Browse top-conference papers by research topic
See how much each research area publishes at NeurIPS, ICLR, ICML and CVPR. 40 areas and 207 topics, each with yearly counts and the full paper list.
Scope: NeurIPS, ICLR, ICML and CVPR, 2023–2026. Numbers are papers per topic.
Trending Systems
- Multimodal LLMs11,209
- Reasoning Models3,512
- AI Agents3,266
- World Models425
Alignment and Responsible AI
Deep Learning
- Diffusion Models6,900
- Deep learning · generative models and autoencoders4,314
- Deep learning · large language models2,334
- Deep learning · self supervised learning1,958
- Deep learning · graph neural networks1,648
- Deep learning · optimization953
- Deep learning · representation learning802
- Deep learning · probabilistic methods637
- Deep learning · foundation models536
- Deep learning · causal inference316
- Deep learning · transfer learning197
Reinforcement Learning and Control
Computer Vision
- Image Generation5,184
- 3D Vision3,226
- Object Detection2,809
- Video Understanding2,261
- Segmentation1,034
Natural Language
Application Domains
- Applications · chemistry physics and earth sciences3,316
- Applications · computer vision2,538
- Applications · neuroscience and cognitive science2,033
- Applications · speech and audio1,722
- Applications · human computer interaction1,027
- Applications · robotics393
- Applications · health medicine350
- Applications · security28
- Applications · economics19
- Applications · education4
Theory and Statistics
General Machine Learning
Efficiency and Systems
Robotics and Embodied AI
Audio and Speech
Graph and Structured Data
- Time Series2,157
- Knowledge Graphs1,715
- Graph Neural Networks1,038
- Molecular Modeling1,038
- Tabular Deep Learning214
Optimization and Scaling
Probabilistic and Bayesian
Federated and Privacy
Health and Life Sciences
Climate and Physical Sciences
Recommenders and Ads
Education and HCI
Security and Trust
Interpretability
Meta-Learning and Transfer
Causal and Fairness
Information Retrieval
Program Synthesis
Autonomous Driving
Finance and Economics
Games and Planning
Data-Centric AI
Multimodal Generation
Long Context and Memory
Evaluation and Benchmarks
Neurosymbolic AI
Hardware and Compilers
Open-Vocabulary Vision
Document and Layout
Edge and IoT
Quantum and Exotic Computing
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