Scientific Diagram Types Catalog

Reference catalog of diagram types supported by the scientific-schematics skill, with generation prompt templates and quality notes.

Flowcharts & Process Diagrams

CONSORT Flowchart (clinical trials)

• Prompt template: "CONSORT flowchart showing [N] participants recruited, [n] allocated to [arm1], [n] allocated to [arm2], [n] lost to follow-up, [n] analysed"
• Required elements: recruitment, randomisation, allocation, follow-up, analysis boxes
• Recommended doc type: journal (8.5 threshold)

Algorithm Flowchart

• Prompt template: "Flowchart of [algorithm name] showing decision nodes at [step1], [step2], and termination conditions"
• Required elements: start/end terminators, decision diamonds, process rectangles

PRISMA Flowchart (systematic reviews)

• Prompt template: "PRISMA 2020 flowchart: [N] records identified, [n] screened, [n] assessed for eligibility, [n] included"
• Recommended doc type: journal

Network & Architecture Diagrams

Neural Network Architecture

• Prompt template: "[Architecture name] neural network: input layer → [encoder layers] → [bottleneck/attention] → [decoder layers] → output, label all layer types and dimensions"
• Common variants: transformer encoder-decoder, CNN, RNN/LSTM, GAN
• Recommended doc type: conference or journal

System Architecture

• Prompt template: "System architecture diagram: [Component A] sends [data type] to [Component B] via [protocol], [Component C] reads from [storage], arrows labelled with data flow"

Biological & Chemical Diagrams

Signalling Pathway

• Prompt template: "[Pathway name] signalling pathway: [Receptor] → [intermediate1 with phosphorylation site] → [intermediate2] → [transcription factor] → gene expression, use standard biochemical notation"
• Required elements: phosphorylation arrows (→P), activation/inhibition, membrane boundary

Molecular Structure

• Prompt template: "[Molecule name] molecular structure showing [key functional groups], label all bonds and atoms"

Statistical & Data Visualisation

Conceptual Framework Diagram

• Use for theoretical models, not data plots
• Prompt template: "Conceptual framework: [construct1] influences [construct2] (positive), moderated by [construct3], outcome is [construct4]"

Quality Notes by Diagram Type