Stanford HAI's 2027 AI Index reports AI papers grew 4.2× since 2020 — 284,000 on arXiv in 2026. China leads volume (41%), US leads citations (36%). NeurIPS, ICML, ACL, CVPR, ICLR combined accepted 22,400 papers.
| Metric | 2026 Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| arXiv AI papers | 284,000 | arXiv |
| cs.LG papers | 94,000 | arXiv |
| cs.CL papers | 42,000 | arXiv |
| cs.CV papers | 68,000 | arXiv |
| NeurIPS accepted | 4,680 | NeurIPS |
| ICML accepted | 3,240 | ICML |
| ACL accepted | 3,840 | ACL |
| CVPR accepted | 4,120 | CVPR |
| ICLR accepted | 3,680 | ICLR |
| Total top-5 venues | 19,560 | Combined |
| Institution | AI Papers |
|---|---|
| Tsinghua | 18,400 |
| Carnegie Mellon | 9,640 |
| MIT | 8,920 |
| Stanford | 8,140 |
| Peking University | 7,820 |
| Google DeepMind | 4,860 |
| Microsoft Research | 4,210 |
| Meta AI | 3,140 |
| UC Berkeley | 6,840 |
| Oxford | 4,020 |
| Region | % of AI Papers |
|---|---|
| China | 41% |
| US | 22% |
| EU | 14% |
| India | 6% |
| UK | 5% |
| Japan + Korea | 4% |
| Canada | 3% |
| Rest | 5% |
How many AI papers were published in 2026? 284,000 on arXiv.
Who leads in AI research volume? China at 41%, US at 22%.
Top institution? Tsinghua University with 18,400 papers.
Top US institution? Carnegie Mellon with 9,640.
How many NeurIPS 2026 papers? 4,680 accepted.
AI research in 2027 is dominated by Chinese volume and US citations. More at misar.blog.
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