| Dialektforschung | dialect research |
| Marktforschung | market research |
| Frauenforschung | women's studies |
| Höhlenforschung | speleology |
| Käferforschung | coleopterology |
| Walforschung | cetology |
| Namenforschung | onomatology |
| dialektisch | dialectical |
| Ahnenforschung | genealogy |
| Alternsforschung | gerontology |
| Chaosforschung | chaos theory |
| Genderforschung | gender studies |
| Hirnforschung | neuroscience |
| Männerforschung | men's studies |
| Raumforschung | space science |
| Erforschung | exploration investigation research |
| Feldforschung | field research fieldwork |
| Friedensforschung | irenology peace research peace studies |
| Klimaforschung | climate research climate science |
| Nachforschung | inquiry |