As of 2026-09-11 · the last 10 years
Research intensity has recovered to 100% of the element's all-time peak, which occurred within this window in 2026.
Research intensity ran from about 76% of the element's own all-time peak in 2016 to about 100% in 2026 — a mid-window dip followed by a recovery, and the all-time peak (2026) falls inside this window. Over the same span its share of research attention across all elements rose. Among the 118 elements, flerovium has one of the smaller research literatures of any element.
The number of papers involving the element fell from about 31 in 2016 to about 22 in 2025 (0.71x). That is slower than the literature as a whole grew over the same years, so the element lost ground in the wider body of research.
The dominant research community is Flerovium Decay Chains and Sequential Fission Dynamics, where papers track flerovium's radioactive decay chains, sequential fission events, and synthesis reactions to probe the stability of super-heavy nuclei. Flerovium is a minor presence in this much larger community, accounting for about 2% of its papers. This community holds about 69% of the element's recent research, a share that has declined from about 80% in the previous period. Key work includes a 2024 paper on the production of Livermorium, cited about 54 times, and a 2022 study on the high cross section of Moscovium-288, cited about 70 times.
A second, rising community is defined by work on smithian fold, axioms one, and parameters zero. Flerovium is central to this community, with about 89% of its papers involving the element. This group holds about 13% of the element's recent research, up from zero in the previous period. The anchor paper here is a 2026 work on Smithium and the Island of Stability, cited about 8 times.
A third, steady community is Actinide Chemistry and Nuclear Fuel Materials. Flerovium is a minor presence here, with under 1% of its papers involving the element. It accounts for about 3% of the element's recent research, a share that has remained steady. A notable paper in this area is a 2022 study on relativistic Hamiltonians for molecular calculations, cited about 53 times.
Overall, the composition of flerovium research has shifted away from the dominant decay chain community toward the newer smithian fold group, while the actinide chemistry share has held steady. The remainder of the element's research, held by other smaller communities, accounts for about 15% of the total.
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