| Runenforschung | runology |
| Ahnenforschung | genealogy |
| Frauenforschung | women's studies |
| Namenforschung | onomatology |
| Höhlenforschung | speleology |
| Hirnforschung | neuroscience |
| Genderforschung | gender studies |
| Käferforschung | coleopterology |
| Männerforschung | men's studies |
| Raumforschung | space science |
| Erforschung | exploration investigation research |
| Grundlagenforschung | basic research |
| unerforscht | unexplored |
| Ahnenforscher | genealogist |
| Spitzenforschung | elite research top level research |
| Alternsforschung | gerontology |
| Chaosforschung | chaos theory |
| Walforschung | cetology |
| Feldforschung | field research fieldwork |
| Forschung | research |