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Nanoparticles: synthesis and applications

Nanoparticles: synthesis and applications is a research topic within Materials Chemistry. Science Explorer counts 47k research works in it since 1951. 9.9% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.

This cluster of papers focuses on nanotoxicology, particularly the study of the toxic effects of nanoparticles, with a specific emphasis on antimicrobial nanoparticles such as silver. It covers topics such as the biological synthesis of nanoparticles, environmental impact, cytotoxicity, and green synthesis methods.

  • Nanoparticles
  • Antimicrobial
  • Toxicity
  • Silver
  • Nanomaterials
  • Biological Synthesis
  • Environmental Impact
  • Cytotoxicity
  • Green Synthesis
  • Biosynthesis
Research works
47k
fractional, since 1951
In the world top 10%
4.6k
per year above
Top-10% rate
9.9%
share of its works in the world top 10%
Growth, 2018-21 → 2022-25
+33%
the tick is no change
Largest producer
India
39% of the 10 largest, 2022-now
Nanoparticles: synthesis and applications

Which countries lead Nanoparticles: synthesis and applications research?

By volume, India and China publish the most (4.7k and 2.4k works in 2022-now).

By volume, 2022-now

  1. 1 India 4.7k works
  2. 2 China 2.4k works
  3. 3 United States 757 works
  4. 4 Egypt 743 works
  5. 5 Saudi Arabia 699 works
  6. 6 Pakistan 691 works
  7. 7 Iran 681 works
  8. 8 Türkiye 542 works
  9. 9 Iraq 533 works
  10. 10 Brazil 403 works

How concentrated that is

The same countries as shares of everything the list above accounts for. A node where two countries do two thirds of the work and one spread evenly across twelve read alike as a ranking and not at all alike here.

India: 38.7%China: 19.7%United States: 6.2%Egypt: 6.1%6 others listed: 29.2%39%largest
India4,711 · 38.7%China2,399 · 19.7%United States757 · 6.2%Egypt743 · 6.1%6 others listed3,549 · 29.2%

Shares of the rows listed above, not of the whole node.

Which institutions lead Nanoparticles: synthesis and applications research?

By volume in 2022-now, King Saud University publishes the most Nanoparticles: synthesis and applications research, followed by Saveetha University and Chinese Academy of Sciences.

By volume, 2022-now

  1. 1 King Saud UniversitySaudi Arabia 206 works
  2. 2 Saveetha UniversityIndia 200 works
  3. 3 Chinese Academy of SciencesChina 143 works
  4. 4 Russian Academy of SciencesRussia 121 works
  5. 5 Islamic Azad University, TehranIran 105 works
  6. 6 Indian Council of Agricultural ResearchIndia 97 works
  7. 7 University of BaghdadIraq 83 works
  8. 8 National Research CentreEgypt 81 works
  9. 9 Vellore Institute of Technology UniversityIndia 81 works
  10. 10 Centre National de la Recherche ScientifiqueFrance 76 works

Who are the leading researchers in Nanoparticles: synthesis and applications?

The most-cited researchers publishing on Nanoparticles: synthesis and applications include Zhong Lin Wang, Yury G. Gogotsi and Róbert Langer.

  1. 1 Zhong Lin Wang United States 491k citations
  2. 2 Yury G. Gogotsi United States 313k citations
  3. 3 Róbert Langer United States 303k citations
  4. 4 Wei Huang China 267k citations
  5. 5 Ben Zhong Tang China 261k citations
  6. 6 Amirhossein Sahebkar Iran 258k citations
  7. 7 Lídia Morawska Australia 244k citations
  8. 8 Kai You Wang China 224k citations
  9. 9 Lei Jiang China 214k citations
  10. 10 Younan Xia United States 207k citations

Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.

What are the most cited papers in Nanoparticles: synthesis and applications?

