I can't answer your question, but on a meta level I would suggest to use "well established" instead, since that is less ambiguous about referring to scientists

I can't answer your question, but on a meta level I would suggest to use "well established" instead, since that is less ambiguous about referring to scientists or other domain experts agreeing on something for various reasons. "Well known" could also be intended to mean that something has become common knowledge among the general public, which I don't think applies here.