metadata
license: mit
task_categories:
- text-classification
- time-series-forecasting
- text-retrieval
tags:
- huggingface
- trending
- papers
- machine-learning
- arxiv
- research
- time-series
language:
- en
size_categories:
- n<1K
HuggingFace Top Trending Papers (2025)
A ranked dataset of the most trending papers on HuggingFace Daily Papers in 2025, based on weighted scoring of their trending appearances. This dataset captures which AI/ML research papers gained the most community attention and sustained visibility.
π Dataset Overview
- Total Entries: 663 ranked papers
- Time Period: 2025 (Jan - Nov)
- Source: Wayback Machine snapshots of HuggingFace Daily Papers
- Unique Papers: 663
- Data Order: Sorted by rank (1 = highest score)
- Scoring Method: Weighted by appearance frequency and rank position
π Scoring Methodology
Each paper's score is calculated using:
Score = Ξ£ (51 - rank) for each trending appearance
Where:
- Rank 1 = 50 points
- Rank 2 = 49 points
- ...
- Rank 50 = 1 point
Why this works:
- β Rewards frequent appearances (more days trending = more points)
- β Rewards high rankings (rank 1 is worth more than rank 25)
- β Balances viral papers with consistently popular papers
Example Calculation
Paper appears 3 times:
- Day 1: Rank 1 β 50 points
- Day 2: Rank 5 β 46 points
- Day 3: Rank 10 β 41 points
- Total Score: 137
π Key Insights
1. Top 10 Most Trending Papers (2025)
| Rank | Paper | Score | Appearances | Avg Rank | Key Topic |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LlamaFactory | 17,160 | 432 | 11.28 | LLM Fine-tuning |
| 2 | DINOv3 | 10,372 | 346 | 21.02 | Computer Vision |
| 3 | Agent Lightning | 10,015 | 325 | 20.18 | RL for Agents |
| 4 | WebDancer | 10,010 | 398 | 25.85 | Information Seeking |
| 5 | WebShaper | 9,912 | 402 | 26.34 | Data Synthesis |
| 6 | WebWatcher | 9,881 | 393 | 25.86 | Vision-Language |
| 7 | WebSailor | 9,839 | 394 | 26.03 | Web Reasoning |
| 8 | InternVL3 | 9,746 | 349 | 23.07 | Vision-Language |
| 9 | AgentScope 1.0 | 9,474 | 290 | 18.33 | Agent Framework |
| 10 | Qwen-Image | 9,255 | 302 | 20.35 | Vision Language Model |
Notable: LlamaFactory appeared on trending 432 times - nearly every day in 2025!
2. Research Themes Dominating 2025
Web Agents & Information Systems (Major Trend)
- 4 "Web" papers in top 10 (WebDancer, WebShaper, WebWatcher, WebSailor)
- 400+ appearances each showing sustained interest
- Focus on autonomous web navigation and reasoning
Agent Systems
- Agent Lightning, AgentScope in top 10
- Strong focus on reinforcement learning for agents
- Training frameworks and methodologies driving adoption
Vision-Language Models
- DINOv3, InternVL3, Qwen-Image all in top 10
- Combined 1,000+ appearances
- Integration of vision and language continues to trend
LLM Fine-tuning Tools
- LlamaFactory dominates with 432 appearances (#1)
- 63,300 GitHub stars shows massive adoption
- Democratizing access to fine-tuning
3. Appearance Patterns
Most Consistent Papers (High Frequency):
- LlamaFactory: 432 appearances (nearly every day!)
- WebShaper: 402 appearances
- WebDancer: 398 appearances
- WebSailor: 394 appearances
- WebWatcher: 393 appearances
Highest Quality Rankings (Best Avg Rank):
- Papers consistently ranking in top 10-15 positions
- LlamaFactory: 11.28 avg rank (best combination of frequency + quality)
- AgentScope: 18.33 avg rank
- Agent Lightning: 20.18 avg rank
- Qwen-Image: 20.35 avg rank
Viral Papers (Few Appearances, High Impact):
- Papers with <50 appearances but top 100 ranking show viral breakthrough moments
- Often coincide with major model releases or novel capabilities
4. Community Engagement Metrics
Most Upvoted:
- Qwen3: 316 upvotes
- DINOv3: 284 upvotes
- Qwen-Image: 261 upvotes
- A Survey of Context Engineering: 256 upvotes
Most GitHub Stars:
- PaddleOCR-VL: 65,400 stars
- LlamaFactory: 63,300 stars
- PaddleOCR 3.0: 57,600 stars
- OmniFlatten: 50,300 stars
- MinerU2.5: 49,600 stars