"outstanding merits" is a correct and usable phrase in written English.
It is typically used to describe someone who has achieved a great feat or accomplishment. For example, "The CEO was recognized for her outstanding merits in leading the company to a successful IPO."
Media are full of stories about Berlusconi's outstanding merits when it comes to winning tight political battles.
Noel Malcolm in the Daily Telegraph was serene in not mentioning the scandal, praising instead "an impressive piece of historical writing" with "outstanding merits".
Compared with all the existing control methodologies for the uncertain time-delay systems, the outstanding merits of the proposed control scheme are presented as follows.
Constant axial shape of neutron flux, nuclide densities and power shape during life of energy producing (CANDLE) fast reactors show the following outstanding merits: (1) simple and safe, (2) high performance to nuclear nonproliferation and safeguard, (3) small volume of waste, (4) efficient fuel use.
European Becquerel Prize for outstanding merits in Photovoltaics (2001).
Hologram lithography was adopted in this study to generate periodic structure in addition to its outstanding merits, e.g., easy and fast processing, large-area patterning and easy density modulation.
In 2011 Hare received the PEN Pinter Prize, given to a British writer of outstanding merit.
Amateur companies of outstanding merit were given the title "people's theatre".
In every sense, he is a public servant of outstanding merit.
The professor emeritus of theoretical physics at SLAC and Stanford was widely recognized as a researcher of outstanding merit.
Fine arts and crafts have many practitioners, some of outstanding merit, often supported in their work by grants from the Department of Tourism, Arts and the Environment.
