"prominent theory" is a correct and usable phrase in written English.
It can be used when discussing a well-known or widely accepted theory. Here is an example: "The prominent theory in psychology today is that our childhood experiences greatly influence our adult behavior."
A prominent theory is that an autoimmune reaction is involved.
The most prominent theory is that the Knicks will send Houston and perhaps Marcus Camby to the Hawks for Dikembe Mutombo.
According to a prominent theory of the time, the root of schizophrenia was a "schizophrenogenic mother," incapable of communicating her love.
A prominent theory of forgetting at the behavioral level is anchored in the phenomenon of interference, or inhibition, which can be either retroactive or proactive.
One prominent theory, termed "mesopredator release," posited that as top predators were extirpated (removed) from an ecosystem, the medium-sized (or meso-) carnivores such as foxes, coyotes, and raccoons would proliferate rapidly.
Here is a summary of what we know: THE MARKET PROCESSES INFORMATION QUICKLY One prominent theory of the stock market — the efficient markets hypothesis — explains how answering my mother's question would be a fool's errand.
Indeed, among the more prominent theories about Osama bin Laden's location is that he made just such a journey.
Three prominent theories of human development emerged in the 20th century, each addressing different aspects of psychological growth.
Here we round up 13 of the most prominent theories as to where the plane ended up, and what went wrong in the first place.
Prominent theory-based restriction models used by industry include those proposed by Sachdeva and Schmidt (1986), Perkins (1993), Fortunati (1972), and Alsafran and Kelkar (2013) as their models are able to simulate the physical phenomena in both subcritical and critical regimes.
Two prominent theories focus on bad dreams and nightmares.
