NANOMATERIALS: Global Research Publication, Research Quality, and Patent Trends

Understanding the dynamics of research activities in nanomaterials for human health research area is a key to devise an informed strategy for researchers, decision-makers in addition to various players in the broader research community. This goes beyond researchers involved directly in such research activities as governments, funders, and specific industrial firms need also to allocate hot areas and centers of excellence within the nanomaterial for human health research area in order to act and devise plans accordingly. This chapter offers a comprehensive and thorough diagnosis of the research publications’ output and identifies major countries, universities, and other stakeholders. In addition to this, an overview of the patenting activities inside the nanomaterial for human health research area is introduced. Having covered research articles and patents, this chapter serves as a good starting point that feeds into an optimized approach of this research area. The growing research output in the last 10 years demonstrates again the relevancy and importance of this research areas and urges for even more investment and funding of scientific projects that undertake topics of nanomaterials with human health approaches.