# Diffusion recommenders

Area: [Diffusion models](https://mlsanity.com/diffusion/index.md). HTML: https://mlsanity.com/diffusion/diffusion-recommenders/

## Key facts

- Diffusion recommenders: 83 papers on arXiv since 2023 (data through 7 Oct 2026).
- 47 of its 83 mapped papers (57%) cite “DiffuRec: A Diffusion Model for Sequential Recommendation” (2023, arXiv 2304.00686).
- 33 of its 83 mapped papers (40%) cite “Generate What You Prefer: Reshaping Sequential Recommendation via Guided Diffusion” (2023, arXiv 2310.20453).
- 2 new papers 17 Sep–7 Oct.

## Most cited here

- [DiffuRec: A Diffusion Model for Sequential Recommendation](https://mlsanity.com/paper/2304.00686/) (2023), cited by 47 papers here
- [Generate What You Prefer: Reshaping Sequential Recommendation via Guided Diffusion](https://mlsanity.com/paper/2310.20453/) (2023), cited by 33 papers here
- [Plug-in Diffusion Model for Sequential Recommendation](https://mlsanity.com/paper/2401.02913/) (2024), cited by 17 papers here
- [DimeRec: A Unified Framework for Enhanced Sequential Recommendation via Generative Diffusion Models](https://mlsanity.com/paper/2408.12153/) (2024), cited by 17 papers here
- [Conditional Denoising Diffusion for Sequential Recommendation](https://mlsanity.com/paper/2304.11433/) (2023), cited by 15 papers here
- [Diffusion Augmentation for Sequential Recommendation](https://mlsanity.com/paper/2309.12858/) (2023), cited by 14 papers here
- [Graph Signal Diffusion Model for Collaborative Filtering](https://mlsanity.com/paper/2311.08744/) (2023), cited by 13 papers here
- [Denoising Diffusion Recommender Model](https://mlsanity.com/paper/2401.06982/) (2024), cited by 13 papers here
- [Collaborative Filtering Based on Diffusion Models: Unveiling the Potential of High-Order Connectivity](https://mlsanity.com/paper/2404.14240/) (2024), cited by 13 papers here
- [DiffKG: Knowledge Graph Diffusion Model for Recommendation](https://mlsanity.com/paper/2312.16890/) (2023), cited by 12 papers here

## New (17 Sep–7 Oct)

- [Eval4DiRec: A Unified and Systematic Evaluation Framework for Diffusion-based Recommender Systems](https://mlsanity.com/paper/2609.34404/) (2026-09-28)
- [X-Rec Technical Report](https://mlsanity.com/paper/2609.29180/) (2026-09-24)