Diffusion Models papers, 2023–2026

Key findings

• Diffusion Models went from 660 papers in 2023 to 2,691 in 2026, roughly 4.1x in three years.
• NeurIPS publishes the most Diffusion Models work: 2,202 papers from 2023 to 2026, 32% of the four-venue total.
• The fastest-growing overlap is with Applications · chemistry physics and earth sciences: papers tagged with both rose from 14 in 2023 to 163 in 2026.
• Among the 11 topics under Deep Learning, it ranks #1 by 2026 paper count; the fastest grower in the group, Deep learning · foundation models, is up 2.5x versus 4.1x here.

Representative papers

Spread across years and venues so every edition shows up

• NeurIPS 2026$\mathbf{D^{3}S^{2}}$: Diffusion-Guided Dataset Distillation for Semantic Segmentation
• ICML 2026“Do Diffusion Models Dream of Electric Planes?” Discrete and Continuous Simulation-Based Inference for Aircraft Design
• ICLR 2026$\alpha$-DPO: Robust Preference Alignment for Diffusion Models via $\alpha$ Divergence
• CVPR 20262ndMatch Finetuning Pruned Diffusion Models via Second-Order Jacobian Matching
• NeurIPS 2025$\text{S}^2$Q-VDiT: Accurate Quantized Video Diffusion Transformer with Salient Data and Sparse Token Distillation
• ICML 2025A First-order Generative Bilevel Optimization Framework for Diffusion Models
• ICLR 2025$\text{I}^2\text{AM}$: Interpreting Image-to-Image Latent Diffusion Models via Bi-Attribution Maps
• CVPR 20253DEnhancer: Consistent Multi-View Diffusion for 3D Enhancement
• NeurIPS 2024$\text{Di}^2\text{Pose}$: Discrete Diffusion Model for Occluded 3D Human Pose Estimation
• ICML 2024A Dense Reward View on Aligning Text-to-Image Diffusion with Preference
• ICLR 2024$\infty$-Diff: Infinite Resolution Diffusion with Subsampled Mollified States
• CVPR 2024D^4: Dataset Distillation via Disentangled Diffusion Model
• NeurIPS 20233D molecule generation by denoising voxel grids
• ICML 2023A Critical Revisit of Adversarial Robustness in 3D Point Cloud Recognition with Diffusion-Driven Purification
• ICLR 2023(Certified!!) Adversarial Robustness for Free!
• CVPR 20233D Neural Field Generation Using Triplane Diffusion
• NeurIPS 2026$\text{PartConcepts}$: A Unified Mechanism for Fine-Grained Part Localization and Generation
• ICML 2026$\sigma$: Sigmoid Modulation for Ultra High Resolution Diffusion
• ICLR 2026$\textit{MADFormer}$: Mixed Autoregressive and Diffusion Transformers for Continuous Image Generation
• CVPR 20263D-LATTE Latent Space 3D Editing from Textual Instructions

