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Quick Answer
- AI papers on arXiv (2026): 284,000 (arXiv)
- NeurIPS 2026 accepted: 4,680 (NeurIPS)
- Top institution: Tsinghua University (18,400 papers, 2026)
- Top US institution: Carnegie Mellon (9,640)
- China share of AI papers: 41% (Stanford HAI)
Key AI Research Statistics
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.
Publication Data
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
Top Institutions (2026)
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
Regional Breakdown
Region
% of AI Papers
China
41%
US
22%
EU
14%
India
6%
UK
5%
Japan + Korea
4%
Canada
3%
Rest
5%
Sources
- arXiv — Statistics Dashboard 2027
- NeurIPS 2026 Proceedings
- ICML 2026 Proceedings
- ACL 2026 Proceedings
- CVPR 2026 Proceedings
- ICLR 2026 Proceedings
- Stanford HAI — AI Index 2027
- CSRankings — AI 2027
- Nature Index — AI 2027
- MacroPolo — Global AI Talent 2027
FAQs
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.
Conclusion
AI research in 2027 is dominated by Chinese volume and US citations. More at misar.blog↗.