| Spitzenforschung | elite research top level research |
| Spitzenleistung | first class performance outstanding achievement top performance |
| Ahnenforschung | genealogy |
| Frauenforschung | women's studies |
| Höhlenforschung | speleology |
| Namenforschung | onomatology |
| Runenforschung | runology |
| Hirnforschung | neuroscience |
| Sterbensforschung | deathlore |
| Friedensforschung | irenology peace research peace studies |
| Spitzenstellung | top position |
| Alternsforschung | gerontology |
| Genderforschung | gender studies |
| Käferforschung | coleopterology |
| Männerforschung | men's studies |
| Sexualforschung | sexology |
| Aktionsforschung | action research |
| Dialektforschung | dialect research |
| Erforschung | exploration investigation research |
| Klimaforschung | climate research climate science |