research

Also known as systematic inquiry

Research is creative and systematic work undertaken to increase the stock of knowledge. It involves the collection, organization, and analysis of evidence to increase understanding of a topic, characterized by a particular attentiveness to controlling sources of bias and error. These activities are characterized by accounting and controlling for biases. A research project may be an expansion of past work in the field. To test the validity of instruments, procedures, or experiments, research may replicate elements of prior projects or the project as a whole.

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Research is creative and systematic work where people gather, organize, and carefully analyze information to better understand a topic while actively working to avoid mistakes and bias. It matters because it builds knowledge over time, and researchers often test whether previous findings hold true or expand on past discoveries to deepen our understanding.

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Research

17,178,909 papers

A Review of the Quality Indicators of Rigor in Qualitative Research.ReviewAmerican journal of pharmaceutical education · 2020Johnson JL, Adkins D, Chauvin SDOI: 10.5688/ajpe7120
How phenomenology can help us learn from the experiences of others.ReviewPerspectives on medical education · 2019Neubauer BE, Witkop CT, Varpio LDOI: 10.1007/s40037-019-0509-2
Research dissemination: guiding the novice researcher on the publication path.ReviewThe Journal of the American Osteopathic Association · 2015Collins KA, Brannan GD, Dogbey GYDOI: 10.7556/jaoa.2015.063
Evidence and practice: a review of vignettes in qualitative research.ReviewNurse researcher · 2021Murphy J, Hughes J, Read S et al.DOI: 10.7748/nr.2021.e1787
Reducing weight bias and stigma in qualitative research interviews: Considerations for researchers.ReviewObesity reviews : an official journal of the International Association for the Study of Obesity · 2024Hung P, Miciak M, Godziuk K et al.DOI: 10.1111/obr.13750
Interventions to promote medical research integrity: a scoping review.BMC medical ethics · 2025Liu S, Yang Y, Li MDOI: 10.1186/s12910-025-01275-5
Conceptualising the initiation of researcher and research user partnerships: a meta-narrative review.ReviewHealth research policy and systems · 2020Zych MM, Berta WB, Gagliardi ARDOI: 10.1186/s12961-020-0536-9
Maintaining reflexivity in qualitative nursing research.Nursing open · 2022Peddle MDOI: 10.1002/nop2.999

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Contents

Etymology
Definitions
Forms of research
Original research
Scientific research
Research in the humanities
Artistic research
Historical research
Documentary research
Steps in conducting research
Research methods
Research ethics
Problems in research
Metascience
Replication crisis
Academic bias
Funding bias
Publication bias
Non-western methods
Language
Generalizability
Publication peer review
Open research
Professionalisation {{anchor|Professionalization}}
In Russia
Publishing
Research statistics and funding
See also
Notes
References
Sources
Further reading
External links

The primary purposes of basic research (as opposed to applied research) are documentation, discovery, interpretation, and the research and development (R&D) of methods and systems for the advancement of human knowledge. Approaches to research depend on epistemologies, which vary considerably both within and between humanities and sciences. There are several forms of research: scientific, humanities, artistic, economic, social, business, marketing, practitioner research, life, technological, etc. The scientific study of research practices is known as meta-research.