ultralytics/ultralytics: papers linking to it

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Research papers in the 480 tracked journals that link to ultralytics/ultralytics (https://github.com/ultralytics/ultralytics), read from their Crossref records: by year, category and journal, the family tree of papers building on one another, and the linked repositories derived from it or that it derives from.

Key findings#

173 papers in the tracked journals link to the GitHub repository ultralytics/ultralytics in their Crossref records, the first in 2023; most of them (81) in 2025.
By category: AI (169) and Operations Research (4); the journals with the most are Expert Systems with Applications (70), Neural Computing and Applications (21) and International Journal of Computer Vision (19).
15 of the papers build on one another: a later paper cites an earlier one that also links ultralytics/ultralytics.

By year#

20232026

Papers linking to ultralytics/ultralytics by publication year
Year	Papers
2023	4
2024	12
2025	81
2026	76

Journals#

Journals whose papers link to ultralytics/ultralytics most
Journal	Papers
Expert Systems with Applications	70
Neural Computing and Applications	21
International Journal of Computer Vision	19
Pattern Recognition	18
Applied Intelligence	12

Family tree#

Each paper sits under the earlier paper it builds on; papers that cite no other paper here start a branch of their own.

An improved fire detection approach based on YOLO-v8 for smart cities Neural Computing and Applications, 2023
- FLAME: fire detection in videos combining a deep neural network with a model-based motion analysis Neural Computing and Applications, 2025 — cites the paper above
- Robotic arm visual-servoing for AI-driven chess gameplay using LLM-based plannner Neural Computing and Applications, 2026 — cites the paper above
Diabetic Foot Ulcer Detection: Combining Deep Learning Models for Improved Localization Cognitive Computation, 2024
- Floating waste detection using deep learning: a comparative study of YOLO, RT-DETR, and faster R-CNN Neural Computing and Applications, 2026 — cites the paper above
GY-YOLO: ghost separable YOLO for pedestrian detection Neural Computing and Applications, 2025
- M-Ghost YOLOv8: a novel lightweight architecture for real-time multilingual traffic sign detection and classification Neural Computing and Applications, 2026 — cites the paper above
A dynamic context-aware aggregation strategy for small object detection Pattern Recognition, 2025
- A lightweight granular perception feature pyramid network with context-awareness for small traffic sign detection Expert Systems with Applications, 2026 — cites the paper above
Retinex-guided illumination recovery and progressive feature adaptation for real-world nighttime UAV-based vehicle detection Expert Systems with Applications, 2025
- WSADet: A wavelet scale-aware UAV object detector for complex conditions Pattern Recognition, 2025 — cites the paper above
Noise-aware state-space method for underwater object detection Pattern Recognition, 2025
- CFSPNet : Cross-domain feature synergy and perception for robust underwater object detection Expert Systems with Applications, 2026 — cites the paper above
M2F-Net: Multi-scale multi-frequency fusion network for image compressed sensing Expert Systems with Applications, 2026
- POLAR-Net: Physics-guided offset-free linear alignment and reconstruction for low-light object detection Expert Systems with Applications, 2026 — cites the paper above

