| Höhlenforschung | speleology |
| Höhlenforscher | speleologist |
| Ahnenforschung | genealogy |
| Höhlenforscherin | speleologist |
| Frauenforschung | women's studies |
| Namenforschung | onomatology |
| Runenforschung | runology |
| Hirnforschung | neuroscience |
| Spitzenforschung | elite research top level research |
| Chaosforschung | chaos theory |
| Genderforschung | gender studies |
| Käferforschung | coleopterology |
| Männerforschung | men's studies |
| Walforschung | cetology |
| Dialektforschung | dialect research |
| Erforschung | exploration investigation research |
| Feldforschung | field research fieldwork |
| Moorforschung | marshy inquiry |
| Höhlenmensch | caveman |
| Kohlenfisch | sablefish |