1.1
|
Confidence interval plot, caterpillar plot
|
1978
|
[23]
|
1.2
|
Forest plot
|
1982
|
n.a.
|
1.2.1
|
Subgroup forest plot
|
n.a.
|
n.a.
|
1.2.2
|
Summary forest plot
|
n.a.
|
n.a.
|
1.2.3
|
Shrinkage plot, Bayesian forest plot
|
n.a.
|
n.a.
|
1.2.4
|
Raindrop plot
|
2003
|
[29]
|
1.2.5
|
Limits of equivalence forest plot
|
2007
|
[30]
|
1.2.6
|
Confidence distribution plot
|
2010
|
[31]
|
1.2.7
|
Rainforest plot
|
2015
|
[22]
|
1.2.8
|
Thick forest plot
|
2015
|
[23]
|
1.2.9
|
Contour-enhanced forest plot
|
2017
|
[32]
|
1.3
|
Odd man out plot
|
1988
|
[33]
|
1.4
|
Fuzzy number plot
|
2016
|
[34]
|
1.4.1
|
Fuzzy number plot with subgroups
|
2016
|
[34]
|
2.1
|
Funnel plot
|
1984
|
[35]
|
2.1.1
|
Subgroup funnel plot
|
1984
|
[35]
|
2.1.2
|
Regression test funnel plot
|
1997
|
[36]
|
2.1.3
|
Funnel plot with weighted mean, median and mode
|
1998
|
[37]
|
2.1.4
|
Trim-and-fill funnel plot
|
2000
|
[38]
|
2.1.5
|
Significance contour-enhanced funnel plot
|
2008
|
[39]
|
2.1.6
|
Additional evidence contours funnel plot: Summary effect significance
|
2012
|
[40]
|
2.1.7
|
Additional evidence contours funnel plot: Heterogeneity
|
2012
|
[40]
|
2.1.8
|
Additional evidence contours funnel plot: Summary CI width
|
2012
|
[41]
|
2.1.9
|
Additional evidence contours funnel plot: Summary CI lower/upper bound
|
2012
|
[41]
|
2.1.10
|
Additional evidence contours funnel plot: Limits of equivalence
|
2012
|
[41]
|
2.1.11
|
Additional evidence contours funnel plot: Summary effect
|
2015
|
[42]
|
2.1.12
|
Funnel plot with imputed non-statistically-significant unreported effects
|
2015
|
[43]
|
2.1.13
|
Meta-analyser funnel plot
|
2016
|
[44]
|
2.1.14
|
Funnel plot with summary diamond
|
n.a.
|
n.a.
|
2.1.15
|
Funnel plot with bias-corrected effect sizes
|
n.a.
|
n.a.
|
2.2
|
Galbraith plot (a.k.a. radial plot)
|
1988
|
[45]
|
2.2.1
|
Subgroup Galbraith plot
|
1988
|
[45]
|
2.2.2
|
Galbraith plot with Egger regression
|
1997
|
[36]
|
2.2.3
|
3D Galbraith plot
|
n.a.
|
n.a.
|
2.3
|
Gravity plot
|
2005
|
[46]
|
2.4
|
Doi plot
|
2016
|
[47]
|
2.5
|
Begg and Mazmudar test display
|
n.a.
|
n.a.
|
2.5.1
|
Begg and Mazmudar test display with subgroups
|
n.a.
|
n.a.
|
3.1
|
Scatterplot of effect size with continuous moderator
|
1977
|
[6]
|
3.1.1
|
Binned scatterplot
|
n.a.
|
n.a.
|
3.2
|
Meta-regression plot
|
1977
|
[6]
|
3.2.1
|
Meta-regression weight bubble plot
|
n.a.
|
n.a.
|
3.2.2
|
Meta-regression plot with subgroups
|
n.a.
|
n.a.
|
3.2.3
|
Meta-regression plot with confidence or prediction bands
|
n.a.
|
n.a.
|
3.2.4
|
Meta-regression plot including effect-size confidence intervals
|
1984
|
[35]
|
3.2.5
|
Surface plot
|
1998
|
[48]
|
3.2.6
|
Trim-and-fill meta-regression plot
|
2012
|
[49]
|
3.2.7
|
Meta-analytic regression/classification tree
|
2014
|
[50]
|
3.2.8
|
Meta-analytic partial dependence plot
|
2017
|
[51]
|
3.3
|
Time-to-event data: Meta-STEPP
|
2016
|
[52]
|
4.1
|
Tau square sensitivity plot
|
1993
|
[53]
|
4.1.1
|
Tau square sensitivity plot with posterior distribution
|
n.a.
