The phrase "a key research question" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing important inquiries or topics that guide a research study or project.
Example: "The study aims to address a key research question regarding the impact of climate change on biodiversity."
Alternatives: "a crucial research inquiry" or "an essential research question".
She said: "Thus a key research question is to determine the relationship between the beetle and the bacteria".
A key research question in the design of molecular nano-communication networks is how the information is to be encoded and decoded.
A key research question in such sensor systems is to maximize the asymptotic event detection probability achieved in the system, in the presence of energy constraints and uncertainties.
By means of a simple model that captures the core aspects of the contractual environment, I answer a key research question: How should governance be designed in the shadow of potential termination to provide the research firm with the incentives to invest in the collaboration?
A key research question addressed in this paper is what is needed to realize this potential.
Government payments to farmers typically induce a negative income effect and a positive substitution effect ( Ahearn et al. 2006 ) and a key research question is to assess which effect dominates between the income effect and the substitution effect.
For each subsection of this chapter, we address one key research question associated with a focal area by drawing upon data from surveys, focus groups, and classroom and school observations.
The key research question with operating such a bus circulator system is how to optimally determine a bus route and stopping sequence for each circulating tour by using the real-time demand information.
The key research question addressed is how critical software has become for aerospace industry and how software applications could be monitored.
The key research question for the study being reported here was 'how do science teachers define key scientific terms that are in use in science teaching and learning?'.
The key research question for this study was whether the spatial network structure offered by the global airline system contributes to the development of Italian inward Foreign Direct Investments (FDIs).
