Livermorium

Livermorium (Lv) — 10-Year Trends

As of 2026-09-25 · the last 10 years

Research intensity has climbed steadily to reach 75% of the element's all-time peak, a level not seen since 1972.

Research intensity ran from about 29% of the element's own all-time peak in 2016 to about 75% in 2026 — a steady climb, and the all-time peak (1972) lies before this window. Among the 118 elements, livermorium has one of the smaller research literatures of any element.

The number of papers involving the element rose from about 12 in 2016 to about 21 in 2025 (1.75x). 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 even as its own count rose.

The dominant research community is Superheavy Nuclei, Heavy-Ion Collisions, and Nuclear Structure. This group focuses on element synthesis, livermorium 116, and the dynamics of superheavy synthesis reactions. Livermorium is a minor presence in a much larger community, with under 1% of its papers involving livermorium. However, this community now accounts for 100% of the element's recent research, a rising share from 85.7% in the previous period. The work is anchored by "Toward the Discovery of New Elements: Production of Livermorium ( Z = 116 ) with Ti 50" (2024), cited about 57 times, and "Colliding heavy nuclei take multiple identities on the path to fusion" (2023), cited about 25 times.

A second, unnamed research community has seen its share decline to 0% from 14.3% in the previous period. Livermorium is also a minor presence in this community, with under 1% of its papers involving the element. The primary paper here, "Pros and Cons of Livermorium Nanoparticles for Human Cancer Cells, Tissues and Tumors Treatment under Synchrotron Radiation Using Mathematica 12.0" (2020), was cited about 31 times.

A third community, Selenium Nanoparticles, Biofortification, and Selenoprotein Biology, remains steady with a 0% share. Livermorium is a minor presence in this community as well, with under 1% of its papers involving the element.

The composition of livermorium research has consolidated entirely into the superheavy nuclei field, while the share held by the unnamed community has vanished. The most-cited paper of the window, "Toward the Discovery of New Elements: Production of Livermorium ( Z = 116 ) with Ti 50" (2024), cited about 57 times, belongs to the superheavy nuclei community and is already noted above.

For a deeper look at the element's current standing, consult the Last 12 Months or Executive Brief reports.