Science Plots
=============

             PyPI version

             conda-forge version

             DOI

> **Warning**
> : As of version 2.0.0, you need to add `import scienceplots` before setting the style (`plt.style.use('science')`).

*Matplotlib styles for scientific figures*

This repo has Matplotlib styles to format your figures for scientific papers, presentations and theses.

You can find [the full gallery of included styles here](https://github.com/garrettj403/SciencePlots/wiki/Gallery).

Getting Started
---------------

The easiest way to install SciencePlots is by using `pip`:

```bash
# to install the latest release (from PyPI)
pip install SciencePlots

# to install the latest release (using Conda)
conda install -c conda-forge scienceplots

# to install the latest commit (from GitHub)
pip install git+https://github.com/garrettj403/SciencePlots

# to clone and install from a local copy
git clone https://github.com/garrettj403/SciencePlots.git
cd SciencePlots
pip install -e .
```

From version `v1.1.0` on, `import scienceplots` is needed on top of your scripts so Matplotlib can make use of the styles.

**Notes:** 
- SciencePlots requires Latex ([see Latex installation instructions](https://github.com/garrettj403/SciencePlots/wiki/FAQ#installing-latex)). 
- If you would like to use CJK fonts, you will need to install these font separately ([see CJK font installation instructions](https://github.com/garrettj403/SciencePlots/wiki/FAQ#installing-cjk-fonts)).

Please see the [FAQ](https://github.com/garrettj403/SciencePlots/wiki/FAQ) for more information and troubleshooting.

Using the Styles
----------------

``"science"`` is the primary style in this repo. Whenever you want to use it, simply add the following to the top of your python script:

```python
import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
import scienceplots

plt.style.use('science')
```

You can also combine multiple styles together by:

```python
plt.style.use(['science','ieee'])
```

In this case, the ``ieee`` style will override some of the parameters from the ``science`` style in order to configure the plot for IEEE papers (column width, fontsizes, etc.).

To use any of the styles temporarily, you can use:

```python
with plt.style.context('science'):
    plt.figure()
    plt.plot(x, y)
    plt.show()
```

Examples
--------

The basic ``science`` style is shown below:

It can be cascaded with other styles to fine-tune the appearance. For example, the ``science`` + ``notebook`` styles (intended for Jupyter notebooks):

Please see [the project Wiki](https://github.com/garrettj403/SciencePlots/wiki/Gallery) for a full list of available styles.

Specific Styles for Academic Journals
-------------------------------------

The ``science`` + ``ieee`` styles for IEEE papers:

   - IEEE requires figures to be readable when printed in black and white. The ``ieee`` style also sets the figure width to fit within one column of an IEEE paper.

The ``science`` + ``nature`` styles for Nature articles:

   - Nature recommends sans-serif fonts.

Other languages
---------------

SciencePlots currently supports:
 * [Traditional Chinese](https://github.com/garrettj403/SciencePlots/wiki/Gallery#traditional-chinese)
 * [Simplified Chinese](https://github.com/garrettj403/SciencePlots/wiki/Gallery#simplified-chinese)
 * [Japanese](https://github.com/garrettj403/SciencePlots/wiki/Gallery#japanese)
 * [Korean](https://github.com/garrettj403/SciencePlots/wiki/Gallery#korean)
 * [Russian](https://github.com/garrettj403/SciencePlots/wiki/Gallery#russian)
 * [Turkish](https://github.com/garrettj403/SciencePlots/wiki/Gallery#turkish)

Example: Traditional Chinese (`science` + `no-latex` + `cjk-tc-font`):

See the [FAQ](https://github.com/garrettj403/SciencePlots/wiki/FAQ#installing-cjk-fonts) for information on installing CJK fonts.

Other color cycles
------------------

SciencePlots comes with a variety of different color cycles. For a full list, [see the project Wiki](https://github.com/garrettj403/SciencePlots/wiki/Gallery#color-cycles). Two examples are shown below.

