ultralytics/yolov5: papers linking to it

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Research papers in the 480 tracked journals that link to ultralytics/yolov5 (https://github.com/ultralytics/yolov5), 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#

110 papers in the tracked journals link to the GitHub repository ultralytics/yolov5 in their Crossref records, the first in 2021; most of them (37) in 2025.
By category: AI (106), Information Systems (2) and Operations Research (2); the journals with the most are Expert Systems with Applications (29), Neural Computing and Applications (25) and Pattern Recognition (16).
22 of the papers build on one another: a later paper cites an earlier one that also links ultralytics/yolov5.
Linked repositories derived from it: 8, such as ultralytics/yolov5: v3.1 - Bug Fixes and Performance Improvements, ultralytics/yolov5: v4.0 - nn.SiLU() activations, Weights & Biases logging, PyTorch Hub integration and ultralytics/yolov5: v7.0 - YOLOv5 SOTA Realtime Instance Segmentation.

By year#

20212026

Papers linking to ultralytics/yolov5 by publication year
Year	Papers
2021	2
2022	13
2023	14
2024	20
2025	37
2026	24

Journals#

Journals whose papers link to ultralytics/yolov5 most
Journal	Papers
Expert Systems with Applications	29
Neural Computing and Applications	25
Pattern Recognition	16
Applied Intelligence	12
Knowledge-Based Systems	10

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.

A novel early warning strategy for right-turning blind zone based on vulnerable road users detection Neural Computing and Applications, 2022
- Vulnerable road users’ detection with bionic-corrected multi-fisheye images and safety warning for ART Neural Computing and Applications, 2024 — cites the paper above
Refined marine object detector with attention-based spatial pyramid pooling networks and bidirectional feature fusion strategy Neural Computing and Applications, 2022
- Multi-dimensional, multi-functional and multi-level attention in YOLO for underwater object detection Neural Computing and Applications, 2023 — cites the paper above
A review of convolutional neural network architectures and their optimizations Artificial Intelligence Review, 2022
- Local Concept Embeddings for Analysis of Concept Distributions in Vision DNN Feature Spaces International Journal of Computer Vision, 2025 — cites the paper above
SafeFac: Video-based smart safety monitoring for preventing industrial work accidents Expert Systems with Applications, 2022
- Verification and performance comparison of CNN-based algorithms for two-step helmet-wearing detection Expert Systems with Applications, 2023 — cites the paper above
Progressive refined redistribution pyramid network for defect detection in complex scenarios Knowledge-Based Systems, 2022
- A lightweight cross-axis semantic interaction network with receptive-field-based attention for industrial surface defect detection Expert Systems with Applications, 2025 — cites the paper above
Concrete crack detection using lightweight attention feature fusion single shot multibox detector Knowledge-Based Systems, 2022
- FC-DETR: High-precision end-to-end surface defect detector based on foreground supervision and cascade refined hybrid matching Expert Systems with Applications, 2024 — cites the paper above
  - A design-guided industrial defect detection method with enhanced camouflaged defect identification Expert Systems with Applications, 2025 — cites the paper above
A Yolo-Based Model for Breast Cancer Detection in Mammograms Cognitive Computation, 2023
- Detecting and classifying breast masses via YOLO-based deep learning Neural Computing and Applications, 2025 — cites the paper above
BiFPN-YOLO: One-stage object detection integrating Bi-Directional Feature Pyramid Networks Pattern Recognition, 2024
- Illumination-adaptive feature enhancement for low-light object detection Pattern Recognition, 2026 — cites the paper above
MultiSpectral Transformer Fusion via exploiting similarity and complementarity for robust pedestrian detection Pattern Recognition, 2025
- Learning modality knowledge with proxy for RGB-Infrared object detection Pattern Recognition, 2026 — cites the paper above
- Lightweight modal-guided cross-attention fusion network for visible-infrared object detection Pattern Recognition, 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

