Cited by 3,503Advanced Neural Network ApplicationsDomain Adaptation and Few-Shot LearningAdvanced Image and Video Retrieval Techniques

Deep Convolutional Neural Networks for Image Classification: A Comprehensive Review

Rawat, Waseem, Wang, Zenghui·2017·Neural Computation

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Convolutional neural networks (CNNs) have been applied to visual tasks since the late 1980s. However, despite a few scattered applications, they were dormant until the mid-2000s when developments in computing power and the advent of large amounts of labeled data, supplemented by improved algorithms, contributed to their advancement and brought them to the forefront of a neural network renaissance that has seen rapid progression since 2012. In this review, which focuses on the application of CNNs to image classification tasks, we cover their development, from their predecessors up to recent state-of-the-art deep learning systems. Along the way, we analyze (1) their early successes, (2) their role in the deep learning renaissance, (3) selected symbolic works that have contributed to their recent popularity, and (4) several improvement attempts by reviewing contributions and challenges of over 300 publications. We also introduce some of their current trends and remaining challenges.

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Authors
Rawat, W., & Wang, Z.
Affiliations
University of South Africa (ZA)
Venue
Neural Computation
Publisher
MIT Press
Published
2017-09
Volume
29
Issue
9
Pages
2352-2449
ISSN
  • 0899-7667 (ISSN-L)
  • 1530-888X
OpenAlex
W2622826443
Cited by
3,503
References
286
Citations by year
2026: 181 · 2025: 393 · 2024: 470 · 2023: 535 · 2022: 580 · 2021: 589 · 2020: 432 · 2019: 234 · 2018: 84 · 2017: 3 · 2015: 1 · 2012: 1
FWCI
85.59
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Neural Computation (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Physical Sciences › Computer Science › Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition › Advanced Neural Network Applications
  • Physical Sciences › Computer Science › Artificial Intelligence › Domain Adaptation and Few-Shot Learning
  • Physical Sciences › Computer Science › Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition › Advanced Image and Video Retrieval Techniques
Keywords
convolutional neural networks, image classification, deep learning, history of neural networks, annotated dataset, computer vision

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