Papers linking to ultralytics/ultralytics, most cited first (60 of 173)
Published	Title	Journal	Authors	Citations	Link
2023-07-28	An improved fire detection approach based on YOLO-v8 for smart cities	Neural Computing and Applications	Fatma M. Talaat, Hanaa Y. ZainEldin	643	cites it
2023-10-18	E-YOLO: Recognition of estrus cow based on improved YOLOv8n model	Expert Systems with Applications	Zheng Wang, Zhixin Hua, Yuchen Wen et al.	124	cites it
2024-08-16	YOLO-FD: An accurate fish disease detection method based on multi-task learning	Expert Systems with Applications	Xuefei Li, Shili Zhao, Chunlin Chen et al.	79	cites it
2024-07-07	Development of an early detection and automatic targeting system for cotton weeds using an improved lightweight YOLOv8 architecture on an edge device	Knowledge-Based Systems	Md. Jawadul Karim, Md. Nahiduzzaman, Mominul Ahsan et al.	69	cites it
2025-07-02	Scalable prediction of heterogeneous traffic flow with enhanced non-periodic feature modeling	Expert Systems with Applications	Jing Chen, Sheng Zhang, Wenqiang Xu	68	cites it
2024-04-01	Diabetic Foot Ulcer Detection: Combining Deep Learning Models for Improved Localization	Cognitive Computation	Rusab Sarmun, Muhammad E. H. Chowdhury, M. Murugappan et al.	65	cites it
2025-09-16	Freq-DETR: Frequency-aware transformer for real-time small object detection in unmanned aerial vehicle imagery	Expert Systems with Applications	Jiayi Chen, Ningzhong Liu, Han Sun et al.	40	cites it
2023-09-09	Application of raycast method for person geolocalization and distance determination using UAV images in Real-World land search and rescue scenarios	Expert Systems with Applications	Goran Paulin, Saša Sambolek, Marina Ivašić-Kos	37	cites it
2024-05-07	3D-MuPPET: 3D Multi-Pigeon Pose Estimation and Tracking	International Journal of Computer Vision	Urs Waldmann, Alex Hoi Hang Chan, Hemal Naik et al.	31	cites it
2025-04-14	Human-centred design and fabrication of a wearable multimodal visual assistance system	Nature Machine Intelligence	Jian Tang, Yi Zhu, Gai Jiang et al.	31	cites it
2024-06-06	AutYOLO-ATT: an attention-based YOLOv8 algorithm for early autism diagnosis through facial expression recognition	Neural Computing and Applications	Reham Hosney, Fatma M. Talaat, Eman M. El-Gendy et al.	30	cites it
2025-01-09	FLAME: fire detection in videos combining a deep neural network with a model-based motion analysis	Neural Computing and Applications	Diego Gragnaniello, Antonio Greco, Carlo Sansone et al.	28	cites it
2025-05-16	GY-YOLO: ghost separable YOLO for pedestrian detection	Neural Computing and Applications	Ali M. Elhenidy, Labib M. Labib, Amira Y. Haikal et al.	28	cites it
2025-07-30	On Efficient Variants of Segment Anything Model: A Survey	International Journal of Computer Vision	Xiaorui Sun, Jun Liu, Heng Tao Shen et al.	27	cites it
2024-03-05	Automated Detection of Cat Facial Landmarks	International Journal of Computer Vision	George Martvel, Ilan Shimshoni, Anna Zamansky	25	cites it
2024-01-04	Deep learning in computed tomography pulmonary angiography imaging: A dual-pronged approach for pulmonary embolism detection	Expert Systems with Applications	Fabiha Bushra, Muhammad E. H. Chowdhury, Rusab Sarmun et al.	22	cites it
2025-01-04	A data-centric framework for combating domain shift in underwater object detection with image enhancement	Applied Intelligence	Lukas Folkman, Kylie Anne Pitt, Bela Stantić	21	cites it
2025-05-14	SFMW-YOLO: A lightweight metal casting surface defect detection method based on modified YOLOv8s	Expert Systems with Applications	Lei Liu, Decai Du, Yeguo Sun et al.	21	cites it
2025-06-16	BaboonLand Dataset: Tracking Primates in the Wild and Automating Behaviour Recognition from Drone Videos	International Journal of Computer Vision	Isla Duporge, Maksym Kholiavchenko, Roi Harel et al.	21	cites it
2025-07-03	YOLO-MSD: a robust industrial surface defect detection model via multi-scale feature fusion	Applied Intelligence	Yifei Ge, Zhuo Li, Lin Meng	19	cites it
2025-07-15	A dynamic context-aware aggregation strategy for small object detection	Pattern Recognition	Minhu Yang, Hexiang Bai, Jianlong Hu et al.	19	cites it
