ICLR 2026 Single-Author Papers Have an Acceptance Rate of Only 8.8%
thegautamkamath · x · 2026-08-01
As a supplement to the previous analysis of ICLR 2026 submissions, the author notes that overall submission numbers would likely be higher this year if not for the proposed cap, though the capped percentage remains small (around 2.5%).
A notable metric is the performance of single-author papers: 430 submissions had only one author (2.2% of the total), and just 38 were accepted, resulting in an 8.8% acceptance rate. The author plans to monitor these specific numbers for ICLR 2027.
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