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Enum: StudyTypeEnum

High-level classification of study methodologies. Simplified to 4 values per domain expert input. Papers can have multiple types.

URI: erw:StudyTypeEnum

Permissible Values

Value Meaning Description
perspective None Commentary, editorial, viewpoint, letter, blog post, or other non-research pu...
experimental None Original research involving a controlled intervention or observational study
modeling None Computational or mathematical modeling
review None Review, synthesis, or meta-analysis of existing literature

Slots

Name Description
study_types Primary research methodology categories

Identifier and Mapping Information

Schema Source

  • from schema: https://w3id.org/erw-research/schema

LinkML Source

name: StudyTypeEnum
description: High-level classification of study methodologies. Simplified to 4 values
  per domain expert input. Papers can have multiple types.
from_schema: https://w3id.org/erw-research/schema
rank: 1000
permissible_values:
  perspective:
    text: perspective
    description: Commentary, editorial, viewpoint, letter, blog post, or other non-research
      publication. Includes academic perspectives and non-academic opinion pieces.
  experimental:
    text: experimental
    description: Original research involving a controlled intervention or observational
      study. Includes lab, greenhouse, field, and catchment-scale work. The specific
      trial scale is captured in ExperimentalSetup.trial_type.
  modeling:
    text: modeling
    description: Computational or mathematical modeling. Details of models used are
      captured in ModelingDetails.
  review:
    text: review
    description: Review, synthesis, or meta-analysis of existing literature. Includes
      narrative reviews, systematic reviews, and quantitative meta-analyses.