"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
|
| 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
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
|
Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Research Design".
Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more specific than "Research Design".
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.
To see the data from this visualization as text,
click here.
| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
|---|
| 1997 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1998 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 1999 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 2000 | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| 2001 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2002 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 2003 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 2004 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 2005 | 3 | 6 | 9 |
| 2006 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 2007 | 1 | 7 | 8 |
| 2008 | 1 | 7 | 8 |
| 2009 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 2010 | 2 | 10 | 12 |
| 2011 | 1 | 9 | 10 |
| 2012 | 7 | 12 | 19 |
| 2013 | 1 | 9 | 10 |
| 2014 | 6 | 8 | 14 |
| 2015 | 8 | 8 | 16 |
| 2016 | 4 | 9 | 13 |
| 2017 | 5 | 6 | 11 |
| 2018 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| 2019 | 4 | 7 | 11 |
| 2020 | 10 | 8 | 18 |
| 2021 | 2 | 7 | 9 |
| 2022 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2023 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 2024 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2025 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 2026 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
To return to the timeline,
click here.
Below are the most recent publications written about "Research Design" by people in Profiles.
-
Estimating modern US social contact patterns, the ENGAGED study: a study protocol for a staggered longitudinal cohort study. BMJ Open. 2026 May 06; 16(5):e116758.
-
Increased risk of type I errors for detecting heterogeneity of treatment effects in cluster-randomized trials using mixed-effect models. BMC Med Res Methodol. 2026 Jan 12; 26(1):30.
-
Beyond saturation: A qualitative framework for operationalizing respondent sampling (Q-FORS) for data adequacy. Soc Sci Med. 2026 Feb; 390:118781.
-
Design of a cluster randomized multi-level intervention to decrease barriers to minority cancer patient referral and enrollment to cancer clinical trials: The ACT WONDER2S study. Contemp Clin Trials. 2025 Nov; 158:108096.
-
Expanded care planning paradigm for older adults with type 2 diabetes: Rationale, design, and protocol of the PREPARE for Your Diabetes Care randomized trial. Contemp Clin Trials. 2025 Jun; 153:107913.
-
Using a Decolonizing Research Method to Address Underrepresentation and Health Disparities of Filipinx/a/o Americans: The Importance of Kuwentuhan as a Research Method. Qual Health Res. 2025 Apr; 35(4-5):506-521.
-
Rollout trial designs in implementation research are often necessary and sometimes preferred. Implement Sci. 2025 Feb 24; 20(1):11.
-
Methods to Adjust for Confounding in Test-Negative Design COVID-19 Effectiveness Studies: Simulation Study. JMIR Form Res. 2025 Jan 27; 9:e58981.
-
The "Mammograms Available Due to Resources and Education" (MADRE) Study: Rationale and Design. Contemp Clin Trials. 2025 Feb; 149:107786.
-
The Oncology QCARD Initiative: Fostering efficient evaluation of initial real-world data proposals. Pharmacoepidemiol Drug Saf. 2024 11; 33(11):e5818.