Theory · game theory papers, 2023–2026

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.

Representative papers

Spread across years and venues so every edition shows up

• 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

183 papers, page 4 of 4

151. NeurIPS 2024Plant-and-Steal: Truthful Fair Allocations via Predictions
152. NeurIPS 2024Policy Aggregation
153. NeurIPS 2024Polynomial-Time Computation of Exact $\Phi$-Equilibria in Polyhedral Games
154. NeurIPS 2024Proportional Fairness in Clustering: A Social Choice Perspective
155. NeurIPS 2024Quantum algorithm for large-scale market equilibrium computation
156. NeurIPS 2024Randomized Strategic Facility Location with Predictions
157. NeurIPS 2024Randomized Truthful Auctions with Learning Agents
158. NeurIPS 2024Regret Minimization in Stackelberg Games with Side Information
159. NeurIPS 2024Replicable Uniformity Testing
160. NeurIPS 2024Safe Exploitative Play with Untrusted Type Beliefs
161. NeurIPS 2024Sample Complexity of Posted Pricing for a Single Item
162. NeurIPS 2024shapiq: Shapley Interactions for Machine Learning
163. NeurIPS 2024Team-Fictitious Play for Reaching Team-Nash Equilibrium in Multi-team Games
164. NeurIPS 2024Testably Learning Polynomial Threshold Functions
165. NeurIPS 2024Transcendence: Generative Models Can Outperform The Experts That Train Them
166. NeurIPS 2024Unravelling in Collaborative Learning
167. NeurIPS 2024Unveiling User Satisfaction and Creator Productivity Trade-Offs in Recommendation Platforms
168. NeurIPS 2024User-Creator Feature Polarization in Recommender Systems with Dual Influence
169. NeurIPS 2024Variance estimation in compound decision theory under boundedness
170. NeurIPS 2023$\varepsilon$-fractional core stability in Hedonic Games.
171. NeurIPS 2023A normative theory of social conflict
172. NeurIPS 2023A Unifying Perspective on Multi-Calibration: Game Dynamics for Multi-Objective Learning
173. NeurIPS 2023Alternation makes the adversary weaker in two-player games
174. NeurIPS 2023Computing Optimal Nash Equilibria in Multiplayer Games
175. NeurIPS 2023Data Market Design through Deep Learning
176. NeurIPS 2023FedGame: A Game-Theoretic Defense against Backdoor Attacks in Federated Learning
177. NeurIPS 2023Guarantees for Self-Play in Multiplayer Games via Polymatrix Decomposability
178. NeurIPS 2023Polynomial-Time Linear-Swap Regret Minimization in Imperfect-Information Sequential Games
179. NeurIPS 2023Randomized and Deterministic Maximin-share Approximations for Fractionally Subadditive Valuations
180. NeurIPS 2023Similarity-based cooperative equilibrium
181. NeurIPS 2023Strategic Data Sharing between Competitors
182. NeurIPS 2023Team-PSRO for Learning Approximate TMECor in Large Team Games via Cooperative Reinforcement Learning
183. NeurIPS 2023When are ensembles really effective?

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.