The phrase "a recent study compares" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when introducing findings or results from a study that analyzes or contrasts different subjects or variables.
Example: "A recent study compares the effectiveness of various teaching methods in improving student engagement."
Alternatives: "a recent study analyzes" or "a recent study evaluates".
A recent study compared the diagnostic accuracy of 234 physicians with 23 different computer programs.
A recent study comparing Botox with a placebo found that it was nearly three times as effective in decreasing sweating.
Passage 1 A recent study comparing the DNA of Native Americans and central Siberians has established that the two populations share common ancestors.
A recent study compared global leaders in the diversified industrial sector – that is to say engineering, construction and production companies, who manufacture a wide variety of products – with their counterparts in South Korea, a country widely respected for its industrial exports.
Mr. Turan has said that the layoffs will not affect the quality of care and that a recent study comparing the medical center and others in the region concluded that in some departments, the Nassau network was grossly overstaffed.
So when the editors at Harvard Health Publishing suggested I take a look at a recent study comparing a mindfulness meditation and yoga retreat to regular vacation in terms of mental health as well as physical health outcomes, I agreed.
Furthermore, a recent study compared the effectiveness of Microsatellite Length Polymorphism typing (MLP) as an alternative to Multi Locus Sequence Typing MLSTT) for identification of Candida spp. strains39, showing that the former constitutes a viable alternative to the latter in certain applications.
Second, at a continental scale for the contiguous USA, a recent study compared the results of a physically based, 3D, fully coupled surface water groundwater model validated against water table depth data, against the WTR metric41.
A recent study comparing present observations and future regional climate model projections of the summer monsoon suggests a further weakening of the monsoon circulation and peninsular rainfall in the future62.
