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Publication-quality scientific plots: 3D surface, contour, ternary, polar, waterfall, ROC, Kaplan-Meier, dose-response, parallel coords, 40+ chart types.
3D Surface Plot
Wireframe/heightmap surface — replaces OriginLab/MATLAB surf().
Scientific Plots3D Scatter
Multi-class 3D scatter for cluster visualisation.
Scientific PlotsContour Plot
Isobands of a 2D scalar field.
Scientific PlotsPolar / Radar
Polar area + radar comparison.
Scientific PlotsTernary Plot
Three-component composition (geochem, alloy, soil).
Scientific PlotsKaplan-Meier Survival
Survival curves with step traces — Prism replacement.
Research & AcademicROC Curve
Receiver operating characteristic with AUC labels.
Research & AcademicDose-Response (EC50)
Sigmoidal Hill curve — pharma/drug discovery.
Research & AcademicForest Plot (Meta-analysis)
Effect sizes with 95% CIs across studies.
Research & AcademicBland-Altman Agreement
Mean vs difference for two-method agreement.
Research & AcademicFunnel Plot
Publication-bias funnel plot.
Research & AcademicWaterfall Chart
Stepwise gains and losses (oncology change-from-baseline / finance).
Scientific PlotsParallel Coordinates
High-dimensional clustering visualisation.
Scientific PlotsSunburst (Plotly)
Hierarchical radial breakdown.
Scientific PlotsSplit Violin
Group-split kernel density estimates.
Scientific PlotsAnnotated Heatmap
Expression/correlation matrix with annotations.
Scientific PlotsSankey (Plotly)
Multi-stage flow with named nodes.
Scientific Plots3D Mesh
Custom 3D triangulated mesh — useful for FEM results / anatomical surfaces.
Scientific Plots3D Cone / Vector Field
3D vector field — visualise force, flow, or gradient at points in space.
Scientific Plots3D Streamtubes (fluid flow)
Streamlines through a 3D vector field — fluid mechanics, airflow.
Scientific Plots3D Isosurface
Isosurface — 3D contour for volumetric data (CT/MRI, simulation output).
Scientific Plots3D Volumetric Render
Volume rendering with opacity scale — 3D scalar field with semi-transparency.
Scientific Plots4D — Animated 3D Scatter (time)
3D scatter animated over time — the classic 4D visualisation. Use the play / slider to scrub through frames.
Scientific Plots5D+ — Scatter Plot Matrix (SPLOM)
Pairwise scatter matrix — visualise every pair of variables in a multivariate dataset simultaneously.
Scientific Plots5D Categorical — Parallel Categories
Categorical parallel-coordinates — show flow between many categorical dimensions at once.
Scientific PlotsIndicator / KPI
Big-number / gauge indicator for dashboards.
Scientific PlotsCandlestick (financial)
OHLC / candlestick chart — financial / market microstructure analysis.
Scientific PlotsVolcano Plot (RNA-seq)
Differential expression — log2 fold-change vs −log10 p-value with thresholds.
Research & AcademicManhattan Plot (GWAS)
Genome-wide association — chromosome position vs −log10 p-value with significance line.
Research & AcademicMA Plot
Mean expression (A) vs log fold-change (M) — differential expression QC.
Research & AcademicRaincloud Plot
Split violin + box + jittered raw — the gold standard for showing distributions.
Research & AcademicRidge / Joy Plot
Stacked KDEs — distribution per category, useful for time / population strata.
Research & AcademicBeeswarm / Strip Plot
Jittered raw data points by group — better than a bar chart for small samples.
Research & AcademicQ-Q Plot
Quantile-quantile plot for assessing normality (or fit to any distribution).
Research & AcademicCalibration Plot — Two Models
Predicted probability vs observed proportion — clinical prediction model validation.
Research & Academict-SNE / UMAP Embedding
2-D embedding of high-dimensional data — clusters coloured by class.
Research & AcademicMosaic Plot (categorical)
Two-way categorical cross-tabulation with proportional tile areas.
Research & AcademicHexbin Density
2-D hexagonal binning — better than scatter when overplotting.
Research & AcademicDumbbell / Slope Comparison
Before/after comparison per group — gain-loss visualisation.
Research & AcademicFunnel Plot — Publication Bias
Effect size vs standard error funnel for meta-analytic studies.
Research & AcademicResidual vs Fitted
Linear-model diagnostic — residuals vs fitted values with LOESS overlay.
Research & AcademicCalibration Plot — Single Model
Predicted vs observed risk for a clinical-prediction model.
Research & AcademicP&L Waterfall
Revenue → COGS → OpEx → operating income waterfall.
Data & SchemaARR Bridge
Starting ARR → new + expansion - churn = ending ARR.
Data & SchemaPrecision-Recall Curve
PR curve — better than ROC when classes are imbalanced.
Research & AcademicKaplan-Meier + Risk Table
Survival curves for two arms with at-risk numbers underneath.
Research & AcademicBland-Altman Plot
Agreement between two measurement methods with ±1.96 SD limits.
Research & AcademicMichaelis-Menten Kinetics
Reaction velocity vs substrate with V_max and K_m markers.
Life SciencesPower Analysis Curves
Power as a function of sample size at three effect sizes.
Research & AcademicSensitivity vs Specificity
Trade-off curve as the decision threshold moves.
Research & AcademicStress-Strain Curve
Engineering stress-strain with elastic, yield, plastic, fracture regions.
Chemistry & PhysicsMarketing Funnel TOFU/MOFU/BOFU
Classic funnel chart from awareness to purchase.
Data & SchemaHiring Funnel
Candidate funnel from applied to offer accepted with conversion rates.
