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Meta-Research MeSH Descriptor Data 2025


MeSH Heading
Meta-Research
Tree Number(s)
E05.581.500.577
H01.770.644.728.500
Unique ID
D000098346
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D000098346
Scope Note
A discipline designed to study research itself and its practices. To promote robust science, meta-research uses an interdisciplinary approach to examine research practices with the same scientific rigor given to other areas of scientific inquiry. The objective of this approach is to understand and improve how research is performed, communicated, verified, evaluated, and de-incentivized.
Public MeSH Note
2025
History Note
2025
Date Established
2025/01/01
Date of Entry
2024/08/09
Revision Date
2024/02/20
Meta-Research Preferred
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