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From numbers to words to visuals: Storytelling your research Ya-Ling Lu, PhD, Informationist NIH Library Show Me the Numbers Conference University of Maryland, College Park October 12, 2017 Researchers often Give speaks about their research

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From numbers to words to visuals: Storytelling your research

Ya-Ling Lu, PhD, Informationist NIH Library Show Me the Numbers Conference University of Maryland, College Park October 12, 2017

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Researchers often

Give speaks about their research to different audiences

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Why do visuals work?

Numbers Words

There were no substantial differences in the average citations among the groups (FM, MF, FF, MM, Any Unknown) up to the 90th percentile...

Visuals

Mean Median MM 53 21 MF 32 20 FM 35 22 FF 37 22 Any unknown 36 20

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To better present a pattern/problem

This collaboration network displays connections between various authors by gender, weighted by number of publications…. and demonstrates that....

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To highlight or contrast

IC # of project NHL 1 NIBIB 1 NCCIH 2 CIT 3 NIDCR 3 NIHL 4 NIMH 8 ORS 9 NICHD 11 NIDCD 11 NIAID 13 NIDDK 13 NINDS 14 LDRR 16 unknown 17 NLM 19 NEI 20 NHLBI 20 CC 23 NCI 52 Grand Total 260

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To analyze

My ideal day My typical day

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“How do I get started?”

Have a low floor

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Know the basics

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Know some design elements

Know some basic design elements: object location, shape, size, space, color, background, etc. Put yourself in the graphs: How do you feel?

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Molly Bang

Picture This: How pictures work

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Aim for a high ceiling

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Other options

composition distribution pattern comparison

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trends geospatial location clustering/relationships topic

Other options

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Resources

  • Excel, Google Spreadsheets, Tableau

Basic analysis

  • Google Map, ArcGIS

Map

  • Science of Science Tool

Network

  • Inkscape, Adobe Illustrator

Image editing

  • R, Python, Matlab

Programming

  • Flowingdata, beatexcel, visualcomplexity, storytellingwithdata

Website

  • Experts, colleagues

People

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Story: Honoring the retirement of a director

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Brainstorming…

How many pubs? How many citations? Where does she publish? Where does she give speaks?

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Brainstorming…

Who has she worked with? What are her major research topics? What projects has she led? How much grants $ has she brought in?

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Our goals

PEOPLE RESEARCH LEADERSHIP

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Her Leadership

Created and designed by Chris Fortney Graphic artist, NIH Library

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People

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PHYSICS CONDENSED MATTER PEDIATRICS CRITICAL CARE MEDICINE ANDROLOGY STATISTICS PROBABILITY RADIOLOGY NUCLEAR MEDICINE… ENGINEERING ELECTRICAL… ENDOCRINOLOGY METABOLISM PHYSICS APPLIED TOXICOLOGY MATERIALS SCIENCE… ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES PUBL ENVIRON OCCUPAT HLTH REPRODUCTIVE BIOLOGY OBSTETRICS GYNECOLOGY

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Research

Count of MH 1986 1987 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 Total Female 1 1 2 2 2 3 4 4 3 2 4 4 3 5 4 2 4 4 7 6 6 3 3 11 9 11 10 15 15 17 167 Adult 1 2 2 2 2 3 3 2 1 3 1 1 6 3 4 2 8 8 9 7 14 20 11 115 Pregnancy 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 3 1 1 1 1 3 2 4 6 5 2 3 5 7 5 6 11 8 12 100 Male 1 1 1 4 4 1 2 2 2 4 1 3 5 1 1 2 4 2 4 4 14 13 5 81 Adolescent 1 1 2 2 2 2 1 2 1 3 2 1 2 1 4 2 1 4 2 6 5 8 11 3 69 Cohort Studies 2 1 1 1 2 2 1 1 2 1 2 1 3 1 3 1 1 2 4 4 5 9 5 4 59 Young Adult 1 3 3 6 5 9 13 6 46 Environmental Pollutants 1 1 3 3 1 2 1 1 2 2 5 3 3 11 6 45 Prospective Studies 1 1 1 1 1 5 5 1 2 7 10 9 44 Risk Factors 2 1 2 2 1 1 1 1 2 2 1 1 4 1 1 1 4 1 1 5 4 4 43 Newborn Infant 1 1 2 2 4 4 1 2 2 1 2 2 2 1 1 2 1 2 3 2 2 40 Fertility 2 1 1 2 1 1 1 3 4 3 8 4 4 35 Environmental Exposure 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 1 3 1 1 5 3 26 Child 1 2 3 1 3 1 1 1 3 2 1 4 1 1 1 26 Endometriosis 1 1 2 2 2 1 4 4 1 2 3 23 Polychlorinated Biphenyls 1 1 2 3 1 3 2 1 3 1 1 1 1 1 22 Longitudinal Studies 1 1 1 2 5 7 3 20 Odds Ratio 1 1 1 3 1 1 1 3 3 1 1 2 19 Child, Preschool 1 2 3 1 1 1 1 1 3 1 1 1 1 18 Surveys and Questionnaires 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 3 1 1 2 1 1 18 Time Factors 1 2 2 1 2 1 1 1 3 3 17 Infant 1 2 3 1 1 3 1 1 1 1 15 Animals 1 1 2 3 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 15 Middle Aged 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 4 1 15 Pregnancy Outcome 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 1 1 1 15 Incidence 1 1 4 3 4 13 Infertility, Female 1 1 1 1 1 3 2 1 2 13 Maternal Age 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 3 13 Maternal Exposure 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 2 3 13 Retrospective Studies 1 1 2 1 1 2 2 1 1 1 13 Body Mass Index 1 1 1 1 2 4 1 1 12 Case-Control Studies 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 2 1 12 Time-to-Pregnancy 1 1 6 1 2 11 Birth Weight 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 11 Fishes 1 1 2 3 1 2 1 11 Hydrocarbons, Chlorinated 1 1 2 1 1 1 3 1 11 Prenatal Exposure Delayed Effects 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 11 Reproductive Techniques, Assisted 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 2 11 Laparoscopy 1 1 1 1 1 3 1 1 10 Logistic Models 1 1 1 1 3 1 1 1 10 Prevalence 1 2 1 3 1 2 10 Smoking 1 2 1 1 3 1 1 10 Socioeconomic Factors 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 10 Biomarkers 1 1 1 1 3 1 1 9

