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75 Transition Metal
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Rhenium

RIS 0.011
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Rank#84
Co-citedTc
Physical properties
Category Transition Metal
Block d-block
State Solid
Config [Xe] 4f14 5d5 6s2
Electronegativity 1.9
Density 21.02 g/cm³
Melting 3459.0 K
Boiling 5869.0 K
Ionization 760.0 kJ/mol
Oxidation +1, +2, +3, +4, +5, +6, +7
Discovered 1925 · Masataka Ogawa, Walter Noddack, Ida Tacke, Otto Berg
10-year trends

Research trends from the past decade for this element.

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Top papers of all time
Advanced Functional Materials · 2025 · 100th percentile for its age
Biosensors and Bioelectronics · 2025 · 96th percentile for its age
Chemical Engineering Journal · 2025 · 99th percentile for its age
Top papers, last 5 years
Advanced Functional Materials · 2025 · 100th percentile for its age
Biosensors and Bioelectronics · 2025 · 96th percentile for its age
Chemical Engineering Journal · 2025 · 99th percentile for its age
Newest papers
Nature Communications · 2026 · 98th percentile for its age
Materials Today Chemistry · 2026 · 95th percentile for its age
ACS Nano · 2026 · 97th percentile for its age

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Rhenium's history

Research intensity over time

Rhenium's history

Rhenium's research intensity, 1900 → today.

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