1. China
Coming in at number 1, with 51,552 published nano-articles, in 2016 is China. China also produced 168 nanotechnologies patent applications in USPTO this March. In 2015, the country’s researchers came up with nano-carrier drugs for pancreatic cancer according to Azo Nano.

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This wraps up our list of the 10 most advanced countries in nanotechnology.