| Aktionsforschung | action research |
| Alternsforschung | gerontology |
| Chaosforschung | chaos theory |
| Ahnenforschung | genealogy |
| Hirnforschung | neuroscience |
| Klimaforschung | climate research climate science |
| Aktionsform | voice |
| Reaktionsgleichung | chemical equation |
| Sterbensforschung | deathlore |
| Friedensforschung | irenology peace research peace studies |
| Meinungsforschung | opinion research |
| Zukunftsforschung | futurology |
| Frauenforschung | women's studies |
| Höhlenforschung | speleology |
| Käferforschung | coleopterology |
| Marktforschung | market research |
| Moorforschung | marshy inquiry |
| Namenforschung | onomatology |
| Runenforschung | runology |
| Spitzenforschung | elite research top level research |