The phrase 'catalyst for research' is correct and can be used in written English.
You can use it when referring to an event, idea, or person that prompts or encourages research to occur. For example, "His invention was a catalyst for research into alternative energy sources."
Mayo: It's chaired by professor Linda Hill, and it was organized to be a catalyst for research on leaders and leadership, so we could design effective leadership development programs for the 21st century.
Technological advances in microfracture, particulated juvenile cartilage allograft transplantation, and autologous chondrocyte implantation are providing the necessary catalyst for research to include well-designed studies, which focus on the PF joint.
These findings should serve as a catalyst for research that further investigates barriers to appropriate weight gain to inform effective interventions.
The workshop has acted as a catalyst for research activity, increasing structural and human resource capacity for local health professionals and community leaders to engage in research.
As the first influenza pandemic in decades, the H1N1 pandemic – whose initial outbreak was described in April 2009 – served as a catalyst for research into control of emerging infectious diseases.
ESR and the European Institute for Biomedical Imaging Research EIBIRR) can act as a catalyst for new research studies by linking academic and researching centres, co-ordinating protocols, facilitating data collection and analysis.
The L'Aquila case was the prime catalyst for our research and its role should not be misunderstood or overstated.
Novel subjects are less likely to be published in high-impact journals, but may well be considered influential and provide the catalyst for future research.
"The catalyst for this research project was my flourishing intrigue and desire to harness my own brain as the creator of an interactive art experience where no physical touch was required except the power of thoughts," she tells The Creators Project.
They concluded by raising concerns about the adequacy of the formal education of the public health workforce in Texas, providing the catalyst for the research described here.
The catalyst for this research project was an internal report at a single institution finding CALD students on healthcare professional degrees averaged three additional placement weeks to achieve competency.
