Create Multi-Panel Publication Figure — publication

Combines multiple plots into a publication-ready multi-panel figure with automatic panel labeling and consistent formatting.

Usage

publication_panels(
  plots,
  labels = NULL,
  layout = "horizontal",
  ncol = NULL,
  nrow = NULL,
  shared_legend = FALSE,
  legend_position = "bottom",
  label_size = 12,
  label_face = "bold",
  spacing = 0.02
)

Arguments

plots: List of ggplot objects to combine.
labels: Character vector of panel labels (e.g., c("A", "B", "C")).
layout: Character string specifying layout: "horizontal", "vertical", or "grid".
ncol: Integer. Number of columns for grid layout.
nrow: Integer. Number of rows for grid layout.
shared_legend: Logical. Whether to use a shared legend.
legend_position: Character string specifying shared legend position.
label_size: Numeric. Size of panel labels.
label_face: Character string. Font face for panel labels ("bold", "italic", etc.).
spacing: Numeric. Spacing between panels.

Value

A combined plot object (patchwork or equivalent).

Examples

if (FALSE) { # \dontrun{
library(ggplot2)

# Create individual plots
p1 <- ggplot(mtcars, aes(wt, mpg)) + geom_point() + theme_nature()
p2 <- ggplot(mtcars, aes(hp, mpg)) + geom_point() + theme_nature()

# Combine into publication figure
fig <- publication_panels(
  plots = list(p1, p2), 
  labels = c("A", "B"),
  layout = "horizontal"
)

# Save the combined figure
save_publication(fig, "figure1.pdf", journal = "nature", column_type = "double")
} # }