| Sterbensforschung | deathlore |
| Alternsforschung | gerontology |
| Friedensforschung | irenology peace research peace studies |
| Spitzenforschung | elite research top level research |
| Verhaltensforschung | behavioural research ethology |
| Aktionsforschung | action research |
| Meinungsforschung | opinion research |
| Ahnenforschung | genealogy |
| Frauenforschung | women's studies |
| Genderforschung | gender studies |
| Hirnforschung | neuroscience |
| Höhlenforschung | speleology |
| Sexualforschung | sexology |
| Erforschung | exploration investigation research |
| Namenforschung | onomatology |
| Runenforschung | runology |
| Uferböschung | levee |
| Vorbesprechung | preliminary discussions |
| siebensprachig | heptalingual |
| Vermenschlichung | anthropomorphization |