"this research asks" is a correct phrase that can be used in written English.
Here is an example sentence: "This research asks whether it is feasible to develop an effective vaccine against COVID-19."
This research asks two main questions.
This research asks the question: How are traditional social networks of exchange related to emerging household strategies to diversify livelihoods?
Thus, this research asks: In an era of urban shrinkage, what role do heritage and historic preservation play in stabilizing or revitalizing shrinking neighborhoods?
This research asks: how can local and global actors engage effectively with local processes of innovation and systems transformation?
This research asks whether total-order planning and/or partial-order planning are accurate descriptions of human planning, and if different populations use different planning techniques.
This research asks, which form-based urban design strategies can most effectively deliver greater environmental, social, and economic coherence in Dubai's neighborhood development?
Specifically, the research asks: i) How does vocational learning affect disaffected students' attitudes to learning?
This annual research asks 50,000 people not just about their experience of crime but about how they perceive danger and risk in their areas.
But much of this earlier research asks people about their stress levels with questionnaires, rather than measuring biological markers of stress.
Our research asks why this might be the case, and when we might expect to see value migration or value stasis.
Traditionally, such research asks, Who is shopping at our stores?
