| Chaosforschung | chaos theory |
| Ahnenforschung | genealogy |
| Hirnforschung | neuroscience |
| Raumforschung | space science |
| Walforschung | cetology |
| Moorforschung | marshy inquiry |
| Nachforschung | inquiry |
| Aktionsforschung | action research |
| Frauenforschung | women's studies |
| Höhlenforschung | speleology |
| Käferforschung | coleopterology |
| Erforschung | exploration investigation research |
| Feldforschung | field research fieldwork |
| Forschung | research |
| Klimaforschung | climate research climate science |
| Marktforschung | market research |
| Namenforschung | onomatology |
| Runenforschung | runology |
| Auslöschung | extermination extinction erasement |
| Alternsforschung | gerontology |