"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
 Problem FormulationProblem FormulationFormulation, ProblemFormulations, ProblemProblem Formulations
 Research ProposalResearch ProposalProposal, ResearchProposals, ResearchResearch Proposals
 Scoring MethodsScoring MethodsMethod, ScoringMethods, ScoringScoring Method
 Research TechniquesResearch TechniquesResearch TechniqueTechnique, ResearchTechniques, ResearchResearch TechnicsResearch TechnicTechnic, ResearchTechnics, Research
 Error SourcesError SourcesError SourceSource, ErrorSources, Error
 Data QualityData QualityData QualitiesQualities, DataQuality, Data
 Experimental DesignExperimental DesignDesigns, ExperimentalExperimental DesignsDesign, Experimental
 Matched GroupsMatched GroupsGroup, MatchedGroups, MatchedMatched Group
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		            | Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total | 
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| 1996 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 
| 1998 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 
| 1999 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 
| 2000 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 
| 2001 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 
| 2002 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 
| 2003 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 
| 2004 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 
| 2005 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 
| 2006 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 
| 2007 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 
| 2008 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 
| 2009 | 3 | 14 | 17 | 
| 2010 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 
| 2011 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 
| 2012 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 
| 2013 | 9 | 4 | 13 | 
| 2014 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 
| 2015 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 
| 2016 | 11 | 6 | 17 | 
| 2017 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 
| 2018 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 
| 2019 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 
| 2020 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 
| 2021 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 
| 2022 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 
| 2023 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 
| 2024 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 
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