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Count of MH 86/87 89/90 91/92 93/94 95/96 97/98 99/00 01/02 03/04 05/06 07/08 09/10 11/12 13/14 15/16 Total Female 2 4 5 8 5 8 8 6 8 13 9 14 20 25 32 167 Adult 1 2 4 2 6 3 3 2 9 4 10 17 21 31 115 Pregnancy 1 3 2 2 4 5 2 2 5 10 7 8 12 17 20 100 Male 1 2 8 3 2 6 1 3 6 3 4 6 18 18 81 Adolescent 1 1 2 4 3 3 3 3 3 6 1 4 8 13 14 69 Cohort Studies 3 2 4 2 2 3 1 4 4 3 8 14 9 59 Young Adult 4 9 14 19 46 Environmental Pollutants 2 3 4 3 3 7 6 17 45 Prospective Studies 1 1 1 2 5 6 9 19 44 Risk Factors 3 2 2 2 2 2 3 1 5 2 4 2 5 8 43 Newborn Infant 2 4 8 3 2 1 4 3 1 2 1 5 4 40 Fertility 2 1 3 1 2 7 11 8 35 Environmental Exposure 1 2 2 2 1 4 4 2 8 26 Child 1 5 1 3 2 4 2 1 4 1 2 26 Endometriosis 1 1 2 2 2 5 5 5 23 Polychlorinated Biphenyls 2 2 4 3 2 4 2 1 2 22 Longitudinal Studies 1 1 3 5 10 20 Odds Ratio 1 1 1 4 1 4 4 3 19 Child, Preschool 1 5 1 1 1 1 1 3 1 2 1 18 Surveys and Questionnaires 1 2 1 1 1 2 4 1 3 2 18 Time Factors 1 2 3 3 2 6 17 Infant 1 5 1 1 3 1 2 1 15 Animals 2 2 4 1 2 1 2 1 15 Middle Aged 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 5 15 Pregnancy Outcome 1 1 2 1 4 3 2 1 15 Incidence 1 1 4 7 13 Infertility, Female 1 1 1 2 5 3 13 Maternal Age 2 1 1 2 1 1 1 4 13 Maternal Exposure 1 1 1 2 2 1 5 13 Retrospective Studies 1 3 1 1 4 1 1 1 13 Body Mass Index 1 1 1 3 4 2 12 Case-Control Studies 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 3 12 Time-to-Pregnancy 1 7 3 11 Birth Weight 1 2 1 1 1 1 2 2 11 Fishes 2 2 4 2 1 11 Hydrocarbons, Chlorinated 2 3 2 4 11 Prenatal Exposure Delayed Effects 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 11 Reproductive Techniques, Assisted 2 2 1 3 3 11 Laparoscopy 1 1 1 2 3 2 10 Logistic Models 1 1 1 1 4 2 10 Prevalence 1 2 1 3 3 10 Smoking 3 1 1 3 1 1 10 Socioeconomic Factors 2 1 1 1 1 1 3 10

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Female Adult Pregnancy Male Adolescent Cohort Studies Young Adult Environmental Pollutants Prospective Studies Risk Factors Newborn Infant Fertility Environmental Exposure Child Endometriosis Polychlorinated Biphenyls Longitudinal Studies Odds Ratio Child, Preschool Surveys and Questionnaires Time Factors Infant Animals Middle Aged Pregnancy Outcome Incidence Infertility, Female Maternal Age Maternal Exposure Retrospective Studies Body Mass Index Case-Control Studies Time-to-Pregnancy Birth Weight Fishes Hydrocarbons, Chlorinated Prenatal Exposure Delayed Effects Reproductive Techniques, Assisted Laparoscopy Logistic Models Prevalence Smoking Socioeconomic Factors

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Paper Count

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Female Adult Pregnancy Male Adolescent Cohort Studies Young Adult Environmental Pollutants Prospective Studies Risk Factors Newborn Infant Fertility Environmental Exposure Child Endometriosis Polychlorinated Biphenyls Longitudinal Studies Odds Ratio Child, Preschool Surveys and Questionnaires Time Factors Infant Animals Middle Aged Pregnancy Outcome Incidence Infertility, Female Maternal Age Maternal Exposure Retrospective Studies Body Mass Index Case-Control Studies Time-to-Pregnancy Birth Weight Fishes Hydrocarbons, Chlorinated Prenatal Exposure Delayed Effects Reproductive Techniques, Assisted Laparoscopy Logistic Models Prevalence Smoking Socioeconomic Factors

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Make it work!

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In daily life

I did not see a U-turn sign and got a ticket for a U- turn that I was not supposed to make

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What I used to support my appeal

Google map road images Google map satellite images Traffic signs installation diagrams Photos that I took I got a full refund of $239!

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