学术论文写作 | (2) Related Work写作套路

Related Work写作套路

• 开头总述研究问题，可以这么引入：

1. Research into X has a long history.
2. For many years, this phenomenon was surprisingly neglected by …（多年来，这种现象被……意外地忽略了。）
3. Only in the past ten years have studies of X directly addressed how …（仅在过去十年中，对X的研究才直接解决……）
4. Prior to the work of Smith (1983), the role of X was largely unknown.（在Smith（1983）的工作之前，X的作用基本上是未知的。）
5. Over the past decade, most research in X has emphasized the use of …（在过去的十年中，X的大多数研究都强调了…的使用。）
6. In recent years, there has been an increasing amount of literature on …（近年来，关于……的文献越来越多。）
7. Early examples of research into X include … (Smith, 1962; Jones, 1974).
8. During the past 30 years, much more information has become available on …（在过去的30年中，有关……的更多信息已变得可用。）
9. The first serious discussions and analyses of X emerged （出现）during the 1970s with …
10. Over the past two decades, major advances（重大进步） in X have allowed …
11. Historically, research investigating the factors associated with X has focused on …（历史上，调查与X相关的因素的研究主要集中在……）

• 过去的研究是怎么做的，可以这么介绍：

1. Most research on X has been carried out in …（关于X的大多数研究都是在…）
2. Most researchers investigating X have utilised …（大多数研究X的研究人员已利用…）
3. Using this approach, researchers have been able to …
4. Several systematic reviews of X have been undertaken.（对X进行了几种系统的审查。）
5. The vast majority of studies on X have been quantitative.（关于X的绝大多数研究都是定量的。）
6. What we know about X is largely based on observational studies.（我们对X的了解主要基于观察研究。）
7. There are a number of studies which suggest（表明） …
8. Much of the previous research on X has been exploratory in nature.（先前对X的许多研究本质上都是探索性的。）
9. Much of the X research has focused on identifying and evaluating the …（X的大部分研究都集中于识别和评估……）
10. What we know about X is largely based upon empirical studies that investigate how （我们对X的了解很大程度上是基于对……进行调查的经验研究。）
11. Publications that concentrate on X more frequently adopt a historical or chronological approach …（专注于X的出版物更经常采用历史或时间顺序的方法…）

• 过去的工作取得了哪些结果或者进展，可以这么写：

1. Several lines of evidence suggest that …（有几条证据表明……）
2. Previous research has established that …（先前的研究表明……）
3. Data from several studies suggest that …
4. It is now well established from a variety of studies that …（现在，通过各种研究已经很好地建立了……）
5. A number of studies have postulated a convergence between …（多项研究推测……）
6. Surveys/Studies such as that conducted by Smith (1988) have shown that …
7. Many recent studies (e.g. Smith, 2001; Jones, 2005) have shown that …
8. Traditionally, it has been argued that … (e.g. Smith, 1960; Jones, 1972).（传统上，人们一直在争论……）
9. Several studies of X have been published. Smith (2013) presents（提出） …
10. In previous studies on X, different variables have been found to be related to …（在先前对X的研究中，发现不同的变量与…有关。）

• 对过去工作的总结，可以这么说：

1. Together, these studies indicate that …（这些研究共同表明……）
2. Overall, these studies highlight the need for …（总体而言，这些研究强调了对……的需求。）
3. Considering all of this evidence, it seems that …
4. Collectively, these studies outline a critical role for…（这些研究共同概述了……的关键作用。）
5. In all the studies reviewed here, X is recognised as …（在这里审查的所有研究中，X被认为是）
6. The evidence presented in this section suggests that …（本节中提出的证据表明…）
7. The studies presented thus far provide evidence that …（迄今为止提出的研究提供了证明……）
8. Taken together, these studies support the notion that …（综上所述，这些研究支持以下观点：）
9. Overall, there seems to be some evidence to indicate that …
10. Together these studies provide important insights into the …（这些研究共同为……提供了重要的见解。）
11. All of the studies reviewed here support the hypothesis that …（这里回顾的所有研究都支持以下假设：）
12. Two important themes emerge from the studies discussed so far:（到目前为止讨论的研究中出现了两个重要的主题：）
13. However, such studies remain narrow in focus dealing only with …（但是，此类研究的重点仍然很狭窄，仅涉及……）
14. The evidence reviewed here seems to suggest a pertinent role for …（此处审查的证据似乎暗示了……的相关作用。）
15. These studies clearly indicate that there is a relationship between …（这些研究清楚地表明……之间存在关联。）
16. In view of all that has been mentioned so far, one may suppose that …（鉴于到目前为止已提到的所有内容，可以假设…）
17. There remain several aspects of X about which relatively little is known.（X的几个方面还鲜为人知。）