As of 2026-09-11 · the last 10 years
Darmstadtium’s research intensity stands at about 11% of its own all-time peak, a level that has remained essentially flat over the last decade, with the historical peak occurring in 2009, outside this window.
Research intensity ran from about 8% of the element's own all-time peak in 2016 to about 11% in 2026 — essentially flat across the window, and the all-time peak (2009) lies before this window. Among the 118 elements, darmstadtium has one of the smaller research literatures of any element.
The number of papers involving the element rose from about 6 in 2016 to about 16 in 2025 (2.67x). That is faster than the literature as a whole grew over the same years, so the element gained ground in the wider body of research.
The vast majority of darmstadtium’s recent research belongs to the community of Synthesis and Decay of Superheavy Elements and Heavy-Ion Collision Physics. This work focuses on element synthesis, sequential fission, and the dynamics of superheavy synthesis reactions. Darmstadtium is a minor presence in this much larger community, with under 1% of its papers involving the element. It accounts for about 89% of darmstadtium’s recent research, a share that has remained steady compared to the previous period. A key paper in this area is "Entrance channel dependent hot fusion reactions for superheavy element synthesis" (2020), cited about 58 times, alongside the more recent "Colliding heavy nuclei take multiple identities on the path to fusion" (2023), cited about 25 times.
A smaller, rising community holds about 11% of the element’s recent research, having grown from zero share in the previous period. Darmstadtium is central to this community, with about 50% of its papers involving the element. The primary work here is "Fine-Structure Constant Derived from the Structural Constant of All Atoms" (2026), cited once. Another small community, where darmstadtium is one strand of a broader field (about 25% of its papers), has seen its share decline to zero from about 8% in the earlier period. The remainder of the research is negligible, with no other significant communities identified.
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