HOW much research is necessary for a 45+ mark??
do we need hundreds and hundreds of theorist, uni lectures, etc or say 25 texts which support???
A Year 11 asked me this the other day over facebook.
This question is unanswerable.
You shouldn't think of research as a revenue to meet. Any research, whatever it is, will ultimately strengthen your work- you
don't need 'impressive research' such as complex psychoanalytical theories etc- that does not necessarily constitute a 45+ mark, but you do need to show evidence of research in your Reflection Statement.
Rather than trying to manufacture influence, I suggest you just go and do it. You'll know whether you've researched enough by the density of your ideas.