| Weißseinsforschung | whiteness studies |
| Friedensforschung | irenology peace research peace studies |
| Meinungsforschung | opinion research |
| Alternsforschung | gerontology |
| Sterbensforschung | deathlore |
| Verhaltensforschung | behavioural research ethology |
| Spitzenforschung | elite research top level research |
| Aktionsforschung | action research |
| Ahnenforschung | genealogy |
| Frauenforschung | women's studies |
| Genderforschung | gender studies |
| Hirnforschung | neuroscience |
| Höhlenforschung | speleology |
| Dialektforschung | dialect research |
| Namenforschung | onomatology |
| Runenforschung | runology |
| Weidenröschen | willowherb |
| Weißer Thun | albacore |
| Weißwedelhirsch | white-tailed deer |
| weißes Rauschen | white noise |