Forecasts
🔮 Nanotechnology research forecast for Oct–Dec 2026
Our models forecast research output for 15 of 15 Nanotechnology subtopics for Oct–Dec 2026. In tests on the past year they were off by 8% on average, against 21% for a simple baseline. Subscribers see which subtopics are set to grow.
Analysis
Expected to grow fastest: Extracellular vesicles in disease (+38%), RNA Interference and Gene Delivery (+34%), Advanced Drug Delivery Systems (+28%).
| Subtopic | Forecast papers Oct–Dec 2026 | vs same months last year | Test error | Baseline error | Method |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Extracellular vesicles in disease | 401 | +38% | 6% | 15% | same months last year, adjusted for trend |
| RNA Interference and Gene Delivery | 647 | +34% | 6% | 22% | same months last year, adjusted for trend |
| Advanced Drug Delivery Systems | 439 | +28% | 17% | 20% | same months last year, adjusted for trend |
| Wound Healing and Treatments | 382 | +25% | 9% | 19% | same months last year, adjusted for trend |
| Nanoparticle-Based Drug Delivery | 1,887 | +14% | 7% | 22% | same months last year, adjusted for trend |
| Supercapacitor Materials and Fabrication | 381 | +3% | 4% | 23% | same months last year, adjusted for trend |
| Nanoparticles: synthesis and applications | 2,211 | 0% | 11% | 21% | same months last year |
| Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques | 894 | 0% | 5% | 17% | same months last year |
| Nanofluid Flow and Heat Transfer | 661 | 0% | 10% | 19% | same months last year |
| Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion | 729 | 0% | 8% | 23% | same months last year |
| Gold and Silver Nanoparticles Synthesis and Applications | 678 | 0% | 10% | 21% | same months last year |
| Nanoplatforms for cancer theranostics | 667 | 0% | 6% | 22% | same months last year |
| Electrochemical sensors and biosensors | 576 | 0% | 7% | 20% | same months last year |
| Adsorption and biosorption for pollutant removal | 430 | 0% | 9% | 23% | same months last year |
| Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques | 460 | 0% | 10% | 22% | same months last year |
How we calculate this: For each subtopic we test several forecasting methods on the past 12 months (forecasting each 3-month period from the data available before it) and use the most accurate one. A subtopic gets a forecast only if that method beat the simple baseline ("the next 3 months equal the last 3 months").
Updated 2026-10-16. Research data through September 2026