ggpubfigs

ggpubfigs provides curated colorblind-friendly palettes and ggplot2 extensions in R to generate publication-quality figures for quantitative scientific data visualization.


Key Features:

  • Colorblind-Friendly Palettes: Provides curated color palettes optimized for visibility across multiple types of color vision deficiencies.
  • ggplot2 Extensions: Supplies ggplot2 extensions that streamline generation and customization of publication-quality figures from quantitative data.

Scientific Applications:

  • Data Communication: Produces accessible, publication-ready figures that aid clear presentation of complex quantitative data in scientific publications.
  • Bioinformatics Research: Supports visualization of large bioinformatics datasets through customizable, publication-quality plots.

Methodology:

Integrates advanced color theory with ggplot2's plotting capabilities to provide color-accessible palettes and plotting extensions that address color accessibility and graphic quality.

Topics

Details

License:
Other
Cost:
Free of charge
Tool Type:
library
Operating Systems:
Mac, Linux, Windows
Programming Languages:
R
Added:
5/7/2022
Last Updated:
5/7/2022

Operations

Data Inputs & Outputs

Quantification

Inputs

Outputs

    Publications

    Steenwyk JL, Rokas A. ggpubfigs: Colorblind-Friendly Color Palettes and ggplot2 Graphic System Extensions for Publication-Quality Scientific Figures. Microbiology Resource Announcements. 2021;10(44). doi:10.1128/mra.00871-21. PMID:34734767. PMCID:PMC8567791.

    PMID: 34734767
    PMCID: PMC8567791
    Funding: - National Science Foundation: DEB-1442113, DEB-2110404 - HHS | NIH | National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases: R56 AI146096 - Howard Hughes Medical Institute: Gilliam Fellowship Program