Linked repositories ultralytics/yolov5 derives from or that derive from it
Repository	Relation	Papers
ultralytics/yolov5: v3.1 - Bug Fixes and Performance Improvements	Zenodo archive of ultralytics/yolov5	11
ultralytics/yolov5: v4.0 - nn.SiLU() activations, Weights & Biases logging, PyTorch Hub…	Zenodo archive of ultralytics/yolov5	3
ultralytics/yolov5: v7.0 - YOLOv5 SOTA Realtime Instance Segmentation	Zenodo archive of ultralytics/yolov5	31
ultralytics/yolov5: v6.0 - YOLOv5n 'Nano' models, Roboflow integration, TensorFlow…	Zenodo archive of ultralytics/yolov5	4
ultralytics/yolov5: v6.1 - TensorRT, TensorFlow Edge TPU and OpenVINO Export and Inference	Zenodo archive of ultralytics/yolov5	5
ultralytics/yolov5: v5.0 - YOLOv5-P6 1280 models, AWS, Supervise.ly and YouTube…	Zenodo archive of ultralytics/yolov5	4
ultralytics/yolov5: v6.2 - YOLOv5 Classification Models, Apple M1, Reproducibility…	Zenodo archive of ultralytics/yolov5	5
ultralytics/yolov5: v7.0 - YOLOv5 SOTA Realtime Instance Segmentation	Zenodo archive of ultralytics/yolov5	3

