The phrase "a prevailing influence" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a dominant or widespread effect that something has on a situation, group, or individual.
Example: "The prevailing influence of social media has changed the way we communicate and interact with one another."
Alternatives: "a dominant force" or "a significant impact".
Consequently, the reworked surface sediments (including limestone cryoclasts, moraines, and cover-beds) have a prevailing influence on pedogenesis compared to the hard underlying bedrock.
It found that the Fe(Co Ni binder alloy composition has a prevailing influence on the attainable tungsten content present in the binder after sintering, which in turn explains new hot hardness results, and allows proper alloy choice for metal cutting applications….
CT is a useful tool to determine the bone density in the implant recipient sites, and the local bone density has a prevailing influence on primary implant stability, which is an important determinant for implant success.
As is clear after reading this article tracking the supposed Freeman quote's metamorphosis into a viral phenom, there's heavy irony in folks decrying the media's prevailing influence while re-posting something they likely wouldn't have given a thought to had it not come from an actor whose voice they like.
According to the 'elements of metacommunity structure' analysis, the prevailing influence of the altitudinal gradient was also supported by a Clementsian structuration of invertebrate communities.
It's hardly surprising that Kubrick, with whom Savage remained friends right up to Kubrick's death in 1999, has been the prevailing influence on his work.
Dutch 13th- and 14th-century texts were generally written in the cultural centres of Flanders and Brabant, where, for reasons of trade, the prevailing influence was French.
The prevailing influence of the absolute size of the model over Reynolds number and turbulence intensity was observed.
There was confirmed the prevailing influence of the hydrophobicity on the high adsorption of the cationic dyes by various sorbents modified with surfactants [18, 22].
Aside from the prevailing influence of pH value and salt concentration, elevated temperature slightly enhanced protein extraction, whereas MSR mainly influenced cPE, but hardly RPY.
Of course, there are the many Africans I have heard frequently voice the conviction that South Africa is so different from the rest of us simply because of the prevailing influence of the Caucasians in their midst.
