'build on existing research' is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it any time you want to describe the act of using existing research as a starting point for new research or study. For example, "This new project will build on existing research to look at how education impacts health outcomes."
This expansion presented an exceptional opportunity for the Radiological Sciences Laboratory RSLL) and Molecular Imaging Program at Stanford (MIPS) to expand and build on existing research programs.
The objective of this study was to give more detailed information about the erosive potential of novelty sweets and to build on existing research which has assessed the erosive potential of novelty sweets in terms of pH, neutralisable acidity and surface enamel loss.
The University of Southampton's work will build on existing research into biometrics.
The changes "allow universities both to build on existing research strengths and provide opportunities to develop expertise in new areas," an MRC spokesperson says.
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This longitudinal study builds on existing research exploring the developmental course of infants' negative reactivity to frustration in a sample of 84 irritable infants.
Our paper builds on existing research into conventional bare metal stents in order to assess new devices specifically designed for coronary bifurcation angioplasty.
Professor Autor's own explanation builds on existing research showing that income inequality has soared, stretching the gap between rich and poor, and that a smaller share of Americans are making the climb.
It builds on existing research on the growth mindset, the belief that intellectual abilities are not fixed attributes but can increase and develop in students when nurtured by proper motivations.
The approach utilizes common tools for spatial knowledge discovery and builds on existing research, but is specifically designed for implementation within the context of landscape perception analysis and particularly suited as a base for further evaluation in multiple scenarios.
