Theory · game theory papers, 2023–2026
Theory area: game_theory
Scope: NeurIPS, ICLR, ICML and CVPR, 2023–2026. 384 papers are tagged with this topic.
Key findings
- Theory · game theory went from 34 papers in 2023 to 126 in 2026, roughly 3.7x in three years.
- NeurIPS publishes the most Theory · game theory work: 183 papers from 2023 to 2026, 48% of the four-venue total.
- The fastest-growing overlap is with Mechanism Design: papers tagged with both rose from 1 in 2023 to 19 in 2026.
- Among the 5 topics under Theory and Statistics, it ranks #4 by 2026 paper count; the fastest grower in the group, Theory · learning theory, is up 5.6x versus 3.7x here.
Papers per venue
Counts by year and venue
| Year | NeurIPS | ICLR | ICML | CVPR | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 14 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 34 |
| 2024 | 76 | 17 | 13 | 1 | 107 |
| 2025 | 49 | 19 | 47 | 2 | 117 |
| 2026 | 44 | 20 | 61 | 1 | 126 |
Representative papers
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- NeurIPS 2026A Mechanistic Investigation of Theory of Mind in a Large Language Model
- ICML 2026(Doubly) Exponential Lower Bounds for Follow the Regularized Leader in Potential Games
- ICLR 2026Infinite Horizon Markov Economies
- CVPR 2026Tackling Model Bias via Game-theoretic Multi-agent Collaboration Framework for Hateful
- NeurIPS 2025AlphaBeta is not as good as you think: a simple random games model for a better analysis of deterministic game-solving algorithms
- ICML 2025A-PSRO: A Unified Strategy Learning Method with Advantage Metric for Normal-form Games
- ICLR 2025A Theory of Initialisation's Impact on Specialisation
- CVPR 2025Dynamic Stereotype Theory Induced Micro-expression Recognition with Oriented Deformation
- NeurIPS 2024Accelerated Regularized Learning in Finite N-Person Games
- ICML 2024A Statistical Theory of Regularization-Based Continual Learning
- ICLR 2024Generative Adversarial Equilibrium Solvers
- CVPR 2024GlitchBench: Can Large Multimodal Models Detect Video Game Glitches?
- NeurIPS 2023$\varepsilon$-fractional core stability in Hedonic Games.
- ICML 2023Auxiliary Learning as an Asymmetric Bargaining Game
- ICLR 2023Computational Language Acquisition with Theory of Mind
- CVPR 2023Improving Generalization With Domain Convex Game
- NeurIPS 2026Agentic AI Design Should be Mediated to Promote Social Welfare
- ICML 2026A Game-Theoretic Analysis of Attacks on Large Language Models via Compositional Skills
- ICLR 2026On Universality of Deep Equivariant Networks
- NeurIPS 2025Approximation theory for 1-Lipschitz ResNets
All Theory · game theory papers
107 papers, page 3 of 3
- NeurIPS 2024Team-Fictitious Play for Reaching Team-Nash Equilibrium in Multi-team Games
- NeurIPS 2024Testably Learning Polynomial Threshold Functions
- NeurIPS 2024Transcendence: Generative Models Can Outperform The Experts That Train Them
- NeurIPS 2024Unravelling in Collaborative Learning
- NeurIPS 2024Unveiling User Satisfaction and Creator Productivity Trade-Offs in Recommendation Platforms
- NeurIPS 2024User-Creator Feature Polarization in Recommender Systems with Dual Influence
- NeurIPS 2024Variance estimation in compound decision theory under boundedness
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FAQ
- How many Theory · game theory papers were published at NeurIPS, ICLR, ICML and CVPR from 2023 to 2026?
- 384 in total: 34 in 2023, 107 in 2024, 117 in 2025, 126 in 2026.
- How many Theory · game theory papers are at NeurIPS 2026?
- NeurIPS 2026 has 44 Theory · game theory papers, versus 49 the year before.
- How many Theory · game theory papers are at ICLR 2026?
- ICLR 2026 has 20 Theory · game theory papers, versus 19 the year before.
- How many Theory · game theory papers are at ICML 2026?
- ICML 2026 has 61 Theory · game theory papers, versus 47 the year before.
- How many Theory · game theory papers are at CVPR 2026?
- CVPR 2026 has 1 Theory · game theory papers, versus 2 the year before.
- Which conference publishes the most Theory · game theory papers?
- NeurIPS, with 183 papers from 2023 to 2026.