Meitnerium

Meitnerium (Mt) — 10-Year Trends

As of 2026-09-25 · the last 10 years

Meitnerium’s research intensity stands at about 11% of its own all-time peak, a level that has remained essentially flat over the last decade.

Research intensity ran from about 7% 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, meitnerium has one of the smaller research literatures of any element.

The number of papers involving the element rose from about 8 in 2016 to about 10 in 2025 (1.25x). 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 vast majority of meitnerium research belongs to the community of Superheavy Nuclei, Heavy-Ion Collisions, and Nuclear Structure. This work focuses on element synthesis, dynamics superheavy, synthesis reactions, and sequential fission. Meitnerium is a minor presence in a much larger community -- under 1% of its papers involve meitnerium. This community accounts for about 87.5% of the element's recent research, a share that has been rising from 75.0% in the previous period. The most cited paper in this group, "Colliding heavy nuclei take multiple identities on the path to fusion" (2023), is cited about 25 times, while "Entrance channel dependent hot fusion reactions for superheavy element synthesis" (2020) is cited about 58 times.

Two other communities, Nuclear Fuel, Coolant and Structural Materials for Advanced Reactor Systems and Lanthanide and Actinide Coordination Chemistry for Magnetic and Optical Applications, show a steady direction with zero share of the element's recent research. The remainder of the literature, comprising other research communities, holds a declining share, dropping from 25.0% to 12.5% over the two periods.

For a deeper look at the current standing of meitnerium research, consult the Last 12 Months or Executive Brief reports.