The phrase "as a significant influence" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing the impact or effect that something has on a particular situation, person, or outcome.
Example: "Her research served as a significant influence on the development of new educational policies."
Alternatives: "as a major factor" or "as a key contributor."
The composer John Adams has cited Sibelius as a significant influence.
He doesn't know James's work, he says, nor will he be drawn on his opinion of younger Scottish writers –many of whom credit him as a significant influence.
She has taken a number of sculpture courses, her favorites being those with artist and faculty member Martha Friedman, whom she notes as a significant influence.
Soon, Jansch had become resident unofficial caretaker at the Howff, spending much of his time developing his playing skills, with the Scottish singer Archie Fisher as a significant influence.
The program included three of Mr. Vigeland's works, as well as music by his own teacher, Morton Feldman, and another composer he has cited as a significant influence, Charles Ives.
In this paper, the resulting axial force due to the expansion of the beam at elevated temperatures is considered as a significant influence on the moment bearing capacity of joints.
Local variation in the topography of the continental shelf at Wilderness has generated spatial and temporal complexity within the sedimentary records of individual barriers as well as having a significant influence on preservation.
In our Results section we only report the models with the best fit as well as with a significant influence of the fluid applied.
Realism should be added as long as it has a significant influence on the results.
Consequently, two methods, involving a compression algorithm and a deconvolution technique, were determined as having a significant influence on the KOMPSAT-2 image quality.
One element that has always been regarded as having a significant influence is the heat of the Americas, in particular the fierce temperature of two tournaments held in Mexico.
