The phrase "are far better understood" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when comparing the level of understanding of two or more subjects or concepts, indicating that one is significantly clearer or more comprehensible than the other.
Example: "The principles of physics are far better understood than those of quantum mechanics."
Alternatives: "are much more comprehensible" or "are significantly clearer".
Investigations of terrestrial edge effects are far better understood than those in aquatic systems.
Since the first Soviet tokamaks, the plasma's volatile magnetic storms and turbulence are far better understood — one physicist described them to me as swirls within swirls within swirls — but they remain a perplexing scientific frontier.
This is because the physical laws affecting the system are far better understood.
Thinking along these lines, it seems that the technological challenges are far better understood than the demands of the users and the society.
Mr. Trump's true wealth and entanglements would be far better understood had he followed the decades-old tradition of presidential candidates' releasing their tax returns.
There are headline writers and readers (and architects and critics as well, to be perfectly honest) who prefer the tidier narrative offered by a "Norman Foster building" or "Zaha Hadid icon". If not for the persistence of that narrative, Gin Wong's contribution to postwar L.A. would be far better understood.
From a bioinformatics perspective, gene regulation is far better understood in yeast than in any other eukaryote (e.g. [ 1]).
Through revisiting the "Rough guide" and PowerPoint presentation having clear questions in mind, these training materials tend to be far better understood by trainees.
Contrary to the assumptions which underpin the current legal framework, women are more likely to agonise over abortion decisions and are far better placed to understand the implications for themselves and their families.
Also critically important in the long term are initiatives to change who is conducting the research, with the understanding that scientists from within under-represented communities are far better positioned than outsiders to understand their own needs and concerns.
