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. 26.7% 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%
- 12k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 26.7% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +70% the tick is no change
Which countries lead Nanoparticles: synthesis and applications research?
By volume, India and China publish the most (4.2k and 2.1k works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 India 4.2k works
- 2 China 2.1k works
- 3 Egypt 672 works
- 4 United States 653 works
- 5 Saudi Arabia 629 works
- 6 Iran 624 works
- 7 Pakistan 616 works
- 8 Türkiye 477 works
- 9 Iraq 457 works
- 10 Brazil 356 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.
Shares of the rows listed above, not of the whole node.
Which institutions lead Nanoparticles: synthesis and applications research?
By volume in 2022–2025, King Saud University publishes the most Nanoparticles: synthesis and applications research, followed by Saveetha University and National Research Centre.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 King Saud UniversitySaudi Arabia 195 works
- 2 Saveetha UniversityIndia 176 works
- 3 National Research CentreEgypt 75 works
- 4 Vellore Institute of Technology UniversityIndia 74 works
- 5 University of BaghdadIraq 70 works
- 6 Bharathidasan UniversityIndia 59 works
- 7 Cairo UniversityEgypt 57 works
- 8 Al-Azhar UniversityEgypt 53 works
- 9 SRM Institute of Science and TechnologyIndia 51 works
- 10 Chandigarh UniversityIndia 50 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, Guangming Zeng and Seeram Ramakrishna.
- 1 Zhong Lin Wang United States 11k citations
- 2 Guangming Zeng China 5.6k citations
- 3 Seeram Ramakrishna Singapore 5.1k citations
- 4 Chad A. Mirkin United States 4.6k citations
- 5 David Julian McClements United States 4.1k citations
- 6 Ying Liu China 3.6k citations
- 7 Mostafa A. El‐Sayed United States 3.5k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Nanoparticles: synthesis and applications research done?
The largest centres of Nanoparticles: synthesis and applications research in 2022–2025 are Chennai (India), Beijing (China), Riyadh (Saudi Arabia) and New Delhi (India). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Karaikudi.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
Where it is the local speciality
- KaraikudiIN · 24.9 works16×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Nanoparticles: synthesis and applications than the world average.
Where is the best place to study Nanoparticles: synthesis and applications?
Among universities, judged by research, Al-Azhar University, King Saud University and University of Agriculture Faisalabad score highest, combining excellence, specialisation, size, growth and international reach. Research strength is one signal when choosing where to study; it does not measure teaching.
One dot per university in the table below. The upper left is the interesting corner: small places doing unusually strong work.
| # | University | Score | Top 10% | Specialisation | Works | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Al-Azhar UniversityEgypt | 77.7 | 44.7% | 8.8× | 53 | +665.4% |
| 2 | King Saud UniversitySaudi Arabia | 77.3 | 27.2% | 13.9× | 195 | +122.0% |
| 3 | University of Agriculture FaisalabadPakistan | 71.6 | 31.1% | 12.9× | 30 | +261.4% |
| 4 | Quaid-i-Azam UniversityPakistan | 71.4 | 31.3% | 13.5× | 32 | +800.0% |
| 5 | Government College University, FaisalabadPakistan | 71.2 | 30.2% | 14.8× | 36 | +587.0% |
| 6 | Yeungnam UniversitySouth Korea | 70.7 | 38.2% | 9.9× | 33 | +126.6% |
| 7 | Aligarh Muslim UniversityIndia | 69.0 | 30.4% | 10.0× | 42 | +193.8% |
| 8 | Saveetha UniversityIndia | 67.7 | 27.1% | 11.8× | 176 | — |
| 9 | Adama Science and Technology UniversityEthiopia | 64.6 | 47.8% | 14.0× | 12 | — |
| 10 | Taif UniversitySaudi Arabia | 64.5 | 33.1% | 6.6× | 23 | +265.1% |
Universities only. Score blends excellence (30%), specialisation (25%), size (20%), growth (15%) and international reach (10%), 2015–2022; growth compares 2010–14 with 2015–19.
Is Nanoparticles: synthesis and applications research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 70% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are Nanoparticles: synthesis and applications.
The same series as a ribbon — one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.
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.