---
license: cc-by-4.0
task_categories:
  - text-classification
  - feature-extraction
language:
  - en
tags:
  - visualization
  - academic-papers
  - IEEE-VIS
  - EuroVis
  - CHI
pretty_name: VisPubs
size_categories:
  - 1K<n<10K
---

# VisPubs Dataset

A curated dataset of visualization research publications from IEEE VIS, EuroVis, and CHI conferences.

**Website:** [vispubs.com](https://vispubs.com)
**Source:** [github.com/Dev-Lan/vispubs](https://github.com/Dev-Lan/vispubs)

## Schema

| Column | Type | Description |
|--------|------|-------------|
| Conference | categorical | Conference venue (Vis, EuroVis, CHI) |
| Year | int | Publication year |
| Title | string | Paper title |
| DOI | string | Digital Object Identifier |
| Abstract | string | Paper abstract |
| AuthorNames-Deduped | list[string] | Author names (deduplicated) |
| Award | list[string] | Awards received (BP, HM, BCS, BA, TT) |
| Accessible | bool | Tagged for screen-reader accessibility |
| Early | bool | Early access publication |
| Resources | list[string] | Available resource types (P, V, C, PW, D, O) |
| ResourceLinks | list[struct] | Links for each resource: {name, url, icon} |

## Award Codes

- **BP** — Best Paper
- **HM** — Honorable Mention
- **BCS** — Best Case Study
- **BA** — Best Application
- **TT** — Test of Time

## Resource Codes

- **P** — Paper (preprint)
- **V** — Video
- **C** — Code
- **PW** — Project Website
- **D** — Data
- **O** — Other

## Usage

```bash
pip install datasets
```

Load the most recent version:

```python
from datasets import load_dataset
ds = load_dataset("DevLan/vispubs")
print(ds["train"].to_pandas().head())
```

Load a specific tagged version:

```python
from datasets import load_dataset
ds = load_dataset("DevLan/vispubs", revision="v2026.0-alpha")
print(ds["train"].to_pandas().head())
```

## Versioning

Versions follow `v{year}.{minor}` with optional prerelease suffixes:
- `alpha` — Early testing, schema may change
- `beta` — Near-stable, minor adjustments possible
- No suffix — Stable release

## Changelog

### v2026.3-alpha (2026-02-25)

- update readme, no change in data

### v2026.2-alpha (2026-02-25)

- update readme, no change in data

### v2026.1-alpha (2026-02-25)

- update readme, no change in data

### v2026.0-alpha (2026-02-25)

- update readme, no change in data

### v2026.0-alpha (2026-02-25)

- initial alpha upload