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Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology

📈 RNA Interference and Gene Delivery: research momentum

503 papers in Jul 2026–Sep 2026, +31% on a year earlier. Trend: Emerging.

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Papers per month

Analysis

#1 of 15 by growth. −4% on the previous three months. 2,203 papers in the last 12 months, 5% of all tracked Nanotechnology papers recently. Forecast for the next 3 months: 647 papers (+34% on the same months last year; tested error 6%). Heat score 78/100. The last 12 months are the highest 12-month total in 4 years of data.

MonthPapers
September 2026174
August 2026154
July 2026175
June 2026171
May 2026176
April 2026174
March 2026175
February 2026156
January 2026366
December 2025151
November 2025161
October 2025170
September 2025137
August 2025117
July 2025131
June 202597
May 2025147
April 2025143
March 2025133
February 202593
January 2025279
December 2024119
November 2024142
October 2024104

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