As of 2026-09-11 · the last 10 years
Seaborgium’s research intensity has fallen to about 12% of its own all-time peak, a level reached after a steady decline over the last decade.
Research intensity ran from about 26% of the element's own all-time peak in 2016 to about 12% 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 Synthesis and Decay of Superheavy Elements and Heavy-Ion Collision Physics. 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 share that has risen from about 77% in the previous period. This consolidation is anchored by work on validating vacuum chromatography with subsecond radioisotopes, a 2026 paper cited once, and earlier foundational work on vacuum chromatography of thallium, a 2016 paper cited about 33 times.
A second community, Molybdenum and Tungsten Polyoxometalates and Cluster Complexes, shows a steady but negligible presence, with seaborgium appearing in under 1% of its papers and holding 0% of seaborgium’s recent research share.
Two other communities have seen their share of seaborgium research decline to zero. Silicon-Germanium Quantum Devices and Laser-Structured Surfaces, where seaborgium is a minor presence, previously held about 15% of the element’s research; this is associated with a 2020 paper on seaborgium nanoparticles for cancer treatment, cited about 28 times. Similarly, Actinide Chemistry and Nuclear Fuel Materials, where seaborgium is also a minor presence, previously held about 8% of the research, linked to a 2019 paper on the history of the periodic system, cited about 2 times.
The composition of seaborgium’s literature has shifted decisively toward the synthesis and decay of superheavy elements, while connections to quantum devices and actinide chemistry have faded from the element’s specific research footprint.
For a deeper look at the current standing of seaborgium research, see the Last 12 Months and Executive Brief reports.
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