# ggtree
**Repository Path**: GuangchuangYu/ggtree
## Basic Information
- **Project Name**: ggtree
- **Description**: Visualization and annotation of phylogenetic trees
- **Primary Language**: R
- **License**: Not specified
- **Default Branch**: master
- **Homepage**: None
- **GVP Project**: No
## Statistics
- **Stars**: 1
- **Forks**: 0
- **Created**: 2017-07-25
- **Last Updated**: 2022-11-06
## Categories & Tags
**Categories**: Uncategorized
**Tags**: None
## README
# ggtree: an R package for visualization of phylogenetic trees with their annotation data
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‘ggtree’ extends the ‘ggplot2’ plotting system which implemented the
grammar of graphics. ‘ggtree’ is designed for visualization and
annotation of phylogenetic trees and other tree-like structures with
their annotation data.
## :writing_hand: Authors
Guangchuang YU
School of Basic Medical Sciences, Southern Medical University
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If you use [ggtree](http://bioconductor.org/packages/ggtree) in
published research, please cite the most appropriate paper(s) from this
list:
1. S Xu, L Li, X Luo, M Chen, W Tang, L Zhan, Z Dai, TT. Lam, Y Guan,
**G Yu**. Ggtree: A serialized data object for visualization of a
phylogenetic tree and annotation data. ***iMeta***, 2022, 1(4):e56.
doi: [10.1002/imt2.56](https://doi.org/10.1002/imt2.56)
2. **G Yu**. Data Integration, Manipulation and Visualization of
Phylogenetic Treess (1st edition). ***Chapman and Hall/CRC***, 2022.
doi: [10.1201/9781003279242](https://doi.org/10.1201/9781003279242)
3. **G Yu**. Using ggtree to visualize data on tree-like structures.
***Current Protocols in Bioinformatics***, 2020, 69:e96. doi:
[10.1002/cpbi.96](https://doi.org/10.1002/cpbi.96)
- [Source code and data to reproduce figures in the
article](https://github.com/GuangchuangYu/ggtree-current-protocols)
4. **G Yu**\*, TTY Lam, H Zhu, Y Guan\*. Two
methods for mapping and visualizing associated data on phylogeny
using ggtree. ***Molecular Biology and Evolution***, 2018,
35(2):3041-3043. doi:
[10.1093/molbev/msy194](https://doi.org/10.1093/molbev/msy194)
- [Source code to produce Supplementary
Material](https://github.com/GuangchuangYu/plotting_tree_with_data)
5. **G Yu**, DK Smith, H Zhu, Y Guan, TTY Lam\*. ggtree: an
R package for visualization and annotation of phylogenetic trees
with their covariates and other associated data. ***Methods in
Ecology and Evolution***. 2017, 8(1):28-36. doi:
[10.1111/2041-210X.12628](https://doi.org/10.1111/2041-210X.12628)
## :sparkling_heart: Contributing
We welcome any contributions! By participating in this project you agree
to abide by the terms outlined in the [Contributor Code of
Conduct](CONDUCT.md).