The most cited paper in Nanoparticles: synthesis and applications is "The Optical Properties of Metal Nanoparticles: The Influence of Size, Shape, and Dielectric Environment" (K. Lance Kelly, Eduardo A. Coronado, Lin Lin Zhao et al., 2002), with 10,577 citations. Next come "Toxic Potential of Materials at the Nanolevel" (9,332) and "Nanotoxicology: An Emerging Discipline Evolving from Studies of Ultrafine Particles" (7,918).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 The Optical Properties of Metal Nanoparticles: The Influence of Size, Shape, and Dielectric Environment K. Lance Kelly, Eduardo A. Coronado, Lin Lin Zhao et al. · The Journal of Physical Chemistry B 21 Dec 2002 10,577
2 Toxic Potential of Materials at the Nanolevel André E. Nel, Tian Xia, Lutz Mädler et al. · Science 2 Feb 2006 9,332
3 Nanotoxicology: An Emerging Discipline Evolving from Studies of Ultrafine Particles Günter Oberdörster, Eva Oberdörster, Jan Oberdörster · Environmental Health Perspectives Open access 22 Mar 2005 7,918
4 Understanding biophysicochemical interactions at the nano–bio interface André E. Nel, Lutz Mädler, Darrell Velegol et al. · Nature Materials 14 Jun 2009 7,073
5 Nanoparticles: Properties, applications and toxicities Ibrahim Khan, Ibrahim Khan, Khalid Saeed et al. · Arabian Journal of Chemistry Open access 18 May 2017 7,050
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Where is Nanoparticles: synthesis and applications research done?

The largest centres of Nanoparticles: synthesis and applications research in 2022-now are Chennai (India), Beijing (China), Riyadh (Saudi Arabia) and New Delhi (India).

Largest cities, 2022-now

  1. 1 ChennaiIndia 486 works
  2. 2 BeijingChina 339 works
  3. 3 RiyadhSaudi Arabia 304 works
  4. 4 New DelhiIndia 251 works
  5. 5 BaghdadIraq 224 works
  6. 6 TehranIran 222 works
  7. 7 CairoEgypt 201 works
  8. 8 GizaEgypt 192 works
  9. 9 LahorePakistan 158 works
  10. 10 NanjingChina 156 works
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Where is the best place to study Nanoparticles: synthesis and applications?

Among universities, judged by research, King Saud University, Al-Azhar University and Saveetha University score highest, combining citation excellence, specialisation, size, growth and international reach. Research strength is one signal when choosing where to study; it does not measure teaching.

0%20%40%mean 19.83%fractional works in this field (log) →share of work in the world top 10% →Nanchang UniversityAl-Azhar UniversitySaveetha UniversityKing Saud University
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One dot per university in the first ten of the table below, at the default weights. The upper left is the interesting corner: small places doing unusually strong work.

Citation excellenceshare of its work in the world top 10%, 2022-now and all time averaged
40%
Specialisationhow much of its work is in this field, counted up to 10× the world share
10%
Sizeits output in this field, on a log scale
30%
Growthoutput growth, counted from -20% to +20%
10%
Internationalshare of its work with a co-author abroad
10%
Each slider sets a weight; the share it gets of the score is beside it.
#UniversityScoreTop 10%SpecialisationWorksGrowth
1King Saud UniversitySaudi Arabia 74.811.9%13.5×206 +85.0%
2Al-Azhar UniversityEgypt 70.620.9%9.5×56 +79.4%
3Saveetha UniversityIndia 68.212.1%13.5×200 +327.8%
4Nanchang UniversityChina 64.335.4%1.9×22 +111.2%
5Yeungnam UniversitySouth Korea 62.518.8%10.0×35 +82.8%
6University of SargodhaPakistan 62.427.8%6.4×11 +208.4%
7King Khalid UniversitySaudi Arabia 60.712.6%7.6×44 +164.7%
8Taif UniversitySaudi Arabia 60.518.0%7.5×25 +28.1%
9Government College University, FaisalabadPakistan 59.914.7%16.4×40 +95.4%
10China Agricultural UniversityChina 59.526.1%2.3×20 +100.4%

Universities only. The score blends citation excellence (40%), size (30%), specialisation (10%), growth (10%), international reach (10%), 2022-now; growth compares 2018-21 with 2022-25 and counts up to +20%, since a jump from a small base is mostly noise.

Every institution in Nanoparticles: synthesis and applications, country by country

Is Nanoparticles: synthesis and applications research growing?

Output in 2022-2025 was 33% higher than in 2018-2021, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are Nanoparticles: synthesis and applications.

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The same series as a ribbon: one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Nanoparticles: synthesis and applications as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.077% in 2024.

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Fractional works of Nanoparticles: synthesis and applications over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year.

still counting5%10%15%Nanoparticles: synthesis and applications9.8% in 202520102020

Of each year's works in it, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for their field and year. A field is the world for its own topics, so there is no other line to hold it against.

Which topics inside it are moving

Growth and decline on one axis around a shared zero. Two lists side by side hide the thing that matters: whether the growth dwarfs the decline, or the other way round.

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