The phrase "a widely cited example" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it when referring to an example that is frequently referenced or mentioned in discussions, research, or literature.
Example: "The study of climate change impacts on polar bears is a widely cited example in environmental science."
Alternatives: "a frequently referenced example" or "a commonly mentioned example".
This chapter discusses the case of National Lambda Rail Project, which is a widely cited example of the powerful capabilities of optical networking.
A widely cited example is Oman: in 2001, its daily production reached more than 960,000 barrels, but then suddenly declined, despite the use of advanced technologies.
A widely cited example of gerrymandering occurred in Northern Ireland, where districts were drawn to maximize the representation of Unionists prior to the imposition of direct rule by the British Parliament in 1972.
A widely cited example is that of the former American football player O.J. Simpson: in 1995 he was acquitted of having murdered his wife and her friend, but two years later he was found liable for their killings in a civil suit for wrongful death.
Immediately, Mitt Romney lost his momentum in the debate and it became a widely cited example in how Obama had verbally thumped Romney, turning the tide of public opinion after a disasterous first debate.
In a widely cited example, an employee of the lender now owned by Bank of America testified in a New Jersey court in 2009 that her company regularly held onto mortgage notes even as the loans were sold to investors, contradicting what contracts usually require.
The most widely cited example comprises a single report of morphologically simple mineralized tubes and spheres interpreted as cyanobacteria, obtained from 1,200-Myr-old 1,200-Myr-old 1,200-Myr-old
Its criticisms most characteristically address the adequacy of mainstream bioethical theory that emphasizes universal moral principles framed abstractly, individualistically and isolated from context (the most widely cited example of such a theoretical framework is Beauchamp and Childress Principless of Biomedical Ethics).
Mr. Judeh's death had been the most widely cited example in Palestinian news media of a killing by Israeli settlers and soldiers.
Toyota has been touted by free traders as a clear example of why free trade works, mostly because of the widely cited example outlined in Thomas Freidman's book The Lexus and the Olive Tree.
More than a half century ago, Simpson (1944, p. 157) stated that: "The most widely cited example of orthogenesis, in any sense of the word, is the evolution of the horse".
