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ReviewNature communications2025

Best practices and tools in R and Python for statistical processing and visualization of lipidomics and metabolomics data.

Jakub Idkowiak, Jonas Dehairs, Jana Schwarzerová, Dominika Olešová, Jacob X M Truong, Aleš Kvasnička, Marios Eftychiou, Ruben Cools, Xander Spotbeen, Robert Jirásko and 10 more

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Review in Nature communications, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

5 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

20 authors.

Jakub IdkowiakDepartment of Analytical Chemistry, Faculty of Chemical Technology, University of Pardubice, Pardubice, Czechia.
Jonas DehairsLaboratory of Lipid Metabolism and Cancer, Department of Oncology, Leuven Cancer Institute (LKI) and Leuven Institute for Single Cell Omics (LISCO), KU Leuven, Leuven, Flanders, Belgium.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6789-2264
Jana SchwarzerováDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Communication, Brno University of Technology, Brno, Czechia.
Dominika OlešováInstitute of Experimental Endocrinology, Biomedical Research Center, Slovak Academy of Sciences, Bratislava, Slovakia.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6840-5248
Jacob X M TruongSouth Australian Health and Medical Research Institute (SAHMRI), North Terrace, Adelaide, SA, Australia.
Aleš KvasničkaLaboratory for Inherited Metabolic Disorders, Department of Clinical Biochemistry, University Hospital Olomouc and Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, Palacký University Olomouc, Olomouc, Czechia.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5973-316X
Marios EftychiouLaboratory of Integrative Cancer Genomics, VIB-KU Leuven Center for Cancer Biology, Leuven, Flanders, Belgium.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5929-6956
Ruben CoolsLaboratory of Integrative Cancer Genomics, VIB-KU Leuven Center for Cancer Biology, Leuven, Flanders, Belgium.
Xander SpotbeenLaboratory of Lipid Metabolism and Cancer, Department of Oncology, Leuven Cancer Institute (LKI) and Leuven Institute for Single Cell Omics (LISCO), KU Leuven, Leuven, Flanders, Belgium.
Robert JiráskoDepartment of Analytical Chemistry, Faculty of Chemical Technology, University of Pardubice, Pardubice, Czechia.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5795-5017
Vullnet VeseliDepartment of Analytical Chemistry, Faculty of Chemical Technology, University of Pardubice, Pardubice, Czechia.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7485-1671
Marco GiampàLaboratory of Applied Mass Spectrometry, Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, KU Leuven, Leuven, Flanders, Belgium.
Vincent de LaatLaboratory of Lipid Metabolism and Cancer, Department of Oncology, Leuven Cancer Institute (LKI) and Leuven Institute for Single Cell Omics (LISCO), KU Leuven, Leuven, Flanders, Belgium.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0252-1179
Lisa M ButlerSouth Australian Health and Medical Research Institute (SAHMRI), North Terrace, Adelaide, SA, Australia.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2698-3220
Wolfram WeckwerthMolecular Systems Biology (MOSYS), Department of Functional and Evolutionary Ecology, Faculty of Life Sciences, University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9719-6358
David FriedeckýLaboratory for Inherited Metabolic Disorders, Department of Clinical Biochemistry, University Hospital Olomouc and Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, Palacký University Olomouc, Olomouc, Czechia.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3448-9073
Jonas DemeulemeesterLaboratory of Integrative Cancer Genomics, VIB-KU Leuven Center for Cancer Biology, Leuven, Flanders, Belgium.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2660-2478
Karel HronDepartment of Mathematical Analysis and Applications of Mathematics, Faculty of Science, Palacký University Olomouc, Olomouc, Czech Republic.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1847-6598
Johannes V SwinnenLaboratory of Lipid Metabolism and Cancer, Department of Oncology, Leuven Cancer Institute (LKI) and Leuven Institute for Single Cell Omics (LISCO), KU Leuven, Leuven, Flanders, Belgium.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7720-5077
Michal HolčapekDepartment of Analytical Chemistry, Faculty of Chemical Technology, University of Pardubice, Pardubice, Czechia. Michal.Holcapek@upce.cz.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3978-1249

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Mass spectrometry-based lipidomics and metabolomics generate extensive data sets that, along with metadata such as clinical parameters, require specific data exploration skills to identify and visualize statistically significant trends and biologically relevant differences. Besides tailored methods developed by individual labs, a solid core of freely accessible tools exists for exploratory data analysis and visualization, which we have compiled here, including preparation of descriptive statistics, annotated box plots, hypothesis testing, volcano plots, lipid maps and fatty acyl chain plots, unsupervised and supervised dimensionality reduction, dendrograms, and heat maps. This review is intended for those who would like to develop their skills in data analysis and visualization using freely available R or Python solutions. Beginners are guided through a selection of R and Python libraries for producing publication-ready graphics without being overwhelmed by the code complexity. This manuscript, along with associated GitBook code repository containing step-by-step instructions, offers readers a comprehensive guide, encouraging the application of R and Python for robust and reproducible chemometric analysis of omics data.

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