| Universalienforschung | universal |
| Verhaltensforschung | behavioural research ethology |
| Frauenforschung | women's studies |
| Namenforschung | onomatology |
| Universalismus | universalism |
| Verhaltensforscher | ethologist behavior scientist |
| Ahnenforschung | genealogy |
| Grundlagenforschung | basic research |
| Höhlenforschung | speleology |
| Runenforschung | runology |
| Spitzenforschung | elite research top level research |
| Hirnforschung | neuroscience |
| Sexualforschung | sexology |
| Sterbensforschung | deathlore |
| Weißseinsforschung | whiteness studies |
| Dialektforschung | dialect research |
| Friedensforschung | irenology peace research peace studies |
| Universalgelehrter | polymath |
| Universalgenie | polymath |
| Universalie | universal |