ECG dataset usage
Most-used ECG datasets.
PPG-DaLiA is the most-used ECG dataset in the ChatPPG research hub: 28 papers and 19 models published here link to it. The rest of the top five are WESAD (44), VitalDB (42), MESA Sleep (28) and PulseDB v2.0 (28). This ranking covers the 54 of 117 ranked datasets that record ECG, with 397 links from published papers and models.
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54 datasets
47 total · 28 papers · 19 models
Pretrain 1 · Train 0 · Eval 22
PPG · ECG · Accel · Skin temp · Resp
Licence: Scientific, non-commercial use with credit to the owners
44 total · 28 papers · 16 models
Pretrain 1 · Train 0 · Eval 21
PPG · ECG · Accel · Skin temp · EDA · Resp
Licence: Scientific, non-commercial use with credit to the owners
42 total · 30 papers · 12 models
Pretrain 5 · Train 2 · Eval 7
PPG · ECG · Resp · ABP · CO₂
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (PhysioNet release)
28 total · 21 papers · 7 models
Pretrain 5 · Train 0 · Eval 5
PSG · PPG · ECG · EEG · Resp · Accel
Licence: NSRR Data Access and Use Agreement
28 total · 20 papers · 8 models
Pretrain 2 · Train 0 · Eval 4
PPG · ECG · ABP
Licence: Split by folder: PulseDB_MIMIC files under ODbL 1.0 (contents under DbCL 1.0); PulseDB_Vital files and the subset/Info files under CC BY-NC-SA 4.0
18 total · 15 papers · 3 models
Pretrain 2 · Train 1 · Eval 2
PSG · ECG · EEG · Resp · SpO₂
Licence: NSRR Data Access and Use Agreement
16 total · 10 papers · 6 models
Pretrain 1 · Train 0 · Eval 3
PPG · ECG · Resp · SpO₂
Licence: ODC-By 1.0
14 total · 9 papers · 5 models
Pretrain 1 · Train 0 · Eval 4
PPG · ECG
Licence: CC BY 4.0
10 total · 7 papers · 3 models
Pretrain 2 · Train 0 · Eval 1
PSG · ECG · EEG · Resp · SpO₂
Licence: Not stated
8 total · 6 papers · 2 models
Pretrain 0 · Train 0 · Eval 6
PPG · ABP · ECG
Licence: Not stated
7 total · 4 papers · 3 models
Pretrain 1 · Train 0 · Eval 0
ECG
Licence: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
6 total · 4 papers · 2 models
Pretrain 0 · Train 0 · Eval 3
PPG · ECG · Accel
Licence: Zenodo lists the licence as Other (Non-Commercial)
6 total · 3 papers · 3 models
Pretrain 0 · Train 0 · Eval 3
PPG · ECG · Accel · Skin temp · BARO
Licence: Data: CC BY-NC-SA 4.0. Code: GPL-3.0
4 total · 4 papers · 0 models
Pretrain 0 · Train 0 · Eval 1
PPG · ABP · ECG · Resp
Licence: Open Data Commons Open Database License v1.0.
4 total · 3 papers · 1 model
Pretrain 0 · Train 0 · Eval 1
ECG
Licence: Not stated
4 total · 3 papers · 1 model
Pretrain 0 · Train 0 · Eval 2
PPG · ECG · Resp · ABP
Licence: PhysioNet Credentialed Health Data License 1.5.0
4 total · 2 papers · 2 models
Pretrain 1 · Train 0 · Eval 0
ECG
Licence: CC BY 4.0
4 total · 2 papers · 2 models
Pretrain 0 · Train 0 · Eval 3
PPG · Accel · Gyro · ECG
Licence: Not stated
4 total · 2 papers · 2 models
Pretrain 1 · Train 0 · Eval 2
PPG · Accel · ECG
Licence: CC BY 4.0
4 total · 2 papers · 2 models
PPG · ECG · Resp
Licence: Not stated
3 total · 2 papers · 1 model
Pretrain 0 · Train 0 · Eval 2
ECG
Licence: CC BY 4.0
3 total · 2 papers · 1 model
Pretrain 0 · Train 1 · Eval 1
ECG
Licence: Not stated
3 total · 2 papers · 1 model
ECG
Licence: Not stated
3 total · 1 paper · 2 models
Pretrain 0 · Train 0 · Eval 1
PPG · ECG · Accel · Gyro · Resp
Licence: CC BY 4.0
3 total · 1 paper · 2 models
Pretrain 0 · Train 0 · Eval 1
PPG · ECG · Accel · Gyro
Licence: ODbL 1.0
2 total · 2 papers · 0 models
ECG
Licence: PhysioNet Restricted Health Data License 1.5.0
2 total · 2 papers · 0 models
PPG · Accel · EDA · Skin temp · ECG · EEG · HR
Licence: Restricted access (request on Zenodo); no license listed
2 total · 2 papers · 0 models
Pretrain 0 · Train 1 · Eval 2
PPG · ECG · Accel
Licence: Not stated
2 total · 1 paper · 1 model
BCG · ECG · PPG · Resp · Bp continuous
Licence: CC BY 4.0
2 total · 1 paper · 1 model
Pretrain 0 · Train 0 · Eval 1
PPG · ECG · Resp · ABP
Licence: Open Data Commons Open Database License v1.0 (ODbL 1.0)
2 total · 1 paper · 1 model
Pretrain 1 · Train 0 · Eval 0
PSG · EEG · ECG · Resp · SpO₂ · PPG · Accel
Licence: Not stated
1 total · 1 paper · 0 models
