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Scientific Plots diagram templates
Scatter, line, heatmap, box, violin, density, contour, regression.
Bowtie — Embankment Dam Overtopping
Reservoir safety bowtie for 18 million cubic metres impounded above a valley town, computing a 0.00641/yr overtopping frequency from three flood threats and ranking the annual scour-valve exercise above the spillway design itself.
Bowtie riskFault Tree — Batch Reactor Overpressure
A runaway exotherm meeting a failed relief path in a batch reactor: cooling loss, charging error or agitator stop on one side, relief valve and bursting disc in series-to-fail on the other, over a one-year campaign.
Fault tree (FTA)Survey Results (Bar Chart)
A simple categorical bar chart — swap in your own values.
Vega-LiteMonthly Active Users (Line Chart)
A time-series line chart with points.
Vega-LiteGrouped Box Plot (Plotly)
Compare distributions across groups with box-and-whisker plots.
PlotlyHistogram (Plotly)
Distribution of a single variable with binning.
Plotly3D Scatter (Plotly)
Three-dimensional point cloud coloured by a fourth variable.
PlotlyCorrelation Heatmap (Plotly)
A correlation matrix rendered as a heatmap.
PlotlyActivity Heatmap (Vega-Lite)
A day-by-hour activity heatmap.
Vega-LiteStacked Area Chart (Vega-Lite)
Composition over time as a stacked area chart.
Vega-LiteRooftop Solar PV — Daily Generation, 4.2 kWp Array, 2025
Daily inverter yield from a 4.2 kWp south-facing domestic array in southern England: 2,648 kWh for the year (about 630 kWh per kWp), June delivering 341 kWh against December's 57, and the best day 19.2 kWh on Wednesday 25 June. The seasonal sweep is the sun's elevation; the day-to-day speckle is cloud. Illustrative values.
Calendar HeatmapScience — Water Cycle
Evaporation, condensation, precipitation and runoff.
Graphviz (DOT)Science — Rock Cycle
Transformations between igneous, sedimentary and metamorphic rock.
Graphviz (DOT)Chemistry — Phase: iron–carbon (simplified)
Austenite, ferrite and pearlite regions of the Fe–C system.
Phase diagram (materials)Chemistry — Phase: sulfur (P–T)
Rhombic, monoclinic, liquid and gas allotrope regions of sulfur.
Phase diagram (materials)Chemistry — Phase: Pb–Sn eutectic
Classic binary eutectic system used to teach solder behaviour.
Phase diagram (materials)Physics — Jupiter's Galilean Moons
Io, Europa, Ganymede and Callisto by relative orbital distance.
Astronomy (orbital + HR)Physics — H-R Diagram (extended)
Named stars across the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.
Astronomy (orbital + HR)Physics — Saturn's Major Moons
Titan and the inner mid-sized moons by relative orbital distance.
Astronomy (orbital + HR)Physics — Electromagnetic Spectrum
The EM spectrum ordered by wavelength / frequency.
Graphviz (DOT)Physics — Energy Resources
Renewable vs non-renewable energy resources.
Graphviz (DOT)Physics — Types of Force
Contact and non-contact (field) forces.
Graphviz (DOT)Physics — Life Cycle of a Star
Stellar evolution for low- and high-mass stars.
Graphviz (DOT)Physics — Plot: Simple Harmonic Motion
Displacement against time for an oscillator (sine curve).
PlotlyPhysics — Plot: Radioactive Decay
Exponential decay of the number of undecayed nuclei.
PlotlyPhysics — Plot: Projectile Trajectory
Parabolic path of a projectile under gravity.
PlotlyChemistry — Plot: First-order Kinetics
Reactant concentration decaying over time.
PlotlyBiology — Plot: Michaelis–Menten
Reaction rate vs substrate concentration (saturation curve).
PlotlyMath — Plot: Normal Distribution
The standard normal bell curve.
PlotlyPhysics — Energy Stores & Transfers
The energy stores and the pathways that transfer between them.
Graphviz (DOT)Physics — Types of Wave
Transverse vs longitudinal waves with examples.
Graphviz (DOT)Physics — Plot: Ohm's Law (V–I)
Linear voltage–current characteristic of an ohmic resistor.
PlotlyPhysics — Plot: Newton's Cooling
Exponential approach of temperature to the surroundings.
PlotlyChemistry — Plot: Maxwell–Boltzmann
Molecular speed distribution at two temperatures.
PlotlyChemistry — Plot: Reaction Energy Profile
Exothermic profile showing activation energy and the enthalpy change.
PlotlyChemistry — Plot: Cooling Curve
Temperature vs time with a freezing plateau.
PlotlyBiology — Plot: Logistic Population Growth
Sigmoidal growth approaching carrying capacity K.
PlotlyBiology — Plot: Oxygen Dissociation
The sigmoidal haemoglobin oxygen-dissociation curve.
PlotlyBiology — Plot: Bacterial Growth Phases
Lag, log, stationary and death phases of a culture.
PlotlyMath — Plot: Sine & Cosine
One period of the sine and cosine functions.
PlotlyMath — Plot: Cubic Function
The graph of y = x cubed.
PlotlyChemistry — Phase: Ag–Cu eutectic
The silver–copper binary eutectic system.
Phase diagram (materials)Physics — Mars & Its Moons
Phobos and Deimos orbiting Mars.
Astronomy (orbital + HR)Physics — Interpreting Motion Graphs
What gradients and areas mean on motion graphs.
Graphviz (DOT)Physics — Plot: Velocity–Time (uniform a)
Constant-acceleration velocity–time graph (gradient = a).