2025-07-25	Multiscale welding defect detection method based on image adaptive enhancement	Knowledge-Based Systems	Huyue Cheng, Hongquan Jiang, Deqiang Jing et al.	18	cites it
2025-05-12	A real–time detection framework for surface defects in ceramic tableware based on deep learning	Expert Systems with Applications	Pu Sun, Changchun Hua, Changchun Hua et al.	16	cites it
2025-06-26	Housed pig identification and tracking for precision livestock farming	Expert Systems with Applications	Albert Compte, Yudong Yan, Xavier Cortés et al.	15	cites it
2025-04-09	DCYOLO: Dual negative weighting label assignment and cross-layer decouple head for YOLO in remote sensing images	Expert Systems with Applications	Qiang Gu, Zhenggong Han, Sun Kong et al.	14	cites it
2023-11-30	Point cloud enhancement optimization and high-fidelity texture reconstruction methods for air material via fusion of 3D scanning and neural rendering	Expert Systems with Applications	Qichun Hu, Xiaolong Wei, Xin Zhou et al.	13	cites it
2024-11-07	PFEI-Net: A profound feature exploration and interaction network for ceramic substrate surface defect detection	Expert Systems with Applications	Y G He, Chunming Cai, Gui Chen et al.	13	cites it
2025-08-21	CTIUFuse: A CNN-Transformer-based iterative feature universal fusion algorithm for multimodal images	Knowledge-Based Systems	Chenyoukang Lin, Tao Liu, Zixi Wang et al.	13	cites it
2025-09-12	CrossModalNet: A dual-modal object detection network based on cross-modal fusion and channel interaction	Expert Systems with Applications	Hanyun Li, Hanyun Li, Linsong Xiao et al.	13	cites it
2025-05-17	Deep learning methods for autonomous driving scene understanding tasks: A review	Expert Systems with Applications	Mehwish Awan, Taeg Keun Whangbo, Jitae Shin	12	cites it
2025-06-21	Particle swarm optimization with YOLOv8 for improved detection performance of tomato plants	Journal Of Big Data	Sarah M. Ayyad, Nada M. Sallam, Samah Adel Gamel et al.	12	cites it
2025-11-19	Joint multi-view embedding with progressive multi-scale alignment for unaligned infrared-visible image fusion	Information Fusion	Yida Chen, Yafei Zhang, Huafeng Li et al.	12	cites it
2025-03-12	Deep learning for recognition and detection of plant diseases and pests	Neural Computing and Applications	Xiang Yue, Kai Qi, Xinyi Na et al.	11	cites it
2025-04-28	Localization and classification of abnormalities on chest X-ray images using a Mamba-YOLOvX model	Expert Systems with Applications	Ebrahim Khalili, Daniel Morillo, Blanca Priego et al.	11	cites it
2025-05-11	SAAM-ReflectNet: Sign-aware attention-based multitasking framework for integrated traffic sign detection and retroreflectivity estimation	Expert Systems with Applications	Joshua Kofi Asamoah, Blessing Agyei Kyem, Nathan David Obeng-Amoako et al.	11	cites it
2025-08-28	Noise-aware state-space method for underwater object detection	Pattern Recognition	Jingchun Zhou, Xudong Wang, Mingjie Li et al.	11	cites it
2026-01-17	YOLO-PICO: Lightweight object recognition in remote sensing images using expansion attention modules	Pattern Recognition	Mohamad Ebrahim Aghili, Hassan Ghassemian, Maryam Imani	11	cites it
2025-09-25	RGBX-DiffusionDet: a framework for multi-modal RGB-X object detection using DiffusionDet	Pattern Recognition	Eliraz Orfaig, Inna Stainvas, Igal Bilik	10	cites it
2025-04-03	NU-AIR: A Neuromorphic Urban Aerial Dataset for Detection and Localization of Pedestrians and Vehicles	International Journal of Computer Vision	Craig Iaboni, Thomas Kelly, Pramod Abichandani	9	cites it
2026-01-02	An empirical analysis of deep learning methods for small object detection from satellite imagery	Expert Systems with Applications	Xiaohui Yuan, Aniv Chakravarty, Elinor M. Lichtenberg et al.	9	cites it
2025-08-24	Retinex-guided illumination recovery and progressive feature adaptation for real-world nighttime UAV-based vehicle detection	Expert Systems with Applications	Li Chen, Hongbin Deng, Guanghong Liu et al.	8	cites it
2025-12-24	WSADet: A wavelet scale-aware UAV object detector for complex conditions	Pattern Recognition	Lei Shang, Yongchao Qiao, Huan Lei et al.	8	cites it
2025-05-04	A lightweight cross-axis semantic interaction network with receptive-field-based attention for industrial surface defect detection	Expert Systems with Applications	Xuening Li, Yan Xu, Zhong Ji et al.	7	cites it
