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Gold and Silver Nanoparticles Synthesis and Applications

Last updated July 15, 2026

Rising Stars

Fresh ink, massive impact

Researchers

1
Xinyuan Bi
Sun Yat-sen University
2
Simi Debnath
Tripura University
3
Jacopo Cardellini
Consorzio Interuniversitario per lo Sviluppo dei Sistemi a Grande Interfase
4
Phuong-Dung Ly
Van Lang University
5
Zhiyang Pei
Shandong Normal University
6
Michael Mcoyi
Council for Scientific and Industrial Research
7
Xiaoming Su
Central South University
8
Sonika Dawadi
Tribhuvan University
9
Ngoc Phuong Uyen Nguyen
Vietnam National University Ho Chi Minh City
10
Sarah May Sibug‐Torres
University of Cambridge

Papers

1
Digital colloid-enhanced Raman spectroscopy by single-molecule counting
Nature|2024
271 cit.
2
Publication in Frontiers in Nanotechnology (2024) [179 citations, W4403315124]
Frontiers in Nanotechnology|2024
179 cit.
3
Publication in Plasmonics (2024) [160 citations, W4404044913]
Plasmonics|2024
160 cit.
4
Publication in Nature Communications (2024) [113 citations, W4392499725]
Nature Communications|2024
113 cit.
5
Hybrid lipid-AuNP clusters as highly efficient SERS substrates for biomedical applications
Nature Communications|2024
58 cit.
6
SERSomes for metabolic phenotyping and prostate cancer diagnosis
Cell Reports Medicine|2024
40 cit.
7
Molecule-resolvable SERSome for metabolic profiling
Chem|2025
30 cit.
8
Publication in ACS Applied Nano Materials (2024) [20 citations, W4391476145]
ACS Applied Nano Materials|2024
20 cit.
9
Digital colloid-enhanced Raman spectroscopy for the pharmacokinetic detection of bioorthogonal drugs
Chemical Science|2024
20 cit.
10
Microfluidics‐Driven Manufacturing and Multiscale Analytical Characterization of Nanoparticle‐Vesicle Hybrids
Advanced Healthcare Materials|2024
15 cit.

Emerging Leaders

Drafting the new consensus

Researchers

1
Idrees Khan
Central South University
2
Kanyi Pu
Nanyang Technological University
3
Magdiel Inggrid Setyawati
Nanyang Technological University
4
Xiang Wang
ShanghaiTech University
5
Qiaofeng Yao
Tianjin University
6
Haibo Zhou
Shihezi University
7
Xing Ma
First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University
8
Xi Kang
Anhui University
9
Xiang Lin
University of Science and Technology Beijing
10
Tzyy‐Jiann Wang
National Taipei University of Technology

Papers

1
Review on Methylene Blue: Its Properties, Uses, Toxicity and Photodegradation
Water|2022
1.6k cit.
2
Nanoparticles with ultrasound-induced afterglow luminescence for tumour-specific theranostics
Nature Biomedical Engineering|2022
252 cit.
3
Three-dimensional flexible electronics using solidified liquid metal with regulated plasticity
Nature Electronics|2023
239 cit.
4
Molecular radio afterglow probes for cancer radiodynamic theranostics
Nature Materials|2023
190 cit.
5
Renal clearable polyfluorophore nanosensors for early diagnosis of cancer and allograft rejection
Nature Materials|2022
189 cit.
6
A Dual‐Locked Activatable Phototheranostic Probe for Biomarker‐Regulated Photodynamic and Photothermal Cancer Therapy
Angewandte Chemie International Edition|2022
169 cit.
7
Activatable near-infrared probes for the detection of specific populations of tumour-infiltrating leukocytes in vivo and in urine
Nature Biomedical Engineering|2023
157 cit.
8
Supercrystal engineering of atomically precise gold nanoparticles promoted by surface dynamics
Nature Chemistry|2022
149 cit.
9
Catalytical nano-immunocomplexes for remote-controlled sono-metabolic checkpoint trimodal cancer therapy
Nature Communications|2022
139 cit.
10
Activatable Cancer Sono‐Immunotherapy using Semiconducting Polymer Nanobodies
Advanced Materials|2022
132 cit.

Current Senior Leaders

Wrote the book, still writing it

Researchers

1
Mostafa A. El‐Sayed
Georgia Institute of Technology
2
Younan Xia
Georgia Institute of Technology
3
Naomi J. Halas
Rice University
4
Chad A. Mirkin
Northwestern University
5
George C. Schatz
Northwestern University
6
Richard P. Van Duyne
Northwestern University
7
Luis M. Liz‐Marzán
Ikerbasque
8
Peter Nordlander
Rice University
9
Catherine J. Murphy
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
10
A. Paul Alivisatos
University of Chicago

Papers

1
Semiconductor Clusters, Nanocrystals, and Quantum Dots
Science|1996
11.4k cit.
2
The Optical Properties of Metal Nanoparticles:  The Influence of Size, Shape, and Dielectric Environment
The Journal of Physical Chemistry B|2002
10.4k cit.
3
Semiconductor Nanocrystals as Fluorescent Biological Labels
Science|1998
8.6k cit.
4
A DNA-based method for rationally assembling nanoparticles into macroscopic materials
Nature|1996
6.7k cit.
5
Shape-Controlled Synthesis of Gold and Silver Nanoparticles
Science|2002
6.5k cit.
6
Cancer Cell Imaging and Photothermal Therapy in the Near-Infrared Region by Using Gold Nanorods
Journal of the American Chemical Society|2006
5.4k cit.
7
Preparation and Growth Mechanism of Gold Nanorods (NRs) Using Seed-Mediated Growth Method
Chemistry of Materials|2003
5k cit.
8
Hybrid Nanorod-Polymer Solar Cells
Science|2002
5k cit.
9
Surface raman spectroelectrochemistry
Journal of Electroanalytical Chemistry|1977
4.7k cit.
10
SOFT LITHOGRAPHY
Annual Review of Materials Science|1998
4.6k cit.

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