Tutorials for Scientific Figures

Step-by-step guides for creating publication-ready scientific figures, from bar charts and scatter plots to multi-panel figures and graphical abstracts.

Beginner15 min

How to Create a Graphical Abstract

Learn the design principles, journal requirements, and best practices for creating effective graphical abstracts for research papers.

Intermediate20 min

How to Make a Multi-Panel Figure

Step-by-step guide for assembling multiple plots into a single publication-ready figure. Layout, spacing, and labeling best practices.

Beginner10 min

How to Export Figures at 300 DPI

Export publication-ready figures at the correct resolution for Nature, Cell, Science, and other journals.

Beginner12 min

Bar Chart vs Box Plot

When to use bar charts vs box plots for scientific data. Distribution, outliers, and statistical reporting best practices.

Beginner10 min

Color Palette for Scientific Figures

Choose color palettes for scientific figures that are accessible, colorblind-friendly, and journal-compliant.

Intermediate15 min

Nature Figure Checklist

Complete formatting checklist for figures submitted to Nature journals. Dimensions, DPI, fonts, and file formats.

Intermediate15 min

Cell Figure Checklist

Complete formatting checklist for figures submitted to Cell Press journals. Width, height, resolution, and color mode requirements.

Beginner10 min

How to Make a Bar Chart

Create publication-ready bar charts for scientific papers. Grouped, stacked, and error bar best practices.

Beginner10 min

How to Make a Box Plot

Build box plots for scientific data. Whiskers, outliers, notches, and journal-specific formatting.

Intermediate12 min

How to Make a Violin Plot

Create violin plots showing data distribution. Kernel density estimation, split violins, and overlay with box plots.

Beginner10 min

How to Make a Scatter Plot

Build scatter plots for correlation analysis. Trend lines, regression, confidence intervals, and multi-series plotting.

Beginner10 min

How to Make a Line Graph

Create line graphs for time-series and dose-response data. Error bars, smoothing, and multiple series.

Intermediate15 min

How to Make a Heatmap

Build heatmaps for gene expression, correlation matrices, and spatial data. Color scales, clustering, and dendrograms.

Advanced15 min

How to Make a Forest Plot

Create forest plots for meta-analysis. Effect sizes, confidence intervals, and summary diamonds.

Intermediate12 min

How to Make a Volcano Plot

Build volcano plots for differential expression analysis. Log fold change, p-values, and significance thresholds.

Advanced15 min

How to Make a PCA Plot

Create PCA plots for dimensionality reduction. Eigenvectors, explained variance, and sample clustering.

Intermediate12 min

How to Make a Kaplan-Meier Curve

Build Kaplan-Meier survival curves for clinical trials. Censoring, log-rank tests, and number-at-risk tables.

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