Papers linking to ultralytics/yolov5, most cited first (60 of 110)
Published	Title	Journal	Authors	Citations	Link
2024-06-24	YOLO-FaceV2: A scale and occlusion aware face detector	Pattern Recognition	Ziping Yu, Hongbo Huang, Wei‐Jun Chen et al.	476	cites it
2022-06-22	A review of convolutional neural network architectures and their optimizations	Artificial Intelligence Review	Shuang Cong, Yang Zhou	383	cites it
2022-12-09	Improved YOLOv5 network for real-time multi-scale traffic sign detection	Neural Computing and Applications	Junfan Wang, Yi Chen, Zhekang Dong et al.	377	cites it
2022-03-05	Deep learning techniques to classify agricultural crops through UAV imagery: a review	Neural Computing and Applications	Abdelmalek Bouguettaya, Hafed Zarzour, Ahmed Kechida et al.	317	cites it
2022-01-20	Fast forest fire smoke detection using MVMNet	Knowledge-Based Systems	Yaowen Hu, Jialei Zhan, Guoxiong Zhou et al.	172	cites it
2024-11-18	BiFPN-YOLO: One-stage object detection integrating Bi-Directional Feature Pyramid Networks	Pattern Recognition	John Doherty, Bryan Gardiner, Emmett Kerr et al.	168	cites it
2023-08-17	A Yolo-Based Model for Breast Cancer Detection in Mammograms	Cognitive Computation	Francesco Prinzi, Marco Insalaco, Alessia Angela Maria Orlando et al.	146	cites it
2022-12-21	Concrete crack detection using lightweight attention feature fusion single shot multibox detector	Knowledge-Based Systems	Wei Zhu, Hui Zhang, Joe Eastwood et al.	113	cites it
2023-05-22	Consistency- and dependence-guided knowledge distillation for object detection in remote sensing images	Expert Systems with Applications	Yixia Chen, Ming‐Wei Lin, He Zhu et al.	85	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
2022-02-21	CDNet: a real-time and robust crosswalk detection network on Jetson nano based on YOLOv5	Neural Computing and Applications	Zheng-De Zhang, Menglu Tan, Zhi-Cai Lan et al.	69	cites it
2023-02-05	Cascaded feature fusion with multi-level self-attention mechanism for object detection	Pattern Recognition	Chuanxu Wang, Huiru Wang, Huiru Wang	58	cites it
2023-04-12	Verification and performance comparison of CNN-based algorithms for two-step helmet-wearing detection	Expert Systems with Applications	Ju‐Yeon Lee, Woo-Seok Choi, Sang-Hyun Choi et al.	55	cites it
2022-12-07	Progressive refined redistribution pyramid network for defect detection in complex scenarios	Knowledge-Based Systems	Xuyi Yu, Wentao Lyu, Chengqun Wang et al.	53	cites it
2024-01-11	Railway obstacle intrusion warning mechanism integrating YOLO-based detection and risk assessment	Journal of Industrial Information Integration	Zhipeng Zhang, Peiru Chen, Yujie Huang et al.	52	cites it
2021-06-20	Personal Protection Equipment detection system for embedded devices based on DNN and Fuzzy Logic	Expert Systems with Applications	Giancarlo Iannizzotto, Lucia Lo Bello, Gaetano Patti	48	cites it
2024-05-23	DDformer: Dimension decomposition transformer with semi-supervised learning for underwater image enhancement	Knowledge-Based Systems	Zhi Yang Gao, Jing Yang, Fengling Jiang et al.	47	cites it
2023-12-21	Task reallocation of human-robot collaborative production workshop based on a dynamic human fatigue model	Computers & Industrial Engineering	Bitao Yao, Xinyu Li, Zhenrui Ji et al.	46	cites it
2022-05-14	Refined marine object detector with attention-based spatial pyramid pooling networks and bidirectional feature fusion strategy	Neural Computing and Applications	Fengqiang Xu, Huibing Wang, Xudong Sun et al.	44	cites it
2022-12-05	SafeFac: Video-based smart safety monitoring for preventing industrial work accidents	Expert Systems with Applications	Jungmo Ahn, Jae-Yeon Park, Sung Sik Lee et al.	34	cites it
2026-01-22	Deep Learning-Based Object Pose Estimation: A Comprehensive Survey	International Journal of Computer Vision	Jian Liu, Wei Sun, Hui Yang et al.	31	cites it
2024-12-12	FC-DETR: High-precision end-to-end surface defect detector based on foreground supervision and cascade refined hybrid matching	Expert Systems with Applications	Zilin Xia, Yufan Zhao, Jinan Gu et al.	30	cites it
2023-07-14	Multi-dimensional, multi-functional and multi-level attention in YOLO for underwater object detection	Neural Computing and Applications	Xin Shen, Xudong Sun, Huibing Wang et al.	27	cites it
2023-06-01	Fully context-aware image inpainting with a learned semantic pyramid	Pattern Recognition	Wendong Zhang, Yunbo Wang, Bingbing Ni et al.	26	cites it
2024-12-16	Circle-YOLO: An anchor-free lung nodule detection algorithm using bounding circle representation	Pattern Recognition	Chaosheng Tang, Feifei Zhou, Junding Sun et al.	26	cites it
2025-01-27	MultiSpectral Transformer Fusion via exploiting similarity and complementarity for robust pedestrian detection	Pattern Recognition	Song Hou, Meng Yang, Wei‐Shi Zheng et al.	26	cites it
