Scientific Visualization

If you're preparing figures for journal submission, this handles the tedious parts: journal-specific sizing (Nature's 89mm single column vs Science's 55mm), colorblind-safe palettes like Okabe-Ito, proper DPI for different figure types, and export to PDF/EPS/TIFF. It includes matplotlib style presets for major journals and helper scripts that check if your figure meets publication requirements before you submit. The skill emphasizes what actually gets papers rejected: using JPEG instead of TIFF, forgetting that red-green heatmaps fail for colorblind reviewers, or submitting line art at 72 DPI. The multi-panel layout examples with proper panel labeling are solid, and the grayscale testing reminder alone could save you a revision round.

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$ npx -y skills add davila7/claude-code-templates --skill scientific-visualization --agent claude-code

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Scientific Visualization

Overview

Scientific visualization transforms data into clear, accurate figures for publication. Create journal-ready plots with multi-panel layouts, error bars, significance markers, and colorblind-safe palettes. Export as PDF/EPS/TIFF using matplotlib, seaborn, and plotly for manuscripts.

When to Use This Skill

This skill should be used when:

Creating plots or visualizations for scientific manuscripts
Preparing figures for journal submission (Nature, Science, Cell, PLOS, etc.)
Ensuring figures are colorblind-friendly and accessible
Making multi-panel figures with consistent styling
Exporting figures at correct resolution and format
Following specific publication guidelines
Improving existing figures to meet publication standards
Creating figures that need to work in both color and grayscale

Quick Start Guide

Basic Publication-Quality Figure

import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
import numpy as np

# Apply publication style (from scripts/style_presets.py)
from style_presets import apply_publication_style
apply_publication_style('default')

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