The ``bright`` color cycle (color blind safe):

The ``high-vis`` color cycle:

Paul Tol's discrete rainbow color sets are available as well, with the style identifier ``discrete-rainbow-<n>``, where ``<n>`` is the number of unique colors. ``<n>`` ranges from ``1`` to ``23`` (inclusive). For example, ``discrete-rainbow-15``:

Help and Contributing
---------------------

Please feel free to contribute to the SciencePlots repo! For example, it would be good to add new styles for different journals and add new color cycles. Before starting a new style or making any changes, please create an issue through the [GitHub issue tracker](https://github.com/garrettj403/SciencePlots/issues). That way we can discuss if the changes are necessary and the best approach.

If you need any help with SciencePlots, please first check the [FAQ](https://github.com/garrettj403/SciencePlots/wiki/FAQ) and search through the [previous GitHub issues](https://github.com/garrettj403/SciencePlots/issues). If you can't find an answer, create a new issue through the [GitHub issue tracker](https://github.com/garrettj403/SciencePlots/issues).

You can checkout [Matplotlib's documentation](https://matplotlib.org/tutorials/introductory/customizing.html) for more information on plotting settings.

FAQ
---

You can find [the FAQ in the project Wiki.](https://github.com/garrettj403/SciencePlots/wiki/FAQ)

SciencePlots in Academic Papers
-------------------------------

The following papers use ``SciencePlots``:

- C.-S. Li, S.-P. Ma, and T.-H. Lin, ["FMSA: A Universal Microservice Architecture Based on FHIR Medical Informatics Standard,"](https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/11326732) 2025 Second International Conference on Artificial Intelligence for Medicine, Health and Care (AIxMHC), pp. 42–49, Oct. 2025.

- Keçeci, Mehmet. "Scalable Complexity: Mathematical Analysis and Potential for Physical Applications of the Keçeci Circle Fractal", 13 May 2025. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.15396198. (Reference has been made to the module "SciencePlots".)

- J. D. Garrett, C.-Y. E. Tong, L. Zeng, T.-J. Chen and M.-J. Wang, ["A 345 GHz Sideband-Separating Receiver Prototype with Ultra-Wide Instantaneous Bandwidth,"](https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/10089556) *IEEE Trans. THz Sci. Technol.*, vol. 13, no. 3, pp. 237-245, Mar. 2023.

- J. Garrett, B.-K. Tan, C. Chaumont, F. Boussaha, and G. Yassin, ["A 230-GHz Endfire SIS Mixer With Near Quantum-Limited Performance,"](https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/9833810) *IEEE Microw. Wirel. Compon. Lett.*, Jul. 2022. ([open access](https://ora.ox.ac.uk/objects/uuid:59a100bf-c997-499a-be20-01fc66fffe2b))

- J. Garrett, and E. Tong, ["Measuring Cryogenic Waveguide Loss in the Terahertz Regime,"](https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/9727077) *IEEE Trans. THz Sci. Technol.*, vol. 12, no. 3, pp. 293-299, May 2022.

- Y. Liu, X. Liu, and Y. Sun, ["QGrain: An open-source and easy-to-use software for the comprehensive analysis of grain size distributions"](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sedgeo.2021.105980), *Sedimentary Geology*, vol. 423, 105980, Aug. 2021.

- M. Gasanov, *et al.*, ["A New Multi-objective Approach to Optimize Irrigation Using a Crop Simulation Model and Weather History"](https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-030-77970-2_7) in *Computational Science–ICCS 2021*, Krakow, Poland, Jun. 2021, pp. 75-88. ([open access](https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Sergey-Matveev-5/publication/352285985_A_New_Multi-objective_Approach_to_Optimize_Irrigation_Using_a_Crop_Simulation_Model_and_Weather_History/links/60e74b88b8c0d5588ce2da07/A-New-Multi-objective-Approach-to-Optimize-Irrigation-Using-a-Crop-Simulation-Model-and-Weather-History.pdf))

- J. Garrett, and E. Tong, ["A Dispersion-Compensated Algorithm for the Analysis of Electromagnetic Waveguides,"](https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/9447194) *IEEE Signal Process. Lett.*, vol. 28, pp. 1175-1179, Jun. 2021.

