The phrase "a prominent element" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe something that stands out or is significant within a particular context or subject matter.
Example: "In the study of urban development, public transportation is often considered a prominent element."
Alternatives: "a key component" or "a significant factor".
A prominent element of this toolkit was analogical reasoning (qiyās).
Christ's penis is a prominent element of countless paintings in the Renaissance.
Music was a prominent element, including instrumental numbers and folk and popular songs, often with satiric lyrics.
His remarks have caused shudders of anger in Israeli society, and become a prominent element of a pitched public relations battle.
The black flag of Salafism, of which al-Qaeda is a prominent element, raised over our embassies in Tunisia, Egypt, Yemen and Sudan.
The portico is a principal feature of Greek temple architecture and thus a prominent element in Roman and all subsequent classically inspired structures.
Growing up in a rambling Victorian house with a widow's walk in Salem, Mass., which still exudes an air of its witchy past, she felt that mysticism was a kind of birthright, and it has been a more prominent element of her work in recent years.
In our study, worry was the most recognisable element of depression and was considered both a contributor to, and prominent element in, the construction of depression.
His selection is the most prominent element of a broader change in the city's police hierarchy.
In volcanic rocks iron is the most abundant and prominent element as an energy source for their metabolism, but elements like, for example, Mn also appear to be involved in the metabolic process.
The change in the phase shift (angle Φ) in the Bode plot was chosen as a prominent EIS element in frequency region of 0.01 10, 000 Hz as shown in Fig. 3b.
