Here are a few of my favorite data visualization resources by type of project. UVM has more resources available through the software portal. There are also many free and subscription based options.

Excel

Excel is available through UVM. It is a spreadsheet program you can create simple graphs and charts with. To make graphs unique you can customize and refine them. Here are available chart types and how to select data to make a chart. 

RStudio

RStudio is a statistical analysis coding tool that can also be used to make complex and customizable data visualizations that are reproducible. You can download R and RStudio. The primary graphic making package is ggplot2 from the Tidyverse. 

Flourish

Flourish is a no code software that has a variety of graphs and interactive content. 

Datawrapper

Datawrapper is a no-code easy to use program that makes elegant graphs.

Tableau 

Tableau lets you import and combine data sources. It is used mostly for business data. You can build visualizations with a drag and drop interface. Students and Instructors can use the full version of Tableau for free for a year with renewals. Tableau Public allows you to create graphs for free if user/data privacy is not a concern. 

You can get started with Tableau starter kits or preparing your data for Tableau. 

PowerPoint

PowerPoint is available through UVM. It is good for creating posters, presentations, and diagrams.

Canva

In Canva you can create posters, brochures, and infographics. More customization is available with the paid version.

Adobe Illustrator

Illustrator is a vector based design app. It can be used for graphic design and infographics. It is available to use in the Center for Multimedia Development (CMD) lab at Howe Library

VOSviewer

VOSviewer is used for visualizing bibliometric networks such as keywords or co-author connections. It can analyze a large number of articles to create network graphs. VOSviewer Getting started has a video and instructions. 

Research Rabbit

ResearchRabbit is a citation-based literature mapping tool.

Flourish

Flourish has an option for customizable network graphs.

iCite

iCite provides a panel of bibliometric information for scientific publications within a defined analysis group. Here is an overview.