2023-09-05	TEGAN: Transformer Embedded Generative Adversarial Network for Underwater Image Enhancement	Cognitive Computation	Zhi Yang Gao, Jing Yang, Lu Zhang et al.	24	cites it
2021-03-10	Domain adaptive detection system for concealed objects using millimeter wave images	Neural Computing and Applications	Bo Zhang, Bin Wang, Xiaofeng Wu et al.	23	cites it
2025-04-10	Efficient aggregate distribute network for tiny defect detection	Expert Systems with Applications	P. Chen, Wentao Lyu, Qing Guo et al.	21	cites it
2023-02-17	YOGA: Deep object detection in the wild with lightweight feature learning and multiscale attention	Pattern Recognition	Raja Sunkara, Tie Luo	20	cites it
2025-03-19	Detecting and classifying breast masses via YOLO-based deep learning	Neural Computing and Applications	Büşra Kübra Karaca, Ziya Telatar, Selda Güney et al.	20	cites it
2024-12-24	Machine learning-based vehicle detection and tracking based on headlight extraction and GMM clustering under low illumination conditions	Expert Systems with Applications	Igor Lashkov, Runze Yuan, Guohui Zhang	19	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
2022-08-10	MonoPoly: A practical monocular 3D object detector	Pattern Recognition	He Guan, Chunfeng Song, Zhaoxiang Zhang et al.	16	cites it
2023-11-30	Weakly-supervised learning based automatic augmentation of aerial insulator images	Expert Systems with Applications	Di Jiang, Di Jiang, Yuan Cao et al.	16	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
2023-07-07	An end-to-end pollution analysis and detection system using artificial intelligence and object detection algorithms	Decision Analytics Journal	Md. Yearat Hossain, Ifran Rahman Nijhum, Md. Tazin Morshed Shad et al.	12	cites it
2022-01-10	A novel early warning strategy for right-turning blind zone based on vulnerable road users detection	Neural Computing and Applications	Lei Han, Peng Zheng, Haobo Li et al.	11	cites it
2024-03-05	Relative vectoring using dual object detection for autonomous aerial refueling	Neural Computing and Applications	Derek Worth, Jeffrey Choate, James Lynch et al.	11	cites it
2024-05-27	Raw infrared image enhancement via an inverted framework based on infrared basic prior	Expert Systems with Applications	Yu Wang, Xiubao Sui, Yihong Wang et al.	11	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
2026-02-22	Lightweight modal-guided cross-attention fusion network for visible-infrared object detection	Pattern Recognition	Wencong Wu, Hongxi Zhang, Xiuwei Zhang et al.	11	cites it
2025-01-10	Vision–language pre-training for graph-based handwritten mathematical expression recognition	Pattern Recognition	Hong-Yu Guo, Chuang Wang, Fei Yin et al.	10	cites it
2022-12-07	Learning task-specific discriminative representations for multiple object tracking	Neural Computing and Applications	Han Wu, Jiahao Nie, Ziming Zhu et al.	9	cites it
2023-10-31	Hiding from infrared detectors in real world with adversarial clothes	Applied Intelligence	Xiaopei Zhu, Zhanhao Hu, Siyuan Huang et al.	9	cites it
2025-01-20	Sine and cosine based learning rate for gradient descent method	Applied Intelligence	Krutika Verma, Abyayananda Maiti	9	cites it
2025-06-17	OCCO: LVM-Guided Infrared and Visible Image Fusion Framework Based on Object-Aware and Contextual Contrastive Learning	International Journal of Computer Vision	Hui Li, Congcong Bian, Zeyang Zhang et al.	8	cites it
2023-12-15	Bi-AFN++CA: Bi-directional adaptive fusion network combining context augmentation for small object detection	Applied Intelligence	Hongying Zhang, Enyao Chen	7	cites it
2024-01-10	AlignYOLO: A feature-aligned network for object detection	Expert Systems with Applications	Hao Li, Changming Song, Dongxu Cheng et al.	7	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
2025-10-29	LigTomDet: Knowledge distillation in a new lightweight tomato disease detection model in planting fields	Pattern Recognition	Hao Sun, Rui Fu, Dae-Ki Kang	7	cites it
2022-04-23	A low latency traffic sign detection model with an automatic data labeling pipeline	Neural Computing and Applications	Jiapeng Luo, Zhongfeng Wang	6	cites it
2024-11-13	Learning to Detect Novel Species with SAM in the Wild	International Journal of Computer Vision	Garvita Allabadi, Ana Lucic, Yu-Xiong Wang 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
2025-03-24	TopView: vectorising road users in a bird’s eye view from uncalibrated street-level imagery with deep learning	Neural Computing and Applications	Mohamed R. Ibrahim	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
2025-10-24	SADet: A semantic-aware tiny object detection network against missed detection	Pattern Recognition	Xiaohan Zhang, Dongqi Yuan, Yihan Hu et al.	6	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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