- 研究所 yánjiūsuǒ institutea research organization or facility dedicated to scientific or academic study
- 研究生 yánjiūshēng graduate studenta student pursuing a master's or doctoral degree after completing a bachelor's degree
- 研究员 yánjiūyuán researchera professional position or title for a person engaged in academic or scientific research, often within a research institution.
- 研究院 yánjiūyuàn academya research institute or academy, often a high-level organization dedicated to systematic study and development
- 研究者 yánjiūzhě researchera person who carries out academic or scientific research; an investigator
- 可行性研究 kěxíngxìngyánjiū feasibility studyAn assessment of the practicality and potential success of a proposed project or system.
- 研究生院 yánjiūshēngyuàn graduate school
- 研究型 yánjiūxíng research-orienteddescribing an institution or model that prioritizes scientific and academic research as its primary function.
- 中央研究院 Zhōngyāng Yánjiūyuàn Academia SinicaAcademia Sinica, a research institution headquartered in Taipei
- 中美文化研究中心 Zhōng Měi Wénhuà Yánjiū Zhōngxīn Hopkins-Nanjing Centerthe Hopkins-Nanjing Center, located in Nanjing, established in 1986 (formally, the Johns Hopkins University – Nanjing University Center for Chinese and American Studies)
- 日本原子能研究所 Rìběn Yuánzǐ Néng Yánjiūsuǒ JAERIJapan Atomic Energy Research Institute
- 欧洲核子研究中心 ōuzhōu Hézǐ Yánjiū Zhōngxīn CERNEuropean Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN), located in Geneva
- 研究小组 yánjiūxiǎozǔ research group
- 研究报告 yánjiūbàogào research report
- 研究机构 yánjiūjīgòu research institutionresearch organization
- 国际肿瘤研究机构 Guójì Zhǒngliú Yánjiū Jīgòu IARCInternational Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC)
- 古根罕喷气推进研究中心 Gǔgēnhǎn Pēnqì Tuījìn Yánjiū Zhōngxīn jet propulsion centerGuggenheim Jet Propulsion Center (established in 1943)
- 发展研究中心 Fāzhǎn Yánjiū Zhōngxīn Development Research CenterDevelopment Research Center (PRC State Council institution)
- 研究领域 yánjiūlǐngyù research fieldThe specific area or domain of academic or scientific study that a researcher focuses on.
- 神学研究所 shénxuéyánjiūsuǒ seminary
- 研究人员 yánjiūrényuán researcherresearch worker or research personnel involved in scientific or academic study
- 科学研究 kēxuéyánjiū scientific research
- 研究中心 yánjiūzhōngxīn research center