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Area of Science:

  • Biological sciences
  • Scientific visualization

Background:

  • Effective data presentation is crucial in scientific figures.
  • "Dynamite plots" (bar graphs showing mean and error) are a common but often suboptimal visualization method.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To evaluate trends in the use of dynamite plots in biological research.
  • To assess the shift towards more data-rich figure types.

Main Methods:

  • Analysis of 8,834 figures from 2,930 studies published between 2021 and 2025.
  • Coverage of 18 journals across five fields of biology.

Main Results:

  • Dynamite plots comprised approximately 25% of figures, particularly in microbiology.
  • A substantial decline in dynamite plot usage was observed, from 30% in 2021 to 18% in 2025.
  • This decline suggests a growing trend towards displaying raw data in figures.

Conclusions:

  • Biologists are increasingly adopting more informative figure types, moving away from dynamite plots.
  • Authors, reviewers, and editors should encourage this trend for improved data transparency.
  • Simple dot plots are recommended as an effective alternative to dynamite plots.