| Namenforschung | onomatology |
| Namenforscher | onomastician |
| Ahnenforschung | genealogy |
| Frauenforschung | women's studies |
| Runenforschung | runology |
| Käferforschung | coleopterology |
| Nachforschung | inquiry |
| Namenforscherin | onomastician |
| Höhlenforschung | speleology |
| Hirnforschung | neuroscience |
| Männerforschung | men's studies |
| Raumforschung | space science |
| Walforschung | cetology |
| Erforschung | exploration investigation research |
| Marktforschung | market research |
| Namenvertauschung | metonymy |
| Spitzenforschung | elite research top level research |
| Alternsforschung | gerontology |
| Chaosforschung | chaos theory |
| Genderforschung | gender studies |