigarette use. BMJ Open. 2025 May 21; 15(5):e093028.
								Young C, Patey C, Norman P, Geetha Manukumar A, Carson DB, Swab M, Asghari S. Building rural health research capacity: protocol for a realist review. BMJ Open. 2025 May 21; 15(5):e093994.
								Carry PM, Keeter C, Smith H, Taylor K, Hadley-Miller N, Howell DR. Re-Evaluating the Impact of Including Patients with Bilateral Conditions in Orthopaedic Clinical Research Studies: When 1 + 1 Does Not Equal 2. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2025 May 07; 107(12):e62.
								Andrews LIB, Halloran ME, Neuzil KM, van der Laan L, Huang Y, Andriesen J, Patel M, Fisher LH, Janes H, Rouphael N, Walsh SR, Theodore DA, Tieu HV, Sobieszczyk M, El Sahly HM, Baden LR, Falsey AR, Campbell TB, Kelley CF, Healy CM, Immergluck L, Luft B, Hirsch I, de Bruyn G, Truyers C, Priddy F, Sumner KM, Flannery B, Follmann D, Gilbert PB. Evaluating the Test-Negative Design for COVID-19 Vaccine Effectiveness Using Randomized Trial Data: A Secondary Cross-Protocol Analysis of 5 Randomized Clinical Trials. JAMA Netw Open. 2025 05 01; 8(5):e2512763. | 
																	
																		
																			
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