Rankings
🚀 Fastest-rising Nanotechnology research topics
RNA Interference and Gene Delivery is the fastest-rising Nanotechnology research topic: 503 papers in Jul 2026–Sep 2026, +31% on a year earlier. 3 of 15 tracked topics are accelerating.
| Topic | Papers Jul 2026–Sep 2026 | vs year earlier |
|---|---|---|
| RNA Interference and Gene Delivery | 503 | +31% |
| Extracellular vesicles in disease | 308 | +23% |
| Advanced Drug Delivery Systems | 346 | +22% |
Analysis
Emerging (small but growing fast): RNA Interference and Gene Delivery. Accelerating (15%+ on a year earlier): RNA Interference and Gene Delivery, Advanced Drug Delivery Systems, Extracellular vesicles in disease. Cooling (down 5%+ on a year earlier): Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques, Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion, Gold and Silver Nanoparticles Synthesis and Applications. Largest topic: Nanoparticles: synthesis and applications with 2,141 papers (22% of all tracked papers).
| Rank | Topic | Field | Papers Jul 2026–Sep 2026 | vs year earlier | vs previous 3 months | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RNA Interference and Gene Delivery | Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 503 | +31% | −4% | Emerging |
| 2 | Extracellular vesicles in disease | Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 308 | +23% | −21% | Accelerating |
| 3 | Advanced Drug Delivery Systems | Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics | 346 | +22% | −25% | Accelerating |
| 4 | Nanoparticle-Based Drug Delivery | Materials Science | 1,513 | +11% | −9% | Growing |
| 5 | Nanoparticles: synthesis and applications | Materials Science | 2,141 | +8% | −14% | Growing |
| 6 | Wound Healing and Treatments | Medicine | 298 | +5% | −10% | Steady |
| 7 | Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques | Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 359 | +1% | +8% | Steady |
| 8 | Nanofluid Flow and Heat Transfer | Engineering | 674 | +0% | −5% | Steady |
| 9 | Supercapacitor Materials and Fabrication | Materials Science | 292 | −1% | −6% | Steady |
| 10 | Nanoplatforms for cancer theranostics | Engineering | 578 | −2% | +4% | Steady |
| 11 | Adsorption and biosorption for pollutant removal | Environmental Science | 337 | −2% | −20% | Steady |
| 12 | Electrochemical sensors and biosensors | Engineering | 559 | −5% | +2% | Steady |
| 13 | Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques | Energy | 811 | −5% | −9% | Cooling |
| 14 | Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion | Energy | 603 | −7% | −3% | Cooling |
| 15 | Gold and Silver Nanoparticles Synthesis and Applications | Materials Science | 621 | −9% | +4% | Cooling |
How we calculate this: Nanotechnology papers published per month in each research topic (OpenAlex). We compare the last three complete months (Jul 2026–Sep 2026) with the same months a year earlier, which cancels out seasonal patterns. Changes from fewer than 30 papers are not reported.
Updated 2026-10-16. Research data through September 2026