rPPG dataset usage
Most-used rPPG datasets.
PURE is the most-used rPPG dataset in the ChatPPG research hub: 2 papers and 5 models published here link to it. The rest of the top five are MMPD (4), COHFACE (3), UBFC-Phys (1) and MCD-rPPG (1). This ranking covers the 8 of 117 ranked datasets that record camera-based (rPPG), with 19 links from published papers and models.
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Ranking
8 datasets
4 total · 0 papers · 4 models
Pretrain 0 · Train 1 · Eval 2
Video · PPG
Licence: Academic use only; commercial banned (Data Usage Protocol / release agreement)
3 total · 1 paper · 2 models
Pretrain 0 · Train 1 · Eval 1
Video · PPG · Resp
Licence: COHFACE EULA
1 total · 1 paper · 0 models
Pretrain 0 · Train 0 · Eval 1
EDA · Ppg bvp · Video face
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
Video · PPG
Licence: EULA — research only; universities/institutes; commercial prohibited (VIPL release agreement)
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 Unpublished papers and models are excluded, and nothing is inferred from titles or abstracts.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 camera-based (rPPG) among its recorded signals, and ranks them against each other. The rank column is the rank within rPPG 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 rPPG dataset?
PURE, with 7 links from published ChatPPG pages (2 papers and 5 models). Next are MMPD (4), COHFACE (3) and UBFC-Phys (1).
How many rPPG datasets are ranked here?
8 datasets list camera-based (rPPG) among their recorded signals and have at least one published paper or model linking to them. Together they have 4 paper links and 15 model links.
Which rPPG datasets do the most models use?
PURE (5 models), MMPD (4 models) and COHFACE (2 models). Model counts include foundation models and task models with a published ChatPPG page.
Which rPPG datasets are used most for evaluation?
Where the source states a role, the most common evaluation datasets are PURE (2), MMPD (2) and COHFACE (1).
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. 4 links come from papers and 15 from models. Unpublished papers and models are not counted, and no link is inferred. A dataset is included when its ChatPPG record lists camera-based (rPPG) as a recorded signal.
Other rankings: all datasets, PPG datasets, ECG datasets, IMU datasets, EDA datasets. Browse all datasets, or open the papers that use PURE. 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 rPPG datasets (ChatPPG) [Data set]. ChatPPG Research Hub. https://chatppg.com/research/datasets/most-used/rppg
BibTeX
@misc{chatppg_most_used_rppg_datasets,
author = {{ChatPPG}},
title = {{Most-used rPPG datasets (ChatPPG)}},
year = {2026},
month = nov,
howpublished = {\url{https://chatppg.com/research/datasets/most-used/rppg}},
note = {ChatPPG Research Hub}
}CITATION.cff
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