{"database":"biostudies-literature","file_versions":[],"scores":null,"additional":{"submitter":["Leonard S"],"funding":["Swiss National Science Foundation"],"pagination":["vbac019"],"full_dataset_link":["https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC9710660"],"repository":["biostudies-literature"],"omics_type":["Unknown"],"volume":["2(1)"],"pubmed_abstract":["<h4>Motivation</h4>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.<h4>Results</h4>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.<h4>Availability and implementation</h4>Source code and detailed manual"],"journal":["Bioinformatics advances"],"pubmed_title":["FlexDotPlot: a universal and modular dot plot visualization tool for complex multifaceted data."],"pmcid":["PMC9710660"],"funding_grant_id":["171007"],"pubmed_authors":["Chalmel F","Leonard S","Lardenois A","Rolland AD","Tarte K"],"additional_accession":[]},"is_claimable":false,"name":"FlexDotPlot: a universal and modular dot plot visualization tool for complex multifaceted data.","description":"<h4>Motivation</h4>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.<h4>Results</h4>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.<h4>Availability and implementation</h4>Source code and detailed manual","dates":{"release":"2022-01-01T00:00:00Z","publication":"2022","modification":"2025-04-21T23:09:35.551Z","creation":"2025-04-05T19:05:18.743Z"},"accession":"S-EPMC9710660","cross_references":{"pubmed":["36699406"],"doi":["10.1093/bioadv/vbac019"]}}