# Energy Prediction on MD17 Naphthalene

Source: [Energy Prediction on MD17 Naphthalene](<https://www.sota2.com/research/sota/energy-prediction-on-md17-naphthalene>)

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

Data updated: 2026-02-26T05:49:30.606Z

Evaluation of model performance on predicting the molecular energy for the Naphthalene molecule using the MD17 dataset, typically measured by Mean Absolute Error (MAE).

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 | Energy Prediction |
| Dataset (including any stated split) | MD17 Naphthalene |
| Metric | MAE (kcal/mol) |
| Unit | OTHER |
| Direction | Lower is better |
| Results loaded | 14 of 14 |
| 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

- [MAE (kcal/mol)](<https://www.sota2.com/research/sota/energy-prediction-on-md17-naphthalene.md?metric=MAE%20(kcal%2Fmol)>): Lower is better; unit: OTHER.

## Recorded results

| Method | MAE (kcal/mol) | Result date | Report paper |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Allegro | 0.0046 | Not recorded | 68fa754f1e209131cea6703d |
| 2F-Dis. | 0.0103 | Not recorded | 68fa754f1e209131cea6703d |
| MACE | 0.0115 | Not recorded | 68fa754f1e209131cea6703d |
| SchNet | 0.11 | Not recorded | 68fa3a9a1e209131ce8cbe9b |
| PaiNN | 0.116 | Not recorded | 68fa3f321e209131ce8eb863 |
| FCHL19 | 0.117 | Not recorded | 68fa3f321e209131ce8eb863 |
| PaiNN | 0.117 | Not recorded | 68fa3f321e209131ce8eb863 |
| GDML | 0.12 | Not recorded | 68fa3a9a1e209131ce8cbe9b |
| PhysNet | 0.12 | Not recorded | 68fa3a9a1e209131ce8cbe9b |
| PhysNet-ens5 | 0.12 | Not recorded | 68fa3a9a1e209131ce8cbe9b |
| sGDML | 0.12 | Not recorded | 68fa3f321e209131ce8eb863 |
| DimeNet | 0.122 | Not recorded | 68fa3f321e209131ce8eb863 |
| PhysNet | 0.142 | Not recorded | 68fa3f321e209131ce8eb863 |
| SchNet | 0.16 | Not recorded | 68fa3f321e209131ce8eb863 |

### Allegro

MAE (kcal/mol): 0.0046. Result ID: 6993879a3a6c314849169b9f.

[Reporting paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/68fa754f1e209131cea6703d.md>)

[Method origin paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/68fa41811e209131ce8fb6e8.md>)

Recorded evaluation configuration: Not recorded. This record does not assert independent reproduction.

### 2F-Dis.

MAE (kcal/mol): 0.0103. Result ID: 6993879a3a6c314849169ba0.

[Reporting paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/68fa754f1e209131cea6703d.md>)

[Method origin paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/68fa754f1e209131cea6703d.md>)

[Implementation](<https://github.com/GraphPKU/DisGNN>)

Recorded evaluation configuration: {"k":2}. This record does not assert independent reproduction.

### MACE

MAE (kcal/mol): 0.0115. Result ID: 6993879a3a6c314849169b9e.

[Reporting paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/68fa754f1e209131cea6703d.md>)

[Method origin paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/68fa43761e209131ce90a233.md>)

[Implementation](<https://github.com/ACEsuit/mace>)

Recorded evaluation configuration: Not recorded. This record does not assert independent reproduction.

### SchNet

MAE (kcal/mol): 0.11. Result ID: 698b97de7a967eddb76fde1e.

[Reporting paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/68fa3a9a1e209131ce8cbe9b.md>)

[Method origin paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/68fa36ec1e209131ce8ae0cf.md>)

Recorded evaluation configuration: {"Training Supervision":"energies and forces","Training Set Size":"50k"}. This record does not assert independent reproduction.

### PaiNN

MAE (kcal/mol): 0.116. Result ID: 698c5d7437894ef7d9cddd24.

