The phrase "a research concern" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing topics or issues that are significant or relevant to a particular field of study or investigation.
Example: "The rising levels of pollution in urban areas have become a major research concern for environmental scientists."
Alternatives: "a research issue" or "a research topic".
"I have to say that what they have done so far has not been effective," said Toshinari Ogino, chief researcher for the Institute of Labor Administration, a research concern.
The average price for a home continued to increase in June, led by London, according to Hometrack, a research concern.
"Companies don't particularly want to share this kind of stuff," said Sarah Emerson, head of petroleum research at Energy Security Analysis, a research concern in Wakefield, Mass.
Darpa awarded a $60,000 contract to SRI International, a research concern based in Menlo Park, Calif., to investigate the concept.
The concept was similar to an approach advocated by Paul Baran of the RAND Corporation, a research concern in Santa Monica, Calif.
If penny stocks are excluded, no stock has ever risen so sharply on the opening day of trading, said the Securities Data Company, a research concern in Newark.
The results of a research concerning the characterization of elastic and inelastic displacement spectral demand as a function of magnitude, source-to-site distance, and soil type are presented.
Brian Kornegay, regional sales manager for International Data, a market research concern, planned a trip to Amsterdam, but his girlfriend's company has barred employees from taking holidays.
But Deborah Chollet, an economist at Mathematica, a nonprofit research concern, said the new plans could be a barrier to needed care for some people.
"It's almost like a turbocharger," said Nathan Brookwood, a principal analyst with Insight 64, a technology research concern based in Saratoga, Calif.
"It's a way to deflect F.T.C. scrutiny of this merger," said Gary Arlen, an analyst with Arlen Communications, a market research concern that studies interactive media.
