34.2K
▲ 2.6× vs 2023
generative AI publications in 2024, up from 13.1K in 2023 and 390 in 2013
20132024
What the chart shows
Machine learning was again the largest AI research topic in 2024, with about 195,900 publications, followed by computer vision (118,500), pattern recognition (59,100) and natural language processing (53,000).
Generative AI is the fastest-growing topic: 34,200 publications in 2024, up 2.6 times from 13,100 in 2023 and from just 390 in 2013.
Key numbers
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Machine learning | 195.9K |
| Computer vision | 118.5K |
| Pattern recognition | 59.1K |
| Natural language processing | 53.0K |
| Generative AI | 34.2K |
How to read it
- Topics come from the AI Index’s own classifier; one paper can carry several topics, so topic counts add up to more than the total.
- Shows 2024; download the CSV for every year since 2013.
Source: AI Index, 2026, via the AI Index Report 2026 (Stanford HAI), figure 1.6.10: Number of AI publications by select top topics, 2013–24. Chart and text by AI Adoption.
Numbers checked against the published data on 19 October 2026.
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Numbers checked against the published data on 19 October 2026.
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