The phrase 'existing body of knowledge' is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to refer to collected information or ideas that have been used in some field of study and have been accepted as factual or true. For example, "By drawing on the existing body of knowledge, medical researchers have been able to develop treatments for various diseases."
My research also builds on an existing body of knowledge about the management of multinational companies.
This paper reviews the existing body of knowledge related to green development.
It is important, therefore, to evaluate new studies in the context of this large existing body of knowledge.
"I, too, am going to take my time to make up my mind, but the evidence presented needs to be very strong to counter the existing body of knowledge on this masterpiece," he said.
Yet there is lack of systematic review on the existing body of knowledge on green retrofitting which is critical for future research.
This research therefore introduces an automated process for construction quality management that employs automated technologies for detecting defects, to contribute to the existing body of knowledge.
One of the major voids in this existing body of knowledge is the ability to embody experimental outcomes while identifying the optimum supply chain logistics.
The purpose of this review is to summarize the existing body of knowledge regarding activation of cytokine pathways and infiltration of inflammatory cells as a starting point for developing novel antifibrotic therapies to prevent progression of CKD.
The existing body of knowledge is not able to support decision-making on pavement choice due to a lack of consensus on the system boundaries, the functional units and the estimation periods.
In the current review we analysed the existing body of knowledge of social media in the field of sport management from a service-dominant logic perspective, with an emphasis on relationship marketing.
The results of this research have the potential to add to the existing body of knowledge in systems theory, systems-based methods, and software engineering by expanding the domain of systems methodologies useful for assessment and evaluation of complex systems.
