The phrase "a ground-breaking study" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe research that introduces new ideas, methods, or findings that significantly advance knowledge in a particular field.
Example: "The researchers published a ground-breaking study that changed the way we understand climate change."
Alternatives: "a pioneering study" or "an innovative study".
We don't want it enough,' says Rebecca Harding, lead researcher on a ground-breaking study of UK productivity by the Work Foundation.
At Princeton, neuroscientists have conducted a ground-breaking study on the effects of sugar on the delicate chemical balance in the brains of rats.
But a ground-breaking study that tracked the movement of herring gulls nesting in the Cornish resort of St Ives suggested they spent little time scavenging for goodies or scraps on the streets.
Kate was the commercial lead for IHS Markit's Reinventing the Wheel study, a ground-breaking study on electric vehicles conducted jointly by IHS Markit's energy, automotive, and chemical teams.
The MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston published results of a ground-breaking study on brain-dead and nearly brain-dead patients in 2002 that some believed would set the stage for further work.
For members of the 1946 cohort in particular, there is a certain amount of pride in being involved in such a ground-breaking study – there are meet-ups, birthday parties and even a Facebook group.
DataCenter recent community based projects include a ground breaking study with domestic workers Home Economics: The Invisible and Unregulated World of Domestic Work and participatory research with incarcerated youth in collaboration with the organization Justice for Families.
And other insights from a ground- breaking study of how parents impact children's academic achievement.
This week, researchers reported the first successful long term intervention for autism in a ground breaking study that has brought hope to millions of families.
Wilders' claims of a correlation between authentic Islam, as he perceives it, and terrorism are also undermined by a ground breaking study on the types of people most susceptible and resistant to becoming terrorists.
