Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
📈 Extracellular vesicles in disease: research momentum
308 papers in Jul 2026–Sep 2026, +23% on a year earlier. Trend: Accelerating.
Analysis
#2 of 15 by growth. −21% on the previous three months. 1,377 papers in the last 12 months, 3% of all tracked Nanotechnology papers recently. Forecast for the next 3 months: 401 papers (+38% on the same months last year; tested error 6%). Heat score 96/100. The last 12 months are the highest 12-month total in 4 years of data.
| Month | Papers |
|---|---|
| September 2026 | 89 |
| August 2026 | 106 |
| July 2026 | 113 |
| June 2026 | 129 |
| May 2026 | 116 |
| April 2026 | 145 |
| March 2026 | 105 |
| February 2026 | 91 |
| January 2026 | 192 |
| December 2025 | 98 |
| November 2025 | 102 |
| October 2025 | 91 |
| September 2025 | 82 |
| August 2025 | 74 |
| July 2025 | 94 |
| June 2025 | 71 |
| May 2025 | 102 |
| April 2025 | 91 |
| March 2025 | 62 |
| February 2025 | 55 |
| January 2025 | 152 |
| December 2024 | 66 |
| November 2024 | 72 |
| October 2024 | 79 |
How we calculate this: Monthly counts of Nanotechnology papers in this OpenAlex research topic; last three complete months vs the same months a year earlier.
Updated 2026-10-16. Research data through September 2026