PPG · ECG · Resp
Licence: Custom terms specific to this dataset
1 total · 1 paper · 0 models
PPG · ECG · Accel
Licence: Other (Non-Commercial)
1 total · 1 paper · 0 models
ECG
Licence: Open Data Commons Attribution License v1.0 (ODC-By)
1 total · 1 paper · 0 models
ECG
Licence: Not stated
1 total · 1 paper · 0 models
Pretrain 0 · Train 0 · Eval 1
PPG · ECG · Accel
Licence: Not stated
1 total · 1 paper · 0 models
PPG · ECG · SpO₂ · ABP · Etco2
Licence: Not stated
1 total · 1 paper · 0 models
ECG
Licence: Not stated
1 total · 1 paper · 0 models
Pretrain 0 · Train 0 · Eval 1
PPG · IMU · ECG
Licence: Not stated
1 total · 0 papers · 1 model
Video · Nir video · ECG
Licence: MS-Drive academic-only licence (non-commercial; no modification or redistribution without written permission)
1 total · 0 papers · 1 model
Pretrain 0 · Train 0 · Eval 1
PPG · ECG · Accel · EDA
Licence: Not stated
How the ranking works
Counts are links between published ChatPPG pages: a paper or model page that names the dataset it used, and that dataset's page. Unpublished papers and models are excluded, and nothing is inferred from titles or abstracts.
This page keeps only datasets whose ChatPPG record lists ECG among its recorded signals, and ranks them against each other. The rank column is the rank within ECG datasets; the overall ranking covers every dataset.
Datasets are ranked by total links (papers plus models); ties share a rank. Pretrain, train and eval columns count only links whose source states that role, so they can add up to less than the total; a dash means no link to that dataset states a role. The table refreshes with every research hub sync.
Licence, signals and tasks come from each dataset's ChatPPG record. Check the dataset page and its source before you use the data.
FAQ
What is the most used ECG dataset?
PPG-DaLiA, with 47 links from published ChatPPG pages (28 papers and 19 models). Next are WESAD (44), VitalDB (42) and MESA Sleep (28).
How many ECG datasets are ranked here?
54 datasets list ECG among their recorded signals and have at least one published paper or model linking to them. Together they have 266 paper links and 131 model links.
Which ECG datasets are used most for atrial fibrillation?
18 ECG datasets in this ranking list atrial fibrillation detection as a task. The most used are PTB-XL (24), Chapman–Shaoxing–Ningbo 12-lead ECG arrhythmia database (PhysioNet) (7) and Long-term ECG and wrist PPG with annotated AF episodes (AFPPGECG) (6).
Which ECG datasets do the most models use?
PPG-DaLiA (19 models), WESAD (16 models) and VitalDB (12 models). Model counts include foundation models and task models with a published ChatPPG page.
Which ECG datasets are used most for pretraining?
Where the source states a role, the most common pretraining datasets are VitalDB (5), MESA Sleep (5) and PulseDB v2.0 (2).
Which ECG datasets are used most for evaluation?
Where the source states a role, the most common evaluation datasets are PPG-DaLiA (22), WESAD (21) and VitalDB (7).
How are these counts calculated?
Each count is a link between two published ChatPPG pages: a paper or model page that lists the dataset it used, and the dataset's own page. 266 links come from papers and 131 from models. Unpublished papers and models are not counted, and no link is inferred. A dataset is included when its ChatPPG record lists ECG as a recorded signal.
Other rankings: all datasets, PPG datasets, IMU datasets, EDA datasets, rPPG datasets. Browse all datasets, or open the papers that use PPG-DaLiA. Benchmarks by dataset: leaderboards.
Cite this
Cite the page URL and the date you accessed it. Please also cite the original publications listed above.
APA
ChatPPG. (2026). Most-used ECG datasets (ChatPPG) [Data set]. ChatPPG Research Hub. https://chatppg.com/research/datasets/most-used/ecg
BibTeX
@misc{chatppg_most_used_ecg_datasets,
author = {{ChatPPG}},
title = {{Most-used ECG datasets (ChatPPG)}},
year = {2026},
month = nov,
howpublished = {\url{https://chatppg.com/research/datasets/most-used/ecg}},
note = {ChatPPG Research Hub}
}CITATION.cff
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