The phrase "a highly respected academic" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe someone in academia who is held in high regard for their work and contributions.
Example: "Dr. Smith is a highly respected academic in the field of neuroscience, known for her groundbreaking research."
Alternatives: "a well-regarded scholar" or "an esteemed academic professional."
The targets include lawyers looking into the mass disappearance of 43 students, a highly respected academic who helped write anti-corruption legislation, two of Mexico's most influential journalists and an American representing victims of sexual abuse by the police.
I know a highly respected academic who, from time to time, picks up boys on Grindr and has them come to his office.
As an example, when he came to OIRA, Cass Sunstein was a highly respected academic with no preexisting connection to regulated industry or any particular interest group.
Nevertheless, a few weeks ago a highly respected academic journal, The Translator, decided to honor the boycott, and dismissed an Israeli scholar from its editorial board.
Dr David Best, a highly respected academic and one of the founders of the Recovery Academy to present some of the highly positive conclusions from his own research on Recovery Capital and drawing on work done in the USA.
A series of emails and taped telephone conversations passed to The Observer reveal that a highly respected academic in the field of osteoporosis has questioned Procter and Gamble's decision to publish drug research in his name even though he had not been given full access to the data it was based on.
B. PUPPY ROOM Of all the entries I collected for this blog, the one that really touched my heart was the highly respected, academic Rice University.
Situated in New York City, a vibrant center of real estate development and capital markets, the Paul Milstein Center for Real Estate brings highly respected academics together with industry leaders to produce a premier real estate program that is both comprehensive and rooted in practice.
On the panel is Sheikh Michael Mumisa, a highly respected Muslim academic and theologian.
"He has pushed me over the edge," said Vivek Wadhwa, a highly respected technology entrepreneur and academic who has always avoided engaging in politics, save for the time he spent $500 to dine with another prominent Indian American, Bobby Jindal.
