a b s t r a c tHyperbranched polystyrene bearing ammonium salts (HPS-NR 3 þ Cl À ) behaves as an excellent stabilizer of ruthenium, rhodium, iridium, palladium, and platinum nanoparticles from 1 to 3 nm in size uniformly dispersed in the polymer matrix. The catalytic performance of the resulting metal-polymer composites, M@HPS-NR 3 þ Cl À , is dependent on the metal. This dependence was investigated by assessing the hydrogenation of alkenes and arenes. The utility of M@HPS-NR 3 þ Cl À as reusable catalysts in aqueous/organic biphasic systems was demonstrated by examining the catalysis of the hydrogenation of aromatic compounds containing various functional groups by Ru@HPS-NR 3 þ Cl À .