VisPubs Dataset

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

Website: vispubs.com Source: 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

pip install datasets

Load the most recent version:

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

Load a specific tagged version:

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