All Diffusion Models papers

6,899 papers, page 111 of 138

5501. ICLR 2024The Blessing of Randomness: SDE Beats ODE in General Diffusion-based Image Editing
5502. ICLR 2024The Expressive Power of Low-Rank Adaptation
5503. ICLR 2024The Hidden Language of Diffusion Models
5504. ICLR 2024TokenFlow: Consistent Diffusion Features for Consistent Video Editing
5505. ICLR 2024TOSS: High-quality Text-guided Novel View Synthesis from a Single Image
5506. ICLR 2024Toward effective protection against diffusion-based mimicry through score distillation
5507. ICLR 2024Towards Aligned Layout Generation via Diffusion Model with Aesthetic Constraints
5508. ICLR 2024Towards image compression with perfect realism at ultra-low bitrates
5509. ICLR 2024Towards Non-Asymptotic Convergence for Diffusion-Based Generative Models
5510. ICLR 2024Training Diffusion Models with Reinforcement Learning
5511. ICLR 2024Training Unbiased Diffusion Models From Biased Dataset
5512. ICLR 2024Training-free Multi-objective Diffusion Model for 3D Molecule Generation
5513. ICLR 2024Transformer-Modulated Diffusion Models for Probabilistic Multivariate Time Series Forecasting
5514. ICLR 2024Transport meets Variational Inference: Controlled Monte Carlo Diffusions
5515. ICLR 2024Unbalancedness in Neural Monge Maps Improves Unpaired Domain Translation
5516. ICLR 2024Unified Generative Modeling of 3D Molecules with Bayesian Flow Networks
5517. ICLR 2024Universal Guidance for Diffusion Models
5518. ICLR 2024Unpaired Image-to-Image Translation via Neural Schrödinger Bridge
5519. ICLR 2024VDT: General-purpose Video Diffusion Transformers via Mask Modeling
5520. ICLR 2024VersVideo: Leveraging Enhanced Temporal Diffusion Models for Versatile Video Generation
5521. ICLR 2024Whole-Song Hierarchical Generation of Symbolic Music Using Cascaded Diffusion Models
5522. ICLR 2024WildFusion: Learning 3D-Aware Latent Diffusion Models in View Space
5523. ICLR 2024Würstchen: An Efficient Architecture for Large-Scale Text-to-Image Diffusion Models
5524. ICLR 2024Zero-Shot Robotic Manipulation with Pre-Trained Image-Editing Diffusion Models
5525. ICML 20243D-VLA: A 3D Vision-Language-Action Generative World Model
5526. ICML 2024A Dense Reward View on Aligning Text-to-Image Diffusion with Preference
5527. ICML 2024A Diffusion Model Framework for Unsupervised Neural Combinatorial Optimization
5528. ICML 2024A Fixed-Point Approach for Causal Generative Modeling
5529. ICML 2024A Geometric Explanation of the Likelihood OOD Detection Paradox
5530. ICML 2024A Simple Early Exiting Framework for Accelerated Sampling in Diffusion Models
5531. ICML 2024Accelerating Convergence of Score-Based Diffusion Models, Provably
5532. ICML 2024Accelerating Parallel Sampling of Diffusion Models
5533. ICML 2024Adapt and Diffuse: Sample-adaptive Reconstruction via Latent Diffusion Models
5534. ICML 2024AdsorbDiff: Adsorbate Placement via Conditional Denoising Diffusion
5535. ICML 2024Align Your Steps: Optimizing Sampling Schedules in Diffusion Models
5536. ICML 2024All-in-one simulation-based inference
5537. ICML 2024AlphaFold Meets Flow Matching for Generating Protein Ensembles
5538. ICML 2024Antibody Design Using a Score-based Diffusion Model Guided by Evolutionary, Physical and Geometric Constraints
5539. ICML 2024AquaLoRA: Toward White-box Protection for Customized Stable Diffusion Models via Watermark LoRA
5540. ICML 2024ATraDiff: Accelerating Online Reinforcement Learning with Imaginary Trajectories
5541. ICML 2024Attribute Based Interpretable Evaluation Metrics for Generative Models
5542. ICML 2024Batch and match: black-box variational inference with a score-based divergence
5543. ICML 2024Bayesian Power Steering: An Effective Approach for Domain Adaptation of Diffusion Models
5544. ICML 2024Bespoke Non-Stationary Solvers for Fast Sampling of Diffusion and Flow Models
5545. ICML 2024Beyond Point Prediction: Score Matching-based Pseudolikelihood Estimation of Neural Marked Spatio-Temporal Point Process
5546. ICML 2024Bipartite Matching in Massive Graphs: A Tight Analysis of EDCS
5547. ICML 2024Boximator: Generating Rich and Controllable Motions for Video Synthesis
5548. ICML 2024Bridging Data Gaps in Diffusion Models with Adversarial Noise-Based Transfer Learning
5549. ICML 2024Bridging discrete and continuous state spaces: Exploring the Ehrenfest process in time-continuous diffusion models
5550. ICML 2024CasCast: Skillful High-resolution Precipitation Nowcasting via Cascaded Modelling

FAQ

How many Diffusion Models papers were published at NeurIPS, ICLR, ICML and CVPR from 2023 to 2026?

6,900 in total: 660 in 2023, 1,471 in 2024, 2,078 in 2025, 2,691 in 2026.

How many Diffusion Models papers are at NeurIPS 2026?

NeurIPS 2026 has 661 Diffusion Models papers, versus 694 the year before.

How many Diffusion Models papers are at ICLR 2026?

ICLR 2026 has 694 Diffusion Models papers, versus 487 the year before.

How many Diffusion Models papers are at ICML 2026?

ICML 2026 has 728 Diffusion Models papers, versus 346 the year before.

How many Diffusion Models papers are at CVPR 2026?

CVPR 2026 has 608 Diffusion Models papers, versus 551 the year before.

Which conference publishes the most Diffusion Models papers?

NeurIPS, with 2,202 papers from 2023 to 2026.