| Alternsforschung | gerontology |
| Aktionsforschung | action research |
| Sterbensforschung | deathlore |
| Ahnenforschung | genealogy |
| Verhaltensforschung | behavioural research ethology |
| Friedensforschung | irenology peace research peace studies |
| Hirnforschung | neuroscience |
| Käferforschung | coleopterology |
| Männerforschung | men's studies |
| Erforschung | exploration investigation research |
| Namenforschung | onomatology |
| Runenforschung | runology |
| Alterserscheinung | symptom of old age |
| Afterforscher | pseudoscientist |
| Chaosforschung | chaos theory |
| Meinungsforschung | opinion research |
| Frauenforschung | women's studies |
| Genderforschung | gender studies |
| Höhlenforschung | speleology |
| Walforschung | cetology |