Data & SchemaEffective Reproduction Number Over Time
Rt with credible interval, R=1 threshold and intervention markers.
Research & AcademicHofstede Cultural Dimensions
Radar comparing two countries on Hofstede's six dimensions.
Data & SchemaLorenz Curve + Gini
Cumulative income share vs cumulative population — inequality measurement.
Research & AcademicPareto Chart
Defect categories ranked with cumulative % overlay (80/20 rule).
Research & AcademicGauge + Bullet (KPI panel)
Two-row KPI panel — speedometer gauge and progress bullet.
Data & SchemaForecast Fan Chart
Central forecast with 50% and 90% confidence bands.
Research & AcademicAnimated Bubble Chart (Gapminder-style)
Life expectancy vs GDP per capita with frame-by-frame animation.
Scientific PlotsMortality Curve (qx)
Probability of death by age — characteristic U-shape from infancy to old age.
Research & AcademicInsurance Premium Decomposition
Stacked breakdown of where each premium dollar goes.
Data & SchemaKeeling Curve
Mauna Loa atmospheric CO₂ rising trend with major treaty markers.
Geo & SpatialSingle-Dose PK Curve
Plasma concentration over time after a single oral dose.
Research & AcademicBode Plot — Low-Pass Filter
Magnitude (dB) and phase (deg) of a first-order RC low-pass filter.
Chemistry & PhysicsRC Charging Curve
Capacitor charging through a resistor — exponential approach to Vs.
Chemistry & PhysicsCMB Angular Power Spectrum
Schematic CMB temperature power spectrum with the famous acoustic peaks.
Scientific PlotsMonthly Personal Budget
Income breakdown into categories — clean sunburst for personal finance.
Data & SchemaqPCR Amplification Curves
Fluorescence vs cycle for serial dilutions with Cq markers.
Research & AcademicUV-Vis Absorption Spectrum
Absorbance vs wavelength with characteristic chromophore peaks.
Chemistry & PhysicsSpaced-Repetition Forgetting Curve
Ebbinghaus-style retention curve with review interventions resetting it.
Research & AcademicCycling Power-Duration Curve
Maximal mean power vs duration — sprint to endurance regions.
Data & SchemaPlotly — cohort retention heatmap
Heatmap of cohort retention across weeks.
Data & SchemaPlotly — sprint burndown
Ideal vs actual burndown over a 10-day sprint.
Project & PlanningPlotly — A/B test conversion comparison
Bar chart with error bars for an A/B test.
Business & StrategyGrouped Box Plot (Plotly)
Compare distributions across groups with box-and-whisker plots.
Scientific PlotsHistogram (Plotly)
Distribution of a single variable with binning.
Scientific Plots3D Scatter (Plotly)
Three-dimensional point cloud coloured by a fourth variable.
Scientific PlotsCorrelation Heatmap (Plotly)
A correlation matrix rendered as a heatmap.
Scientific PlotsCycle Time Distribution by Team (Plotly)
Order-to-dispatch cycle time as box plots per fulfilment team, showing that the tail rather than the median breaches the five-day SLA.
Lean & FlowOEE Loss Waterfall (Plotly)
A week of calendar minutes on a packing line broken down through the six big losses to 6,511 fully productive minutes.
Lean & FlowContact Centre Forecast vs Actual (Plotly)
Half-hourly offered calls against forecast with the rostered agent line on a second axis, exposing the mid-morning under-staffing.
Operations & OpsValue at Risk Backtest (Plotly)
Thirty days of clean trading P&L against the 99 percent one-day VaR line, with the three breaches marked as exceptions.
Risk & ReliabilityOperational Loss Severity by Event Type (Plotly)
Three years of operational losses grouped by Basel event type on a log severity axis, where internal fraud is rare but heavy-tailed.
Risk & ReliabilityServing Latency Percentiles (Plotly)
Time-to-first-token at p50, p95 and p99 across five serving configurations against a two-second tail budget.
AI & PipelinesCohort Retention Heatmap (Plotly)
Monthly logo retention by signup cohort as a triangular heatmap, showing each new cohort holding better than the last.
Business & StrategyPhysics — Plot: Simple Harmonic Motion
Displacement against time for an oscillator (sine curve).
Scientific PlotsPhysics — Plot: Radioactive Decay
Exponential decay of the number of undecayed nuclei.
Scientific PlotsPhysics — Plot: Projectile Trajectory
Parabolic path of a projectile under gravity.
Scientific PlotsChemistry — Plot: First-order Kinetics
Reactant concentration decaying over time.
Scientific PlotsBiology — Plot: Michaelis–Menten
Reaction rate vs substrate concentration (saturation curve).
Scientific PlotsMath — Plot: Normal Distribution
The standard normal bell curve.
Scientific PlotsPhysics — Plot: Ohm's Law (V–I)
Linear voltage–current characteristic of an ohmic resistor.
Scientific PlotsPhysics — Plot: Newton's Cooling
Exponential approach of temperature to the surroundings.
Scientific PlotsChemistry — Plot: Maxwell–Boltzmann
Molecular speed distribution at two temperatures.
Scientific PlotsChemistry — Plot: Reaction Energy Profile
Exothermic profile showing activation energy and the enthalpy change.
Scientific PlotsChemistry — Plot: Cooling Curve
Temperature vs time with a freezing plateau.
Scientific PlotsBiology — Plot: Logistic Population Growth
Sigmoidal growth approaching carrying capacity K.
Scientific PlotsBiology — Plot: Oxygen Dissociation
The sigmoidal haemoglobin oxygen-dissociation curve.
Scientific PlotsBiology — Plot: Bacterial Growth Phases
Lag, log, stationary and death phases of a culture.
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