"work is recognized" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it whenever you need to convey the idea that someone's work has been acknowledged or noticed. For example: "John's hard work was finally recognized when he received the promotion."
Now the work is recognized as substantial Balanchine.
The work is recognized as a classic of African American literature.
That way, everyone is treated fairly: Your husband's work is recognized as inherently valuable, and your relatives are given preferential treatment — but not allowed to nail-gun your husband to the wall.
Robin Lakoff, a professor of linguistics at Berkeley, read a partial transcript of Clinton's remarks and was struck by the recurrence of something else: the phrase "you know," which in her line of work is recognized as a "discourse marker" or a "pragmatic particle".
It's not just a question of salary — and usually it's not the number one reason why French people want to come to the U.S. It's more because they're skills are recognized, their work is recognized, people say thank you.
In spite of many affinities between pragmatist, continental, and feminist philosophy, there currently are very few feminists whose work is recognized as explicitly incorporating both of the other traditions.
Her work was recognized with photography awards and a 1955 George Polk Award, among others.
Although her articles for The Economist carried no byline, her work was recognized and praised by experts in her field.
In 2007, his work was recognized with a signal honor, presented annually for distinguished contributions to vaccinology.
Most recently in November 2010, his life's work was recognized by the Chairman's Award from the Aga Khan Award for Architecture.
This summer, 12 writers for the reality show "America's Next Top Model" went on strike, complaining that the producers would not let their work be recognized by the Writers Guild of America, which would have guaranteed the writers pension and medical benefits.
