The phrase "a recent paper identified" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it when referring to findings or conclusions drawn from a newly published academic paper or research study.
Example: "A recent paper identified a significant correlation between diet and mental health."
Alternatives: "a recent study found" or "a recent article revealed".
A recent paper identified a role for the mGluR5 receptor in Pavlovian to instrumental transfer; that is, when mGluR5 was blocked during Pavlovian conditioning training, the cue later failed to serve as a reinforcer in an operant test of conditioned reinforcement [32].
A recent paper identified SIRT3 as a relevant player in ALS pathogenesis using a cell-based model.
A recent paper identified "economic, social, and political empowerment of women" as a key necessary driver behind new policies on HIV/AIDS [ 14].
A recent paper identified mutations in TGM6 in two Chinese families with autosomal dominant ataxia using linkage analysis and exome sequencing (Wang et al. 2010).
A recent paper identified substantial rhs genetic polymorphism among strains of a single pathogen (E. coli 0157 H7) and discussed the use of rhs genes for molecular systematic [ 27].
A recent paper identified potential nuclear EGFR interacting proteins using an unbiased mass spectrometry approach: it showed that RNA helicase A (RHA) associates with nuclear EGFR and the EGFR-RHA complex activates cyclin D1 transcription through binding of RHA to the ATRS [ 92].
A recent paper has identified adducin as a component of a complex that triggers non-cell autonomous neurodegeneration, particularly in relation to amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (Gallardo et al., 2014).
A recent paper has identified a motif, (CCU) n occurring within a polypyrimidine tract, which acts as an artificial IRES when the polypyrimidine tract protein, one of the trans-acting factors thought to be involved in initiation of translation from IRESs, is present (Mitchell et al, 2005).
It has reaped the rewards: a recent paper by economists identified a loophole in the Danish tax system that was allowing fraud.
Briefly: We identified a recent paper that listed genes linked to poor fetal growth [ 15].
A recent paper published in EvoDevo has identified the Antennapedia (Antp) Hox gene as the earliest known gene to have eyespot-specific expression [ 1].
