Seaborgium

Seaborgium (Sg) — 10-Year Trends

As of 2026-09-25 · the last 10 years

Research intensity is currently at about 14% of the element's own all-time peak, a level reached after a steady decline from 29% in 2016, with the historical peak occurring in 2009, outside this window.

Research intensity ran from about 29% of the element's own all-time peak in 2016 to about 14% in 2026 — a steady decline, and the all-time peak (2009) lies before this window. Over the same span its share of research attention across all elements held steady. Among the 118 elements, seaborgium has one of the smaller research literatures of any element.

The number of papers involving the element fell from about 23 in 2016 to about 7 in 2025 (0.3x). 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 Superheavy Nuclei, Heavy-Ion Collisions, and Nuclear Structure. Seaborgium is a minor presence in this much larger community, with under 1% of its papers involving seaborgium. However, this community accounts for 100% of seaborgium's recent research, a rising share from 71% in the previous period. This consolidation is anchored by recent work such as "Validating Vacuum Chromatography with Subsecond Radioisotopes of Hg for Superheavy Element Chemistry" (2026), cited once, and "Vacuum Chromatography of Tl on SiO 2 at the Single-Atom Level" (2016), cited about 33 times.

A second community, described by phrases such as cells tissues, seaborgium nanoparticles, and human cancer, has seen its share decline to 0% from 14% in the earlier period. Seaborgium is a minor presence here as well, with about 1% of its papers involving the element. The primary anchor paper is "Specific and Selective Targeting Human Cancer Cells, Tissues and Tumors with Seaborgium Nanoparticles as Carriers and Nano–Enhanced Drug Delivery and Therapeutic in Cancer Treatment and Beyond under Synchrotron Radiation" (2020), cited about 28 times.

A third community, Lanthanide and Actinide Coordination Chemistry for Magnetic and Optical Applications, also saw its share decline to 0% from 14%. Seaborgium is a minor presence in this community, with under 1% of its papers involving the element. One anchor paper is "Viatscheslaw Romanoff: unknown genius of the periodic system" (2019), cited about 2 times.

The composition of seaborgium's research has shifted significantly, with the superheavy nuclei community gaining share while the nanoparticle and coordination chemistry communities have lost theirs. The remainder of the literature, comprising other smaller communities, holds a steady share.

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