Deep learning · graph neural networks papers, 2023–2026
Deep learning area: graph_neural_networks
Scope: NeurIPS, ICLR, ICML and CVPR, 2023–2026. 1,648 papers are tagged with this topic.
Key findings
- Deep learning · graph neural networks fell from 728 papers in 2023 to 326 in 2026, so interest is cooling.
- NeurIPS publishes the most Deep learning · graph neural networks work: 842 papers from 2023 to 2026, 51% of the four-venue total.
- The fastest-growing overlap is with Datasets and Benchmarks: papers tagged with both rose from 9 in 2023 to 20 in 2026.
- Among the 11 topics under Deep Learning, it ranks #5 by 2026 paper count; the fastest grower in the group, Diffusion Models, is up 4.1x versus 0.4x here.
Papers per venue
Counts by year and venue
| Year | NeurIPS | ICLR | ICML | CVPR | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 489 | 68 | 148 | 23 | 728 |
| 2024 | 160 | 51 | 76 | 10 | 297 |
| 2025 | 91 | 50 | 141 | 15 | 297 |
| 2026 | 102 | 32 | 168 | 24 | 326 |
Representative papers
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- NeurIPS 2026A New Perspective on Target-Conditioned Structural Dynamics for Link Prediction in Dynamic Graphs
- ICML 2026A Graph Foundation Model with Cross-Modal Alignment and Modality-Aware Expert Fusion for Multi-Modal Graphs
- ICLR 2026Laplacian Kernelized Bandit
- CVPR 2026Gamba Mamba-based graph convolutional network with dynamic graph topology learning
- NeurIPS 2025Depth-Width Tradeoffs for Transformers on Graph Tasks
- ICML 2025A Cognac Shot To Forget Bad Memories: Corrective Unlearning for Graph Neural Networks
- ICLR 2025Factor Graph-based Interpretable Neural Networks
- CVPR 2025Coeff-Tuning: A Graph Filter Subspace View for Tuning Attention-Based Large Models
- NeurIPS 2024[Re] GNNInterpreter: A probabilistic generative model-level explanation for Graph Neural Networks
- ICML 2024A Graph is Worth $K$ Words: Euclideanizing Graph using Pure Transformer
- ICLR 2024A Graph is Worth 1-bit Spikes: When Graph Contrastive Learning Meets Spiking Neural Networks
- CVPR 2024Learning Structure-from-Motion with Graph Attention Networks
- NeurIPS 2023[Re] On Explainability of Graph Neural Networks via Subgraph Explorations
- ICML 2023A Gromov--Wasserstein Geometric View of Spectrum-Preserving Graph Coarsening
- ICLR 2023Anti-Symmetric DGN: a stable architecture for Deep Graph Networks
- CVPR 2023An Actor-Centric Causality Graph for Asynchronous Temporal Inference in Group Activity
- NeurIPS 2026A Topological Encoder Decoder Framework for Temporal Graph Learning
- ICML 2026A Graphop Analysis of Graph Neural Networks on Sparse Graphs: Generalization and Universal Approximation
- ICLR 2026GTool: Graph Enhanced Tool Planning with Large Language Model
- CVPR 2026GSNR Graph Smooth Null-Space Representation for Inverse Problems
All Deep learning · graph neural networks papers
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- NeurIPS 2025Memorization in Graph Neural Networks
- NeurIPS 2025Mixture of Scope Experts at Test: Generalizing Deeper Graph Neural Networks with Shallow Variants
- NeurIPS 2025Negative Feedback Really Matters: Signed Dual-Channel Graph Contrastive Learning Framework for Recommendation
- NeurIPS 2025Network two-sample test for block models
- NeurIPS 2025NeuroH-TGL: Neuro-Heterogeneity Guided Temporal Graph Learning Strategy for Brain Disease Diagnosis
- NeurIPS 2025Object-Centric Representation Learning for Enhanced 3D Semantic Scene Graph Prediction
- NeurIPS 2025On the Stability of Graph Convolutional Neural Networks: A Probabilistic Perspective
- NeurIPS 2025On topological descriptors for graph products
- NeurIPS 2025One for All: Universal Topological Primitive Transfer for Graph Structure Learning
- NeurIPS 2025Optimal Graph Clustering without Edge Density Signals
- NeurIPS 2025Over-squashing in Spatiotemporal Graph Neural Networks
- NeurIPS 2025Permutation Equivariant Neural Controlled Differential Equations for Dynamic Graph Representation Learning
- NeurIPS 2025ProfiX: Improving Profile-Guided Optimization in Compilers with Graph Neural Networks
- NeurIPS 2025Pruning Spurious Subgraphs for Graph Out-of-Distribution Generalization
