researching
v.v. to study a subject in detail to find new information or reach a better understanding. You do this when you need to check facts or solve a problem.
v. to carry out a systematic investigation into a subject in order to establish facts and reach new conclusions. Often used in the present continuous to describe an ongoing academic or professional inquiry.
She is researching the history of her family.
The team is currently researching the environmental impact of plastic waste in the local river system.
While the lead scientist is researching the molecular structure of the virus, her assistants are busy compiling the data from the previous three months of clinical trials.
The verb is transitive and takes a direct object; it can also be used intransitively when the field of study is implied.
I am researching about the topicI am researching the topicResearch is a transitive verb and does not require the preposition 'about' before the object.