[Reporting paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/68fa3f321e209131ce8eb863.md>)

[Method origin paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/68fa3f321e209131ce8eb863.md>)

Recorded evaluation configuration: {"Training Supervision":"forces only"}. This record does not assert independent reproduction.

### FCHL19

MAE (kcal/mol): 0.117. Result ID: 698c5d7437894ef7d9cddd28.

[Reporting paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/68fa3f321e209131ce8eb863.md>)

[Method origin paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/68fa3b7d1e209131ce8d307d.md>)

Recorded evaluation configuration: {"Training Supervision":"energies & forces"}. This record does not assert independent reproduction.

### PaiNN

MAE (kcal/mol): 0.117. Result ID: 698c5d7437894ef7d9cddd29.

[Reporting paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/68fa3f321e209131ce8eb863.md>)

[Method origin paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/68fa3f321e209131ce8eb863.md>)

Recorded evaluation configuration: {"Training Supervision":"energies & forces"}. This record does not assert independent reproduction.

### GDML

MAE (kcal/mol): 0.12. Result ID: 698b97de7a967eddb76fde1d.

[Reporting paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/68fa3a9a1e209131ce8cbe9b.md>)

Recorded evaluation configuration: {"Training Supervision":"forces only","Training Set Size":"50k"}. This record does not assert independent reproduction.

### PhysNet

MAE (kcal/mol): 0.12. Result ID: 698b97de7a967eddb76fde1f.

[Reporting paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/68fa3a9a1e209131ce8cbe9b.md>)

[Method origin paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/68fa3a9a1e209131ce8cbe9b.md>)

[Implementation](<https://github.com/MeuwlyGroup/PhysNet>)

Recorded evaluation configuration: {"Training Supervision":"energies and forces","Training Set Size":"50k","Evaluation Mode":"averaged over five runs"}. This record does not assert independent reproduction.

### PhysNet-ens5

MAE (kcal/mol): 0.12. Result ID: 698b97de7a967eddb76fde20.

[Reporting paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/68fa3a9a1e209131ce8cbe9b.md>)

[Method origin paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/68fa3a9a1e209131ce8cbe9b.md>)

[Implementation](<https://github.com/MeuwlyGroup/PhysNet>)

Recorded evaluation configuration: {"Training Supervision":"energies and forces","Training Set Size":"50k","Evaluation Mode":"ensemble of five models"}. This record does not assert independent reproduction.

### sGDML

MAE (kcal/mol): 0.12. Result ID: 698c5d7437894ef7d9cddd23.

[Reporting paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/68fa3f321e209131ce8eb863.md>)

[Method origin paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/68fa38671e209131ce8ba4cf.md>)

Recorded evaluation configuration: {"Training Supervision":"forces only"}. This record does not assert independent reproduction.

### DimeNet

MAE (kcal/mol): 0.122. Result ID: 698c5d7437894ef7d9cddd27.

[Reporting paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/68fa3f321e209131ce8eb863.md>)

[Method origin paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/68fa416c1e209131ce8faf68.md>)

Recorded evaluation configuration: {"Training Supervision":"energies & forces"}. This record does not assert independent reproduction.

### PhysNet

MAE (kcal/mol): 0.142. Result ID: 698c5d7437894ef7d9cddd26.

[Reporting paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/68fa3f321e209131ce8eb863.md>)

[Method origin paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/68fa3a9a1e209131ce8cbe9b.md>)

[Implementation](<https://github.com/MeuwlyGroup/PhysNet>)

Recorded evaluation configuration: {"Training Supervision":"energies & forces"}. This record does not assert independent reproduction.

### SchNet

MAE (kcal/mol): 0.16. Result ID: 698c5d7437894ef7d9cddd25.

[Reporting paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/68fa3f321e209131ce8eb863.md>)

[Method origin paper](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/68fa36ec1e209131ce8ae0cf.md>)

Recorded evaluation configuration: {"Training Supervision":"energies & forces"}. This record does not assert independent reproduction.

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