Preferred Label : Meta-Research;
MeSH definition : 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.;
MeSH synonym : Meta Research;
Origin ID : D000098346;
UMLS CUI : C5940610;
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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.