- G. Jegannathan, *et al.*, ["Current-Assisted SPAD with Improved p-n Junction and Enhanced NIR Performance"](https://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/20/24/7105), *Sensors*, Dec 2020. ([open access](https://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/20/24/7105))

- H. Tian, *et al.*, ["ivis Dimensionality Reduction Framework for Biomacromolecular Simulations"](https://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/acs.jcim.0c00485), *J. Chem. Inf. Model.*, Aug 2020. ([open access](https://arxiv.org/pdf/2004.10718.pdf))

- P. Stoltz, *et al.*, ["A new simple algorithm for space charge limited emission,"](https://aip.scitation.org/doi/10.1063/5.0020781) *Phys. Plasmas*, vol. 27, no. 9, pp. 093103, Sep. 2020. ([open access](https://aip.scitation.org/doi/10.1063/5.0020781))

- J. Garrett, *et al.*, ["A Nonlinear Transmission Line Model for Simulating Distributed SIS Frequency Multipliers,"](https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/abstract/document/9050728)  *IEEE Trans. THz Sci. Technol.*, vol. 10, no. 3, pp. 246-255, May 2020. ([open access](https://ora.ox.ac.uk/objects/uuid:5ca31c2c-a984-462c-b21a-3fe16eee0d9b/download_file?safe_filename=XXXX_final_JohnGarrett.pdf&type_of_work=Journal+article))

- J. Garrett, *et al.*, ["Simulating the Behavior of a 230 GHz SIS Mixer Using Multi-Tone Spectral Domain Analysis,"](https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/8822760/) *IEEE Trans. THz Sci. Technol.*, vol. 9, no. 9, pp. 540-548, Nov. 2019. ([open access](https://ora.ox.ac.uk/objects/uuid:0fd4537d-258c-454a-bbfb-09b1bcd88d49/download_file?file_format=pdf&safe_filename=XXXX_final.pdf&type_of_work=Journal+article))

- J. Garrett, *et al.*, ["A Compact and Easy to Fabricate E-plane Waveguide Bend,"](https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/8760521) *IEEE Microw. Wireless Compon. Lett.*, vol. 29, no. 8, pp. 529-531, Aug. 2019. ([open access](https://ora.ox.ac.uk/objects/uuid:496855f9-be2a-47cd-b498-1753d8033f50/download_file?file_format=pdf&safe_filename=Waveguide_Bend__IEEE_MWCL_.pdf&type_of_work=Journal+article))

- J. Garrett, ["A 230 GHz Focal Plane Array Using a Wide IF Bandwidth SIS Receiver,"](https://ora.ox.ac.uk/objects/uuid:d47fbf3b-1cf3-4e58-be97-767b9893066e/download_file?file_format=pdf&safe_filename=GarrettJ_DPhilThesis.pdf&type_of_work=Thesis) DPhil thesis, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK, 2018. ([open access](https://ora.ox.ac.uk/objects/uuid:d47fbf3b-1cf3-4e58-be97-767b9893066e/download_file?file_format=pdf&safe_filename=GarrettJ_DPhilThesis.pdf&type_of_work=Thesis))

If you use ``SciencePlots`` in your paper/thesis, feel free to add it to the list!

Citing SciencePlots
-------------------

You don't have to cite SciencePlots if you use it but it's nice if you do:

    @article{SciencePlots,
      author       = {John D. Garrett},
      title        = {{garrettj403/SciencePlots}},
      month        = sep,
      year         = 2021,
      publisher    = {Zenodo},
      version      = {1.0.9},
      doi          = {10.5281/zenodo.4106649},
      url          = {http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4106649}
    }
