# Clustering Improvement on Single-cell datasets

Source: [Clustering Improvement on Single-cell datasets](<https://www.sota2.com/research/sota/clustering-improvement-on-single-cell-datasets>)

Collection index: [llms.txt](<https://www.sota2.com/research/llms.txt>)

Data updated: 2026-02-26T05:36:19.146Z

Evaluation of clustering performance improvement on Single-cell datasets, measured using Average Rank metrics for Normalized Mutual Information (NMI) and Purity.

A research result applies to its stated dataset, split, metric and evaluation configuration. Compare like-for-like settings, preserve the metric's unit and direction, and distinguish paper-reported results from independent reproduction. The best result recorded here is not a claim of exhaustive, current global coverage.

| Scope | Recorded value |
| --- | --- |
| Task | Clustering improvement |
| Dataset (including any stated split) | Single-cell datasets |
| Metric | Avg Rank (NMI) |
| Unit | SCALAR |
| Direction | Lower is better |
| Results loaded | 27 of 27 |
| Coverage | All results currently returned for this benchmark |

Evaluation settings may differ between results. The original papers and recorded configurations are needed to establish comparability. A shared metric name alone does not establish an identical protocol.

## Metrics

- [Avg Rank (NMI)](<https://www.sota2.com/research/sota/clustering-improvement-on-single-cell-datasets.md?metric=Avg%20Rank%20(NMI)>): Lower is better; unit: SCALAR.

- [Avg Rank (Purity)](<https://www.sota2.com/research/sota/clustering-improvement-on-single-cell-datasets.md?metric=Avg%20Rank%20(Purity)>): Lower is better; unit: SCALAR.

## Recorded results

| Method | Avg Rank (NMI) | Result date | Report paper |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Var. of Compression | 2.111 | Not recorded | 68fa72ef1e209131cea595d5 |
| Var. of Compression | 2.667 | Not recorded | 68fa72ef1e209131cea595d5 |
| Var. of Compression | 2.778 | Not recorded | 68fa72ef1e209131cea595d5 |
| LOF + PCA | 3.444 | Not recorded | 68fa72ef1e209131cea595d5 |
| ECOD | 3.556 | Not recorded | 68fa72ef1e209131cea595d5 |
| ECOD | 3.667 | Not recorded | 68fa72ef1e209131cea595d5 |
| LOF | 3.889 | Not recorded | 68fa72ef1e209131cea595d5 |
| Isolation Forest + PCA | 4.111 | Not recorded | 68fa72ef1e209131cea595d5 |
| Isolation Forest + PCA | 4.111 | Not recorded | 68fa72ef1e209131cea595d5 |
| Isolation Forest + PCA | 4.111 | Not recorded | 68fa72ef1e209131cea595d5 |
| LOF + PCA | 4.222 | Not recorded | 68fa72ef1e209131cea595d5 |
| ECOD + PCA | 4.222 | Not recorded | 68fa72ef1e209131cea595d5 |
| KNN | 4.333 | Not recorded | 68fa72ef1e209131cea595d5 |
| LOF + PCA | 4.444 | Not recorded | 68fa72ef1e209131cea595d5 |
| KNN | 4.556 | Not recorded | 68fa72ef1e209131cea595d5 |
| LOF | 4.667 | Not recorded | 68fa72ef1e209131cea595d5 |
| KNN | 4.667 | Not recorded | 68fa72ef1e209131cea595d5 |
| KNN + PCA | 4.667 | Not recorded | 68fa72ef1e209131cea595d5 |
| KNN + PCA | 4.778 | Not recorded | 68fa72ef1e209131cea595d5 |
| KNN + PCA | 4.778 | Not recorded | 68fa72ef1e209131cea595d5 |
| Isolation Forest | 4.778 | Not recorded | 68fa72ef1e209131cea595d5 |
| ECOD | 4.778 | Not recorded | 68fa72ef1e209131cea595d5 |
| Isolation Forest | 5.111 | Not recorded | 68fa72ef1e209131cea595d5 |
| ECOD + PCA | 5.111 | Not recorded | 68fa72ef1e209131cea595d5 |
| LOF | 5.444 | Not recorded | 68fa72ef1e209131cea595d5 |
| Isolation Forest | 5.667 | Not recorded | 68fa72ef1e209131cea595d5 |
| ECOD + PCA | 6.333 | Not recorded | 68fa72ef1e209131cea595d5 |

### Var. of Compression

Avg Rank (NMI): 2.111. Result ID: 699288323a6c3148490f97cc.

[Reporting paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/68fa72ef1e209131cea595d5.md>)

[Method origin paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/68fa72ef1e209131cea595d5.md>)

Recorded evaluation configuration: {"PCA dimension":"k - 1","Outlier removal percentage":"5%"}. This record does not assert independent reproduction.

### Var. of Compression

Avg Rank (NMI): 2.667. Result ID: 699288323a6c3148490f97ce.

[Reporting paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/68fa72ef1e209131cea595d5.md>)

[Method origin paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/68fa72ef1e209131cea595d5.md>)

Recorded evaluation configuration: {"PCA dimension":"2k","Outlier removal percentage":"10%"}. This record does not assert independent reproduction.

### Var. of Compression

Avg Rank (NMI): 2.778. Result ID: 699288323a6c3148490f97cd.

[Reporting paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/68fa72ef1e209131cea595d5.md>)

[Method origin paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/68fa72ef1e209131cea595d5.md>)

Recorded evaluation configuration: {"PCA dimension":"k - 1","Outlier removal percentage":"10%"}. This record does not assert independent reproduction.

### LOF + PCA

Avg Rank (NMI): 3.444. Result ID: 699288323a6c3148490f97d2.

[Reporting paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/68fa72ef1e209131cea595d5.md>)

Recorded evaluation configuration: {"PCA dimension":"k - 1","Outlier removal percentage":"5%"}. This record does not assert independent reproduction.

### ECOD

Avg Rank (NMI): 3.556. Result ID: 699288323a6c3148490f97e2.

[Reporting paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/68fa72ef1e209131cea595d5.md>)

[Method origin paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/68fa6d511e209131cea391e6.md>)

Recorded evaluation configuration: {"PCA dimension":"k - 1","Outlier removal percentage":"10%"}. This record does not assert independent reproduction.

### ECOD

Avg Rank (NMI): 3.667. Result ID: 699288323a6c3148490f97e3.

[Reporting paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/68fa72ef1e209131cea595d5.md>)

[Method origin paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/68fa6d511e209131cea391e6.md>)

Recorded evaluation configuration: {"PCA dimension":"2k","Outlier removal percentage":"10%"}. This record does not assert independent reproduction.

### LOF

Avg Rank (NMI): 3.889. Result ID: 699288323a6c3148490f97cf.

[Reporting paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/68fa72ef1e209131cea595d5.md>)

Recorded evaluation configuration: {"PCA dimension":"k - 1","Outlier removal percentage":"5%"}. This record does not assert independent reproduction.

### Isolation Forest + PCA

Avg Rank (NMI): 4.111. Result ID: 699288323a6c3148490f97de.

[Reporting paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/68fa72ef1e209131cea595d5.md>)

Recorded evaluation configuration: {"PCA dimension":"k - 1","Outlier removal percentage":"5%"}. This record does not assert independent reproduction.

### Isolation Forest + PCA

Avg Rank (NMI): 4.111. Result ID: 699288323a6c3148490f97df.

[Reporting paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/68fa72ef1e209131cea595d5.md>)

Recorded evaluation configuration: {"PCA dimension":"k - 1","Outlier removal percentage":"10%"}. This record does not assert independent reproduction.

### Isolation Forest + PCA

Avg Rank (NMI): 4.111. Result ID: 699288323a6c3148490f97e0.

[Reporting paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/68fa72ef1e209131cea595d5.md>)

Recorded evaluation configuration: {"PCA dimension":"2k","Outlier removal percentage":"10%"}. This record does not assert independent reproduction.

### LOF + PCA

Avg Rank (NMI): 4.222. Result ID: 699288323a6c3148490f97d3.

[Reporting paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/68fa72ef1e209131cea595d5.md>)

Recorded evaluation configuration: {"PCA dimension":"k - 1","Outlier removal percentage":"10%"}. This record does not assert independent reproduction.

### ECOD + PCA

Avg Rank (NMI): 4.222. Result ID: 699288323a6c3148490f97e6.

[Reporting paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/68fa72ef1e209131cea595d5.md>)

[Method origin paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/68fa6d511e209131cea391e6.md>)

Recorded evaluation configuration: {"PCA dimension":"2k","Outlier removal percentage":"10%"}. This record does not assert independent reproduction.

### KNN

Avg Rank (NMI): 4.333. Result ID: 699288323a6c3148490f97d7.

[Reporting paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/68fa72ef1e209131cea595d5.md>)

Recorded evaluation configuration: {"PCA dimension":"2k","Outlier removal percentage":"10%"}. This record does not assert independent reproduction.

### LOF + PCA

Avg Rank (NMI): 4.444. Result ID: 699288323a6c3148490f97d4.

[Reporting paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/68fa72ef1e209131cea595d5.md>)

Recorded evaluation configuration: {"PCA dimension":"2k","Outlier removal percentage":"10%"}. This record does not assert independent reproduction.

### KNN

Avg Rank (NMI): 4.556. Result ID: 699288323a6c3148490f97d6.

[Reporting paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/68fa72ef1e209131cea595d5.md>)

Recorded evaluation configuration: {"PCA dimension":"k - 1","Outlier removal percentage":"10%"}. This record does not assert independent reproduction.

### LOF

Avg Rank (NMI): 4.667. Result ID: 699288323a6c3148490f97d0.

[Reporting paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/68fa72ef1e209131cea595d5.md>)

Recorded evaluation configuration: {"PCA dimension":"k - 1","Outlier removal percentage":"10%"}. This record does not assert independent reproduction.

### KNN

Avg Rank (NMI): 4.667. Result ID: 699288323a6c3148490f97d5.

[Reporting paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/68fa72ef1e209131cea595d5.md>)

Recorded evaluation configuration: {"PCA dimension":"k - 1","Outlier removal percentage":"5%"}. This record does not assert independent reproduction.

### KNN + PCA

Avg Rank (NMI): 4.667. Result ID: 699288323a6c3148490f97d9.

[Reporting paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/68fa72ef1e209131cea595d5.md>)

Recorded evaluation configuration: {"PCA dimension":"k - 1","Outlier removal percentage":"10%"}. This record does not assert independent reproduction.

### KNN + PCA

Avg Rank (NMI): 4.778. Result ID: 699288323a6c3148490f97d8.

[Reporting paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/68fa72ef1e209131cea595d5.md>)

Recorded evaluation configuration: {"PCA dimension":"k - 1","Outlier removal percentage":"5%"}. This record does not assert independent reproduction.

### KNN + PCA

Avg Rank (NMI): 4.778. Result ID: 699288323a6c3148490f97da.

[Reporting paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/68fa72ef1e209131cea595d5.md>)

Recorded evaluation configuration: {"PCA dimension":"2k","Outlier removal percentage":"10%"}. This record does not assert independent reproduction.

### Isolation Forest

Avg Rank (NMI): 4.778. Result ID: 699288323a6c3148490f97db.

[Reporting paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/68fa72ef1e209131cea595d5.md>)

Recorded evaluation configuration: {"PCA dimension":"k - 1","Outlier removal percentage":"5%"}. This record does not assert independent reproduction.

### ECOD

Avg Rank (NMI): 4.778. Result ID: 699288323a6c3148490f97e1.

[Reporting paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/68fa72ef1e209131cea595d5.md>)

[Method origin paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/68fa6d511e209131cea391e6.md>)

Recorded evaluation configuration: {"PCA dimension":"k - 1","Outlier removal percentage":"5%"}. This record does not assert independent reproduction.

### Isolation Forest

Avg Rank (NMI): 5.111. Result ID: 699288323a6c3148490f97dc.

[Reporting paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/68fa72ef1e209131cea595d5.md>)

Recorded evaluation configuration: {"PCA dimension":"k - 1","Outlier removal percentage":"10%"}. This record does not assert independent reproduction.

### ECOD + PCA

Avg Rank (NMI): 5.111. Result ID: 699288323a6c3148490f97e5.

[Reporting paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/68fa72ef1e209131cea595d5.md>)

[Method origin paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/68fa6d511e209131cea391e6.md>)

Recorded evaluation configuration: {"PCA dimension":"k - 1","Outlier removal percentage":"10%"}. This record does not assert independent reproduction.

### LOF

Avg Rank (NMI): 5.444. Result ID: 699288323a6c3148490f97d1.

[Reporting paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/68fa72ef1e209131cea595d5.md>)

Recorded evaluation configuration: {"PCA dimension":"2k","Outlier removal percentage":"10%"}. This record does not assert independent reproduction.

### Isolation Forest

Avg Rank (NMI): 5.667. Result ID: 699288323a6c3148490f97dd.

[Reporting paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/68fa72ef1e209131cea595d5.md>)

Recorded evaluation configuration: {"PCA dimension":"2k","Outlier removal percentage":"10%"}. This record does not assert independent reproduction.

### ECOD + PCA

Avg Rank (NMI): 6.333. Result ID: 699288323a6c3148490f97e4.

[Reporting paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/68fa72ef1e209131cea595d5.md>)

[Method origin paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/68fa6d511e209131cea391e6.md>)

Recorded evaluation configuration: {"PCA dimension":"k - 1","Outlier removal percentage":"5%"}. This record does not assert independent reproduction.

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