Alternative way of saying "we largely follow the account of...." [closed]

Question

I find myself writing the following phrase over and over again in my thesis:

In the following subsection we largely follow the account laid out by Smith in [1].

I am looking for alternative ways to express that, in a particular subsection, I use the work of Smith and follow his account on the subject.

What are some other ways of saying this?

Answer 1

You could use "the [investigation/redaction/account] in this subsection is [synonymes of largely] along the lines of [the one in] Smith [1]".

Answer 2

Alternative ways of saying: In the following subsection we largely follow the account laid out by Smith in [1].

In the following subsection we explore the account laid out by Smith in [1]...

or,

In the following subsection we turn to the account laid out by Smith in [1]...

or,

The account laid out by Smith in [1] is pertinent here...

or,

In the following subsection I elucidate the account laid out by Smith in [1]...

Edit in relation to comments:

Other ways of expressing "the account laid out by"

"the account articulated by..."

"the case made by..."

"the theory as discussed by..." (if it pertains to a theory)

"the contribution of..."