The phrase "acknowledges research" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it when discussing the recognition or validation of research findings or contributions in a particular context.
Example: "The report acknowledges research conducted by various institutions that supports its conclusions."
Alternatives: "recognizes research" or "validates research".
P.C.B.P. acknowledges research support from the NSF under Grant No. SES 1258258.
DD was funded by the IZKF Erlangen (project A65) DAV acknowledges research support by the German Research Foundation (DFG VO 1355/5-1) and the Alfried Krupp von Bohlen und Halbach-Stiftung.
Of course, everyone acknowledges research still has a bit further to go before a practical flexible display comes out.
D. B. Davis acknowledges research support from the NIDDK (K08-DK-083442), the William and Judith Busse Women in Research Foundation, the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health and Department of Medicine, Division of Endocrinology, the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation, and the Central Society for Clinical Research.
The author acknowledges research support from Arthritis Research UK, the UK Medical Research Council, the Dr William Harker Foundation, the NIHR Newcastle Biomedical Research Centre, and the European Union Seventh Framework Programme (FP7/2007-2013) under grant agreement n o 305815 (D-BOARD).
The pre-publication history for this paper can be accessed here: http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2407/11/354/prepub SYZ acknowledges research support from the Duke Mentored Clinical Research Scholarship Program (grant number 5KL2RR024127-03), the CALGB Foundation, and the HealthWell Foundation.
C.L. and H.H. gratefully acknowledge research stays at IRI THESys, HU Berlin, which were instrumental in the development of this paper.
The authors would like to acknowledge research assistance from K. Lamontagne, and the inspiration and support of their patients and their professional colleagues.
We gratefully acknowledge research funding from Bournemouth University for this paper.
The authors acknowledge research facilities provided by National Institute for Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering NIBGEE) Faisalabad.
We acknowledge research support from ETH Zurich and the Swiss National Science Foundation.
