In past studies vs In the past studies

Both "in past studies" and "in the past studies" are correct, but they are used in different contexts. "In past studies" is used when referring to studies that have been conducted previously without specifying a particular set of studies. On the other hand, "in the past studies" is used when referring to specific studies that have been mentioned or are known in the context.

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In past studies

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

This phrase is used when referring to studies that have been conducted previously without specifying a particular set of studies.

Examples:

In past studies, researchers have found similar results.
The phenomenon has been observed in past studies.

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The Commission has recognised in the past that a study could be the basis for selecting a particular technological solution [78].
And in order to understand these diseases, we need to move past studies of the human genome alone and towards a more holistic approach to human health in the past.
Council Decision 2010/413/CFSP of 26 July 2010 concerning restrictive measures against Iran and repealing Common Position 2007/140/CFSP identifies two possible grounds for denying access to studies which are related either to the candidate's past studies or to the choice of future studies.
They study one past and we study another.
Like an archaeologist who also studies the past.
So study the past, Kyle... and understand that all of the answers are already hidden in front of you.
So I have had the good fortune for the past 20 years to study these fascinating and beautiful mammals.
Where possible, definitions of lateral dispersion and representative sub-tracks shall be based on relevant past experience from the study airport; normally via an analysis of radar data samples.
A study of past changes in the earth and ocean systems may reveal data which can help to explain and predict current and future changes.
Paleoecology, the study of past ecosystems, crucial to an understanding of our own, feels like a portal through which you May pass into an enchanted kingdom.
With the help of supercomputers, scientists not only study the past but can also be predicted the future of the universe.
Because archaeology gives us an opportunity to study past civilizations, and see where they succeeded and where they failed.
whereas historians agree that fully objective interpretations of historical facts are not possible and objective historical narratives do not exist; whereas, nevertheless, professional historians use scientific tools to study the past and try to be as impartial as possible,
A service could initiate disorder as in past instances.
You know the first team was making some pretty wild claims about people in past events.
The Commission presented this proposal as the outcome of experience in past years.
In past lives, when I was about to die.
All three unorthodox remedies have been used in past debt crises.
The Commission has in past years adopted important decisions to redress the abuses perpetrated by some postal operators.
As in past years, issues related to banknotes, payment systems and prudential supervision were discussed.

Alternatives:

in previous studies
in earlier studies
in prior studies
in previous research

In the past studies

This phrase is correct but less commonly used in English. It is used when referring to specific studies that have been mentioned or are known in the context.

This phrase is used when referring to specific studies that have been mentioned or are known in the context.