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 427 publications over 31 distinct years, with a maximum of 29 publications in 2018

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
1995	0	4	4
1996	1	6	7
1997	1	2	3
1998	0	3	3
1999	1	3	4
2000	0	1	1
2001	1	1	2
2002	2	4	6
2003	4	6	10
2004	2	14	16
2005	7	14	21
2006	5	11	16
2007	8	13	21
2008	5	11	16
2009	1	13	14
2010	7	13	20
2011	6	19	25
2012	6	18	24
2013	11	13	24
2014	6	8	14
2015	5	12	17
2016	8	11	19
2017	7	12	19
2018	12	17	29
2019	5	15	20
2020	7	14	21
2021	5	15	20
2022	4	4	8
2023	5	9	14
2024	1	6	7
2025	0	2	2

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

P?rez CM, Kiefe CI, Person SD, Tucker KL, Torres P, Sandoval E, Boneu C, Ram?rez Z, Mattei J, Rodr?guez-Orengo J, Almod?var-Rivera I, Rosal MC. The Puerto Rico Young Adults' Stress, Contextual, Behavioral, and Cardiometabolic Risk (PR-OUTLOOK) Study: design and methods. Am J Epidemiol. 2025 Mar 04; 194(3):587-597.

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Charlson ME, Mittleman I, Ramos R, Cassells A, Lin TJ, Eggleston A, Wells MT, Hollenberg J, Pirraglia P, Winston G, Tobin JN. Preventing "tipping points" in high comorbidity patients: A lifeline from health coaches - rationale, design and methods. Contemp Clin Trials. 2025 May; 152:107865.

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Patel SA, Weeks LD. Drafting a blueprint for designing successful clinical trials in clonal haematopoiesis. Br J Haematol. 2025 Feb; 206(2):800-802.

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Dong G, Cui Y, Gamalo-Siebers M, Liao R, Liu D, Hoaglin DC, Lu Y. On approximate equality of Z-values of the statistical tests for win statistics (win ratio, win odds, and net benefit). J Biopharm Stat. 2025 May; 35(3):457-464.

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Ingersoll B, Espinel A, Nauman J, Broder-Fingert S, Carter AS, Sheldrick RC, Stone WL, Wainer AL. Using virtual multiteam systems to conduct a multisite randomized clinical trial in the part C early intervention system: Benefits, challenges, and lessons learned. Contemp Clin Trials. 2024 Aug; 143:107585.

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Najavits LM. Beyond exposure: A healthy broadening of posttraumatic stress disorder treatment options: Commentary on Rubenstein et al. (2024). Am Psychol. 2024 Apr; 79(3):347-349.

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Christine PJ, Lodi S, Hsu HE, Bovell-Ammon B, Yan S, Bernson D, Novo P, Lee JD, Rotrosen J, Liebschutz J, Walley AY, Larochelle MR. Target trial emulation for comparative effectiveness research with observational data: Promise and challenges for studying medications for opioid use disorder. Addiction. 2024 07; 119(7):1313-1321.

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Wong AH, Nath B, Shah D, Kumar A, Brinker M, Faustino IV, Boyce M, Dziura JD, Heckmann R, Yonkers KA, Bernstein SL, Adapa K, Taylor RA, Ovchinnikova P, McCall T, Melnick ER. Formative evaluation of an emergency department clinical decision support system for agitation symptoms: a study protocol. BMJ Open. 2024 02 19; 14(2):e082834.

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O'Brien J, Park SH, Blachley T, Marchese M, Middaugh N, Wittstock K, Harrold LR. Disparities in burden of disease in patients with rheumatoid arthritis across racial and ethnic groups. Clin Rheumatol. 2024 Mar; 43(3):921-927.

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Maitin-Shepard M, Werner EF, Feig LA, Chavarro JE, Mumford SL, Wylie B, Rando OJ, Gaskins AJ, Sakkas D, Arora M, Kudesia R, Lujan ME, Braun J, Mozaffarian D. Food, nutrition, and fertility: from soil to fork. Am J Clin Nutr. 2024 02; 119(2):578-589.

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