FlexDotPlot: a universal and modular dot plot visualization tool for complex multifaceted data.

ABSTRACT:

Motivation

Dot plots are heatmap-like charts that provide a compact way to simultaneously display two quantitative information by means of dots of different sizes and colors. Despite the popularity of this visualization method, particularly in single-cell RNA-sequencing (scRNA-seq) studies, existing tools used to make dot plots are limited in terms of functionality and usability.

Results

We developed FlexDotPlot, an R package for generating dot plots from multifaceted data, including scRNA-seq data. It provides a universal and easy-to-use solution with a high versatility. An interactive R Shiny application is also available allowing non-R users to easily generate dot plots with several tunable parameters.

Availability and implementation

Source code and detailed manual

SUBMITTER: Leonard S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9710660 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature