noun
ADJECTIVE
▪ experienced , leading , prominent , renowned
▪ chief , lead , senior
▪ young
▪ early
▪
She based her work on that of earlier ~s.
▪ independent
▪ academic
▪ postdoctoral , postgraduate
▪ university
▪ AIDS , cancer , clinical , health , medical
▪ educational , scientific , social
▪ market
… OF RESEARCHERS
▪ group , team
RESEARCHER + VERB
▪ analyse/analyze sth , compare sth and sth , examine sth , explore sth , focus on sth , investigate sth , look for sth , study sth , work in sth , work on sth
▪
~s working in different disciplines
▪
~s working on the biochemistry of the brain
▪ conduct sth , measure sth , test sb/sth
▪ believe sth , claim sth , note sth , say sth , suggest sth , think sth
▪ determine sth , discover sth , find sth , identify sth
▪
Researchers found 17% of their random sample to be severely depressed.
▪ observe sth , report sth , show sth
▪ conclude sth
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The ~s have concluded that further studies are needed.
PHRASES
▪ ~s in the field
▪
The book is written by experts who are well known as ~s in the field.