# Neural surface reconstruction

Area: [3D reconstruction and neural rendering](https://mlsanity.com/recon3d/index.md). HTML: https://mlsanity.com/recon3d/neural-surface-reconstruction/

## Key facts

- Neural surface reconstruction: 446 papers on arXiv since 2021 (data through 19 Oct 2026).
- 189 of its 446 mapped papers (42%) cite “NeuS: Learning Neural Implicit Surfaces by Volume Rendering for Multi-view Reconstruction” (2021, arXiv 2106.10689).
- 128 of its 446 mapped papers (29%) cite “UNISURF: Unifying Neural Implicit Surfaces and Radiance Fields for Multi-View Reconstruction” (2021, arXiv 2104.10078).
- 8 new papers 1 Oct–19 Oct.

## Most cited here

- [NeuS: Learning Neural Implicit Surfaces by Volume Rendering for Multi-view Reconstruction](https://mlsanity.com/paper/2106.10689/) (2021), cited by 189 papers here
- [UNISURF: Unifying Neural Implicit Surfaces and Radiance Fields for Multi-View Reconstruction](https://mlsanity.com/paper/2104.10078/) (2021), cited by 128 papers here
- [MonoSDF: Exploring Monocular Geometric Cues for Neural Implicit Surface Reconstruction](https://mlsanity.com/paper/2206.00665/) (2022), cited by 86 papers here
- [Neuralangelo: High-Fidelity Neural Surface Reconstruction](https://mlsanity.com/paper/2306.03092/) (2023), cited by 71 papers here
- [Geo-Neus: Geometry-Consistent Neural Implicit Surfaces Learning for Multi-view Reconstruction](https://mlsanity.com/paper/2205.15848/) (2022), cited by 60 papers here
- [Improving neural implicit surfaces geometry with patch warping](https://mlsanity.com/paper/2112.09648/) (2021), cited by 56 papers here
- [NeuS2: Fast Learning of Neural Implicit Surfaces for Multi-view Reconstruction](https://mlsanity.com/paper/2212.05231/) (2022), cited by 55 papers here
- [NeuRIS: Neural Reconstruction of Indoor Scenes Using Normal Priors](https://mlsanity.com/paper/2206.13597/) (2022), cited by 51 papers here
- [Shape As Points: A Differentiable Poisson Solver](https://mlsanity.com/paper/2106.03452/) (2021), cited by 48 papers here
- [NeuralRecon: Real-Time Coherent 3D Reconstruction from Monocular Video](https://mlsanity.com/paper/2104.00681/) (2021), cited by 42 papers here

## New (1 Oct–19 Oct)

- [MicroSDF: Microfacet-Driven Hybrid Neural SDFs for Mixed-Reflectance Surface Reconstruction](https://mlsanity.com/paper/2610.19681/) (2026-10-14)
- [Surface Reconstruction from Range Scans Under Visibility Constraints](https://mlsanity.com/paper/2610.18005/) (2026-10-13)
- [Uncertainty-Aware Cortical Surface Reconstruction and Spherical Registration for Heterogeneous Brain MRI](https://mlsanity.com/paper/2610.16595/) (2026-10-12)
- [Align-VAE: Aligning Attention and Geometry in VecSet VAEs for 3D Reconstruction](https://mlsanity.com/paper/2610.14734/) (2026-10-10)
- [Complexity-Calibrated Reconstruction Discrepancy for No-Reference Point Cloud Quality Assessment](https://mlsanity.com/paper/2610.13219/) (2026-10-09)
- [Volume Rendering with Metric--Phase Fields for Thin Structures and Sign-Ambiguous Geometry](https://mlsanity.com/paper/2610.13088/) (2026-10-09)
- [SimCortex v2: Joint Cortical Surface Reconstruction with Near-Zero Collisions and Self-Intersections](https://mlsanity.com/paper/2610.07378/) (2026-10-05)
- [A Three-Dimensional Reverse-Projection Method for Sparse Point Cloud Completion and Its Application to High-Speed Train Nose Reconstruction](https://mlsanity.com/paper/2610.05758/) (2026-10-05)