As Molecules (ISSN 1420-3049) is an open access journal, you have free and unlimited access to the full text of all articles. We welcome you to read the following highly cited papers published in 2024 and 2025 in the Section “Nanochemistry”, covering nanoparticle synthesis and characterization, carbon quantum dots and carbon dots, nanodrug delivery, nanomedicine, photocatalytic nanomaterials, nanosensors, and nanodevices:

1. “Carbon Quantum Dots: Properties, Preparation, and Applications”
by Jichuan Kong, Yihui Wei, Feng Zhou, Liting Shi, Shuangjie Zhao, Mengyun Wan and Xiangfeng Zhang
Molecules 2024, 29(9), 2002; https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules29092002
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/29/9/2002

2. “A Comprehensive Review of Nanoparticles: From Classification to Application and Toxicity”
by Furkan Eker, Hatice Duman, Emir Akdaşçi, Ecem Bolat, Sümeyye Sarıtaş, Sercan Karav and Anna Maria Witkowska
Molecules 2024, 29(15), 3482; https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules29153482
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/29/15/3482

3. “Large Scale Synthesis of Carbon Dots and Their Applications: A Review”
by Zhujun Huang and Lili Ren
Molecules 2025, 30(4), 774; https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules30040774
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/30/4/774

4. “Therapeutic Applications of Nanomedicine: Recent Developments and Future Perspectives”
by Farah Rehan, Mingjie Zhang, Jun Fang and Khaled Greish
Molecules 2024, 29(9), 2073; https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules29092073
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/29/9/2073

5. “Overcoming Cancer Drug Resistance with Nanoparticle Strategies for Key Protein Inhibition”
by Hyeonji Yoo, Yeonjin Kim, Jinseong Kim, Hanhee Cho and Kwangmeyung Kim
Molecules 2024, 29(17), 3994; https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules29173994
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/29/17/3994

6. “Advanced TiO₂-Based Photocatalytic Systems for Water Splitting: Comprehensive Review from Fundamentals to Manufacturing”
by Tarek Ahasan, E. M. N. Thiloka Edirisooriya, Punhasa S. Senanayake, Pei Xu and Huiyao Wang
Molecules 2025, 30(5), 1127; https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules30051127
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/30/5/1127

7. “Surface Functionalization of Nanoparticles for Enhanced Electrostatic Adsorption of Biomolecules”
by Marks Gorohovs and Yuri Dekhtyar
Molecules 2025, 30(15), 3206; https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules30153206
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/30/15/3206

8. “Rational Design of Metal-Free Nitrogen-Doped Carbon for Controllable Reduction of CO₂ to Syngas”
by Guangbin An, Kang Wang, Min Yang, Jiye Zhang, Haijian Zhong, Liang Wang and Huazhang Guo
Molecules 2025, 30(4), 953; https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules30040953
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/30/4/953

9. “Highly Responsive and Self-Powered Photodetector Based on PtSe₂/MoS₂ Heterostructure”
by Haoran Li and Zhibin Yang
Molecules 2024, 29(11), 2553; https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules29112553
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/29/11/2553

10. “Synthesis and Characterization of Nanoparticles in Transforming Biodiesel into a Sustainable Fuel”
by Ramozon Khujamberdiev and Haeng Muk Cho
Molecules 2025, 30(6), 1352; https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules30061352
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/30/6/1352

11. “Advanced Nano-Drug Delivery Systems in the Treatment of Ischemic Stroke”
by Jiajie Zhang, Zhong Chen and Qi Chen
Molecules 2024, 29(8), 1848; https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules29081848
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/29/8/1848

12. “Emerging Fluorescent Nanoparticles for Non-Invasive Bioimaging”
by Asma Khalid and Snjezana Tomljenovic-Hanic
Molecules 2024, 29(23), 5594; https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules29235594
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/29/23/5594

13. “The Role of Nanomedicine in Benign Gynecologic Disorders”
by Bethlehem A. Lulseged, Malini S. Ramaiyer, Rachel Michel, Eslam E. Saad, Bulent Ozpolat and Mostafa A. Borahay
Molecules 2024, 29(9), 2095; https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules29092095
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/29/9/2095