# 3D, point cloud and scene generation

Area: [Diffusion models](https://mlsanity.com/diffusion/index.md). HTML: https://mlsanity.com/diffusion/3d-point-cloud-and-scene-generation/

## Key facts

- 3D, point cloud and scene generation: 1,593 papers on arXiv since 2021 (data through 14 Oct 2026).
- 641 of its 1,593 mapped papers (40%) cite “DreamFusion: Text-to-3D using 2D Diffusion” (2022, arXiv 2209.14988).
- 413 of its 1,593 mapped papers (26%) cite “Zero-1-to-3: Zero-shot One Image to 3D Object” (2023, arXiv 2303.11328).
- 30 new papers 17 Sep–14 Oct.

## Most cited here

- [DreamFusion: Text-to-3D using 2D Diffusion](https://mlsanity.com/paper/2209.14988/) (2022), cited by 641 papers here
- [Zero-1-to-3: Zero-shot One Image to 3D Object](https://mlsanity.com/paper/2303.11328/) (2023), cited by 413 papers here
- [Magic3D: High-Resolution Text-to-3D Content Creation](https://mlsanity.com/paper/2211.10440/) (2022), cited by 370 papers here
- [ProlificDreamer: High-Fidelity and Diverse Text-to-3D Generation with Variational Score Distillation](https://mlsanity.com/paper/2305.16213/) (2023), cited by 335 papers here
- [MVDream: Multi-view Diffusion for 3D Generation](https://mlsanity.com/paper/2308.16512/) (2023), cited by 294 papers here
- [Fantasia3D: Disentangling Geometry and Appearance for High-quality Text-to-3D Content Creation](https://mlsanity.com/paper/2303.13873/) (2023), cited by 234 papers here
- [Score Jacobian Chaining: Lifting Pretrained 2D Diffusion Models for 3D Generation](https://mlsanity.com/paper/2212.00774/) (2022), cited by 221 papers here
- [SyncDreamer: Generating Multiview-consistent Images from a Single-view Image](https://mlsanity.com/paper/2309.03453/) (2023), cited by 217 papers here
- [Wonder3D: Single Image to 3D using Cross-Domain Diffusion](https://mlsanity.com/paper/2310.15008/) (2023), cited by 202 papers here
- [Point-E: A System for Generating 3D Point Clouds from Complex Prompts](https://mlsanity.com/paper/2212.08751/) (2022), cited by 200 papers here

## New (17 Sep–14 Oct)

- [Self-Supervised Learning of Semantically Consistent Visual Features via a Simple 3D Prior](https://mlsanity.com/paper/2610.16988/) (2026-10-12)
- [GeoFix: Geometry Fixing for 4D Consistent Generation](https://mlsanity.com/paper/2610.14293/) (2026-10-09)
- [HorizonNav: Geometry-Guided Video Diffusion for Anticipatory 3D Robot Navigation](https://mlsanity.com/paper/2610.13849/) (2026-10-09)
- [LEGO: A Lifting-Free Approach for Exocentric-to-Egocentric Video Generation](https://mlsanity.com/paper/2610.12442/) (2026-10-08)
- [Relational Abstractions for Spatial Reasoning with Diffusion Models](https://mlsanity.com/paper/2610.09780/) (2026-10-07)
- [MeshCarve: Artisan Mesh Generation with Flow Matching in Compact Latent Spaces](https://mlsanity.com/paper/2610.09723/) (2026-10-07)
- [4D-HOF: Hand-Object Flow Matching for Feed-Forward 4D Interaction Reconstruction](https://mlsanity.com/paper/2610.08782/) (2026-10-06)
- [PhysLDM: Latent Diffusion for High-Fidelity Deformable Simulation](https://mlsanity.com/paper/2610.07609/) (2026-10-06)
- [EagleDepth: Efficient Fine-Grained Depth Estimation via Pixel Diffusion Decoder](https://mlsanity.com/paper/2610.04554/) (2026-10-03)
- [SymRegFlow: Symmetry-Regularized Flow Matching for Video World Models](https://mlsanity.com/paper/2610.02726/) (2026-10-02)
- [DAGS: Disentangled Appearance-and-Geometry Steering of a Frozen Image DiT for Temporally Stabilized Generative Rendering](https://mlsanity.com/paper/2610.02567/) (2026-10-01)
- [DiDE:Direct Injection with Color-Texture DEcoupling for 3D Stylization](https://mlsanity.com/paper/2610.02044/) (2026-10-01)
- [Geometric Similarity in VLM Low-Level Vision Representations](https://mlsanity.com/paper/2610.00848/) (2026-10-01)
- [Texture Space Material Diffusion](https://mlsanity.com/paper/2609.37654/) (2026-10-01)
- [PixelDense: Dense Prediction as Representation Alignment for Pixel Diffusion](https://mlsanity.com/paper/2610.00483/) (2026-09-30)
- [BTC3D: Blended Tile Conditioning for Detail-Enhancing Image-to-3D Generation](https://mlsanity.com/paper/2609.39709/) (2026-09-30)
- [LoRA Direction Extraction for Controllable Light Toggling in FLUX.1 Kontext](https://mlsanity.com/paper/2610.03771/) (2026-09-29)
- [TaoFlowForge: Progressive Native Mesh Generation via Cascaded Flow Matching](https://mlsanity.com/paper/2609.37139/) (2026-09-29)
- [Persistence Forcing: Exploiting Feature Specialization in Pixel-Space Diffusion](https://mlsanity.com/paper/2609.36014/) (2026-09-28)
- [FILIGREE3D: Scaling Sparse Latent Flow Matching for Ultra-High-Resolution Image-to-3D Generation](https://mlsanity.com/paper/2609.34900/) (2026-09-28)
- [ReGDiff: Guided Diffusion in Regulated Latent Space for Exploring Metamaterial Voxel Geometry](https://mlsanity.com/paper/2609.34231/) (2026-09-28)
- [VGGT-Diff: Visual Geometry Meets Diffusion for Sparse-View Novel View Synthesis](https://mlsanity.com/paper/2609.33253/) (2026-09-27)
- [QuacamFM: Quaternion-Constrained Flow Matching for Camera Pose Estimation](https://mlsanity.com/paper/2609.32455/) (2026-09-26)
- [Enhancing Photogrammetric Digital Surface Models with Pretrained Diffusion Models and Multimodal Conditioning](https://mlsanity.com/paper/2609.31199/) (2026-09-25)
- [DiffusionShadow: Diffusion-based Shadow Caching for Neural Volume Rendering](https://mlsanity.com/paper/2609.30658/) (2026-09-25)
- [ZoomDiff: A High-Fidelity Diffusion Model for Dual-Camera Smooth Zooming](https://mlsanity.com/paper/2609.28083/) (2026-09-23)
- [PhysReflect: Geometry and Perception Guided Diffusion for Physically-Plausible Mirror Reflections](https://mlsanity.com/paper/2609.23442/) (2026-09-20)
- [4DGS-Fixer: Generative Sparse-View 4D Gaussian Splatting with Iterative Refinement Guided by Video Diffusion Priors](https://mlsanity.com/paper/2609.21176/) (2026-09-18)
- [Physically Based Rendering in the Latent Space](https://mlsanity.com/paper/2609.21054/) (2026-09-17)
- [Generating Heterogeneous 3D Geological Microstructures from 2D Images via a Stable Diffusion-Adversarial Model](https://mlsanity.com/paper/2609.20358/) (2026-09-17)