PlotlyPhysics — Plot: Pendulum Period vs Length
Period against length showing the square-root relationship.
PlotlyChemistry — Plot: Solubility vs Temperature
A rising solubility curve for a typical salt.
PlotlyBiology — Plot: Predator–Prey Cycles
Out-of-phase oscillations of predator and prey populations.
PlotlyBiology — Plot: Enzyme Activity vs Temperature
Optimum-temperature curve with denaturation past the peak.
PlotlyMath — Plot: Quadratic (Parabola)
The parabola y = x squared.
PlotlyMath — Plot: Exponential & Logarithm
e^x and ln x as inverse functions.
PlotlyPhysics — Electrical Quantities
How charge, current, voltage, resistance and power relate.
Graphviz (DOT)Physics — Newton's Three Laws
The three laws of motion summarised.
Graphviz (DOT)Physics — Plot: Force–Extension
Hooke's law region then departure beyond the elastic limit.
PlotlyPhysics — Plot: Capacitor Charging
Charge building up exponentially toward the maximum.
PlotlyPhysics — Plot: Inverse-Square Law
Intensity falling as 1/r^2 with distance.
PlotlyChemistry — Plot: Alkane Boiling Points
Boiling point rising with carbon chain length.
PlotlyChemistry — Plot: Ionisation Energy (Period 3)
First ionisation energy across Na to Ar.
PlotlyBiology — Plot: Human Growth Curve
Height with age, showing childhood and adolescent growth.
PlotlyMath — Plot: Reciprocal Function
The two branches of y = 1/x.
PlotlyMath — Plot: Logistic (Sigmoid) Function
The standard logistic curve 1/(1+e^-x).
PlotlyPhysics — Chart: Energy Mix
A bar chart of electricity generation by source.
Vega-LiteChemistry — Chart: Elemental Abundance
Abundance of elements in Earth's crust.
Vega-LiteChemistry — Chart: pH of Common Foods
Approximate pH values of everyday substances.
Vega-LiteBiology — Chart: Population Age Structure
A simple age-distribution bar chart.
Vega-LiteMath — Chart: Histogram
A frequency histogram of binned measurements.
Vega-LitePhysics — Types of Radiation
Alpha, beta and gamma radiation and their penetration.
Graphviz (DOT)Physics — Energy Efficiency
Useful and wasted energy from an input.
Graphviz (DOT)Physics — Plot: Distance–Time
Uniform velocity (straight) vs acceleration (curve).
PlotlyChemistry — Plot: Approach to Equilibrium
Reactant and product concentrations levelling off.
PlotlyBiology — Plot: Photosynthesis vs Light
Rate rising then plateauing as light saturates.
PlotlyBiology — Plot: Temperature Coefficient (Q10)
Metabolic rate doubling for each 10 C rise.
PlotlyMath — Plot: Tangent Function
The central branch of y = tan x.
PlotlyMath — Plot: Absolute Value
The V-shaped graph of y = |x|.
PlotlyPhysics — TRAPPIST-1 System
The seven Earth-sized planets of TRAPPIST-1.
Astronomy (orbital + HR)Physics — H-R Diagram (main sequence)
Main-sequence stars from O to M spectral classes.
Astronomy (orbital + HR)Physics — Electromagnetic Induction
Faraday's and Lenz's laws in a chain.
Graphviz (DOT)Physics — Generators vs Motors
The complementary energy conversions.
Graphviz (DOT)Physics — Plot: Resonance Curve
Amplitude peaking at the natural frequency.
PlotlyPhysics — Plot: Stopping Distance
Thinking distance (linear) plus braking distance (quadratic).
PlotlyChemistry — Plot: Vapour Pressure of Water
Vapour pressure rising with temperature to 1 atm at 100 C.
PlotlyBiology — Plot: Survivorship Curves
Type I, II and III survivorship on a log scale.
PlotlyMath — Plot: Scatter with Trend
A positively correlated scatter with a fitted line.
PlotlyMath — Plot: Step Function
A piecewise-constant staircase function.
PlotlyChemistry — Chart: Rate by Condition
Relative reaction rate under different conditions.
Vega-LiteBiology — Chart: Blood Composition
Proportions of the components of blood.
Vega-LiteMath — Chart: Frequency Polygon
A frequency polygon over class midpoints.
Vega-LitePhysics — Series vs Parallel Circuits
Contrasting the rules for series and parallel circuits.
Graphviz (DOT)Physics — Applications of Electromagnetism
Everyday devices that use electromagnetism.
Graphviz (DOT)Physics — Plot: Diode I–V Curve
A non-ohmic diode characteristic with a turn-on knee.
PlotlyPhysics — Plot: Comparing Half-lives
Two isotopes with very different half-lives.
PlotlyChemistry — Plot: Hydrogen Energy Levels
Quantised energy levels converging toward zero.
PlotlyBiology — Plot: Glucose Tolerance
Blood glucose after a meal in a healthy vs diabetic person.
PlotlyMath — Plot: Function & Its Derivative
y = x^2 alongside its derivative y' = 2x.
PlotlyMath — Plot: Area Under a Curve
The definite integral as the shaded area under y = x^2.
PlotlyChemistry — Chart: Bond Energies
Average bond enthalpies of common bonds.
Vega-LiteBiology — Chart: Energy in Nutrients
Energy density of the macronutrients.
Vega-LitePhysics — Chart: EM Spectrum Wavelengths
Approximate wavelengths of the EM bands (log scale).
Vega-LiteMath — Chart: Cumulative Frequency
A cumulative frequency curve (ogive).
Vega-LitePhysics — Effects of a Force
What a resultant force can do to an object.
Graphviz (DOT)