- NeurIPS 2025Pseudo-Riemannian Graph Transformer
- NeurIPS 2025Refining Norms: A Post-hoc Framework for OOD Detection in Graph Neural Networks
- NeurIPS 2025Relieving the Over-Aggregating Effect in Graph Transformers
- NeurIPS 2025Rethinking Tokenized Graph Transformers for Node Classification
- NeurIPS 2025Revisiting 1-peer exponential graph for enhancing decentralized learning efficiency
- NeurIPS 2025Revolutionizing Graph Aggregation: From Suppression to Amplification via BoostGCN
- NeurIPS 2025Robust Graph Condensation via Classification Complexity Mitigation
- NeurIPS 2025Self-Assembling Graph Perceptrons
- NeurIPS 2025Semi-supervised Graph Anomaly Detection via Robust Homophily Learning
- NeurIPS 2025SignFlow Bipartite Subgraph Network For Large-Scale Graph Link Sign Prediction
- NeurIPS 2025Sketch-Augmented Features Improve Learning Long-Range Dependencies in Graph Neural Networks
- NeurIPS 2025SONAR: Long-Range Graph Propagation Through Information Waves
- NeurIPS 2025Sound Logical Explanations for Mean Aggregation Graph Neural Networks
- NeurIPS 2025Spectral Graph Neural Networks are Incomplete on Graphs with a Simple Spectrum
- NeurIPS 2025Stealthy Yet Effective: Distribution-Preserving Backdoor Attacks on Graph Classification
- NeurIPS 2025TAMI: Taming Heterogeneity in Temporal Interactions for Temporal Graph Link Prediction
- NeurIPS 2025Taxonomy of reduction matrices for Graph Coarsening
- NeurIPS 2025The Logical Expressiveness of Temporal GNNs via Two-Dimensional Product Logics
- NeurIPS 2025The quest for the GRAph Level autoEncoder (GRALE)
- NeurIPS 2025TopER: Topological Embeddings in Graph Representation Learning
- NeurIPS 2025Topology-aware Graph Diffusion Model with Persistent Homology
- NeurIPS 2025Topology-Aware Learning of Tubular Manifolds via SE(3)-Equivariant Network on Ball B-Spline Curve
- NeurIPS 2025Towards Generalizable Retina Vessel Segmentation with Deformable Graph Priors
- NeurIPS 2025Towards Pre-trained Graph Condensation via Optimal Transport
- NeurIPS 2025Uncertain Knowledge Graph Completion via Semi-Supervised Confidence Distribution Learning
- NeurIPS 2025Universally Invariant Learning in Equivariant GNNs
- NeurIPS 2025Unsupervised Federated Graph Learning
- NeurIPS 2025VGGT-SLAM: Dense RGB SLAM Optimized on the SL(4) Manifold
- NeurIPS 2025You Only Spectralize Once: Taking a Spectral Detour to Accelerate Graph Neural Network
- NeurIPS 2024[Re] GNNInterpreter: A probabilistic generative model-level explanation for Graph Neural Networks
- NeurIPS 2024[Re] Reproducibility Study of “Explaining Temporal Graph Models Through an Explorer-Navigator Framework"
- NeurIPS 2024A Canonicalization Perspective on Invariant and Equivariant Learning
- NeurIPS 2024A Flexible, Equivariant Framework for Subgraph GNNs via Graph Products and Graph Coarsening
- NeurIPS 2024A Foundation Model for Zero-shot Logical Query Reasoning
- NeurIPS 2024A Motion-aware Spatio-temporal Graph for Video Salient Object Ranking
- NeurIPS 2024A Prompt-Based Knowledge Graph Foundation Model for Universal In-Context Reasoning
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FAQ
- How many Deep learning · graph neural networks papers were published at NeurIPS, ICLR, ICML and CVPR from 2023 to 2026?
- 1,648 in total: 728 in 2023, 297 in 2024, 297 in 2025, 326 in 2026.
- How many Deep learning · graph neural networks papers are at NeurIPS 2026?
- NeurIPS 2026 has 102 Deep learning · graph neural networks papers, versus 91 the year before.
- How many Deep learning · graph neural networks papers are at ICLR 2026?
- ICLR 2026 has 32 Deep learning · graph neural networks papers, versus 50 the year before.
- How many Deep learning · graph neural networks papers are at ICML 2026?
- ICML 2026 has 168 Deep learning · graph neural networks papers, versus 141 the year before.
- How many Deep learning · graph neural networks papers are at CVPR 2026?
- CVPR 2026 has 24 Deep learning · graph neural networks papers, versus 15 the year before.
- Which conference publishes the most Deep learning · graph neural networks papers?
- NeurIPS, with 842 papers from 2023 to 2026.
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