"forefront research" is correct and can be used in written English.
Example: "The university's cutting-edge facilities and dedicated team of scientists have propelled them to the forefront of research in the field of biotechnology."
Our students - both undergraduate and graduate - have opportunities to pursue forefront research in almost any area.
This review summaries the forefront research and development within the scope of chemical and electrochemical modification concepts, methods, and examples for electrode active materials and composites.
Herein, this article provides a comprehensive review of the forefront research on cadmium chalcogenide nanowires, ranging from material synthesis, property characterizations, and device applications.
"It's not a pleasant day when you have to make a conscious decision to stop doing world-class, forefront research," said Dr. Edward J. Weiler, the associate administrator for science.
The Selective Production of Exotic Species (SPES) facility is under construction at INFN-LNL: aim of this project is the production, ionization and post-acceleration of radioactive ions to perform forefront research in nuclear physics.
The Henderson Mine near Empire, Colorado is proposed to be the site to host a Deep Underground Science and Engineering Laboratory (DUSEL), which will have a rich program for forefront research in physics, biology, geosciences, and mining engineering.
Peter Vitousek is at the forefront of research on biological diversity, his research focus is Hawaii.
The younger the literature cited by a researcher, the likelier that that researcher is at the forefront of research [33].
The United States of America (USA) were at the forefront of research and they established the first "national networks" in the service of academia, research and the military community [8].
These networks were at the forefront of research on ITNs, and contact with them influenced a generation of Mozambican researchers in their favour.
