The phrase "account of research" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when summarizing or detailing the findings and processes of a research study or project.
Example: "The account of research presented in the paper highlights the significant findings and implications for future studies."
Alternatives: "report on research" or "summary of research".
Gail Riekie Aberdeen Astrobiologist Robert Hazen has, in Genesis: The Scientific Quest for Life's Origins (Joseph Henry Press), written a lucid and lively account of research into the fascinating area of how life began.
Scientists have told their story of Kennewick Man before in lectures and interviews, but the new book represents the most detailed account of research that came about only after scientists sued for access to the bones.
All articles give an up-to-date account of research in one of the most active seismic zones worldwide.
With this setup in hand, I gave my account of research ethics using toxicology as a model.
These problems are illustrated in an account of research undertaken into the history of the condom and its representation in eighteenth-century texts.
The book series Advances in Photosynthesis and Respiration – Including Bioenergy and Related Processes provides a comprehensive and state-of-the-art account of research in photosynthesis, respiration, bioenergy production and related processes.
It is not just a biography of Frederick Rolfe, the author of Hadrian VII, but an account of researching and writing the life of Frederick Rolfe, a meta-biography.
Development of critical reading skills is emphasized through regular discussions of academic journal articles and popular media accounts of research.
But the book is also full of clear and detailed accounts of research, with descriptions of the structure of the crow brain and of the various experiments that show the remarkable intelligence of crows and their relatives.
Accounts of research on cloning portions of DNA from the mammoth have led to public speculation concerning another kind of cloning; the actual regeneration of a whole mammoth by inserting the complete archive of DNA from one of its cells into the early embryo of a modern elephant.
