The phrase "a factor that causes" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing elements that contribute to a particular outcome or effect in various contexts, such as scientific, academic, or analytical writing.
Example: "Stress is a factor that causes a decline in overall health."
Alternatives: "an element that leads to" or "a contributor to".
Stress seems to be a factor that causes about half of astronauts to be sick when they return.
The noise factor is a factor that causes the system to deviate from the ideal function and cannot be freely selected by the designer.
Third, the number of blood samples for input function used for integration plot analysis can be a factor that causes different results in calculated transfer rates.
Then, a factor that causes the numerical difficulties is optimized by quantifying trade-off between the state constraints violation and computational demanding.
Hong Kong's relationship with Beijing — which came under pressure this week with a pro-independence vote — may be a factor that causes some unease, but it'll be interesting to see how these new initiatives play out.
Traditional and subsistence-oriented farming system in the highlands was mentioned as a factor that causes and accentuates the rate of soil erosion and run-off in the study area.
In the other hands, this present study showed that in addition to Bovine, BVDV can be a factor that cause abortion in Ovine, Caprine, Buffalo and Camel.
Because she unfairly included her tough primary contest with Sanders a factor that caused her to lose, Twitter exploded with ugly charges being hurled back and forth between supporters of both candidates.
Impairment of body functions was a factor that caused the inability to engage in usual activities and in previous roles.
We hypothesise that any factor that causes an elevated forager death rate will reduce the strength of social inhibition, resulting in a precocious onset of foraging behaviour in young bees [5].
The fact that charity is an important tenet in religions such as Islam and Christianity is a driving factor that causes individuals who would otherwise be apathetic to global humanitarian issues to donate to help solve such issues.