2025-06-02	A lightweight detector for small targets using forward-looking sonar in underwater search scenarios	Expert Systems with Applications	Jie Li, Wenpei Jiao, Jianlei Zhang et al.	7	cites it
2025-06-09	BA-Net: Bridge attention in deep neural networks	Expert Systems with Applications	Ronghui Zhang, Runzong Zou, Yue Zhao et al.	7	cites it
2025-12-12	A real-time surface defect detection model based on adaptive feature information selection and fusion	Information Fusion	Li‐Juan Liu, Shao-Qi Sun, Hamid Reza Karimi	7	cites it
2026-03-18	M2F-Net: Multi-scale multi-frequency fusion network for image compressed sensing	Expert Systems with Applications	Yiteng Zhang, Qian Huang, Hui Wang	7	cites it
2024-06-19	X-Detect: explainable adversarial patch detection for object detectors in retail	Machine Learning	Omer Hofman, Amit Giloni, Yarin Hayun et al.	6	cites it
2024-12-07	PanicleDet: a deep learning-based model for detection of panicle stages in paddy	Neural Computing and Applications	Himanshushekhar Chaurasia, Alka Arora, Dhandapani Raju et al.	6	cites it
2025-07-04	Human detection in UAV imagery using deep learning: a review	Neural Computing and Applications	Débora Paula Simões, Henrique Cândido de Oliveira, Salvatore Marsico et al.	6	cites it
2025-07-15	A design-guided industrial defect detection method with enhanced camouflaged defect identification	Expert Systems with Applications	Zican Hu, Jiaxiang Luo, Zixuan Hong et al.	6	cites it
2026-06-01	From Training-Free to Adaptive: Empirical Insights into MLLMs’ Understanding of Detection Information	International Journal of Computer Vision	Qirui Jiao, Daoyuan Chen, Yilun Huang et al.	6	cites it
2024-06-20	UAV remote sensing detection and target recognition based on SCP-YOLO	Neural Computing and Applications	Lihui Wang, Zhan Miao, Endong Liu	5	cites it
2025-06-01	Adaptive feature fusion and task-dynamic alignment for real-time object detection on edge devices	Expert Systems with Applications	Yan Ding, Wenjie Wu, Yunan Zhai et al.	5	cites it
2025-08-01	Multimodal Framework for Automatic Behavior Analysis of Children with Autism During ADOS-2	Cognitive Computation	Bruno Carlos Dos Santos Melício, Kaan Karaköse, Ádám Fodor et al.	5	cites it
2025-08-23	A hybrid bee colony algorithm for crack repair trajectory planning based on focal attention guided lightweight segmentation	Expert Systems with Applications	Jianqi Zhang, Xu Yang, Wei Wang et al.	5	cites it
2025-08-30	A biologically inspired separable learning vision model for real-time traffic object perception in Dark	Expert Systems with Applications	Hu-Lin Li, Qiliang Ren, Jun Li et al.	5	cites it
2025-12-21	Advancing traffic object detection in complex environments: a deep learning object detection approach with vehicle-mounted UAV data for traffic scene perception	Knowledge and Information Systems	Yang Liu, Hongyu Sun, Weiqin Li et al.	5	cites it
2026-02-01	To fuse or not to fuse: enhancing military operation object detection with multimodal late fusion and color space optimization	Applied Intelligence	Andrzej D. Dobrzycki, Ana M. Bernardos	5	cites it
2026-02-03	Real-time identification of cooperative perception necessity in road traffic scenarios	Transportation Research Part C Emerging Technologies	Chengyuan Ma, Hangyu Li, Keke Long et al.	5	cites it

How this is measured#

Links are read from each paper's Crossref record as its publisher deposited it: the URLs and repository DOIs in its reference list (the software and data it cites) and its supplementary links (“is-supplemented-by”: its own code or data). A paper that gives its code only in the text, a footnote or a data availability statement is not counted, and some publishers deposit reference lists without their URLs, so every count here is a lower bound. Repository details come from the GitHub REST API (stars, forks, and the repository a fork was made from), the Hugging Face Hub API (likes, downloads, and the base model a model was derived from) and DataCite (Zenodo and other data DOIs, and the GitHub release a Zenodo record archives), read again every month.

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