|
n.a.
|
4.2
|
Leave-one-out sensitivity lineplot
|
1998
|
[37]
|
4.2.1
|
Leave-one-out sensitivity forest plot
|
2000
|
[54]
|
4.3
|
Baujat plot
|
2002
|
[55]
|
4.4
|
Number of additional participants required to obtain significance plot
|
2003
|
[56]
|
4.5
|
Influence plot
|
2010
|
[57]
|
4.6
|
Study influence and outlier diagnostic lineplots
|
2010
|
[57]
|
4.7
|
Metaplot
|
2010
|
[58]
|
4.8
|
GOSH plot
|
2012
|
[59]
|
4.9
|
Outlier probability plot
|
2014
|
[60]
|
4.10
|
Forward plot
|
2016
|
[61]
|
4.11
|
Impact of unmeasured confounding sensitivity plot
|
2017
|
[62]
|
4.12
|
Tau square estimator sensitivity plot
|
n.a.
|
n.a.
|
4.13
|
Cross-validated residual plot
|
n.a.
|
n.a.
|
5.1
|
Effect-size time-series plot
|
1984
|
[35]
|
5.1.1
|
Quality control chart: X bar chart
|
2010
|
[63]
|
5.1.2
|
Quality control chart: CUMSUM chart
|
2010
|
[63]
|
5.2
|
Cumulative meta-analysis plot
|
1992
|
[64]
|
5.2.1
|
Subgroup cumulative meta-analysis
|
n.a.
|
n.a.
|
5.2.2
|
Cumulative meta-analysis with monitoring boundaries
|
1997
|
[65]
|
5.2.3
|
Cumulative summary effect ratio plot
|
1999
|
[66]
|
5.2.4
|
Cumulative heterogeneity plot
|
2004
|
[67]
|
5.2.5
|
Cumulative Bayes factor plot
|
2016
|
[68]
|
5.2.6
|
Predicted Bayes factor for an additional study plot
|
2017
|
[69]
|
5.3
|
Plot of cumulative results
|
2015
|
[70]
|
5.4
|
Comparison of meta-analyses: Initial vs. subsequent evidence scatterplot
|
n.a.
|
n.a.
|
6.1
|
Histogram
|
n.a.
|
n.a.
|
6.1.1
|
Histogram, weighted
|
n.a.
|
n.a.
|
6.1.2
|
Histogram, subgroups
|
n.a.
|
n.a.
|
6.2
|
Boxplot
|
n.a.
|
n.a.
|
6.2.1
|
Boxplot, weighted
|
n.a.
|
n.a.
|
6.3
|
Stem-and-leaf display
|
n.a.
|
n.a.
|
6.3.1
|
Stem-and-leaf display, subgroups
|
n.a.
|
n.a.
|
6.4
|
Dot plot
|
n.a.
|
n.a.
|
6.5
|
Density plot
|
n.a.
|
n.a.
|
6.5.1
|
Density plot, weighted
|
n.a.
|
n.a.
|
6.5.2
|
Density plot, subgroups
|
n.a.
|
n.a.
|
6.6
|
Collection of study-effect likelihoods
|
1993
|
[71]
|
6.7
|
Normal quantile-quantile (Q-Q) plot of effect sizes
|
1998
|
[72]
|
7.1
|
Bar chart
|
n.a.
|
n.a.
|
7.2
|
Pie chart
|
n.a.
|
n.a.
|
7.3
|
Line/dot chart with continuous covariate
|
n.a.
|
n.a.
|
7.4
|
Risk of bias plot
|
2008
|
[73]
|
7.4.1
|
Risk of bias summary plot
|
2008
|
[73]
|
7.5
|
Harvest plot
|
2008
|
[24]
|
7.6
|
PRISMA flow chart
|
2009
|
[74]
|
7.7
|
Comparison of meta-analyses: Veritas plot
|
2009
|
[75]
|
7.8
|
Error matrix display
|
2010
|
[76]
|
7.8.1
|
3D error matrix plot
|
2010
|
[76]
|
7.9
|
Effect-direction plot
|
2013
|
[77]
|
7.10
|
Evidence-map bubble plot
|
2016
|
[78]
|
7.11
|
Dendrogram of meta-cluster analysis
|
2017
|
[79]
|
8.1
|
Dichotomous outcomes: L’Abbé plot
|
1987
|
[80]
|
8.1.1
|
Dichotomous outcomes: Subgroup L’Abbé plot
|
1987
|
[80]
|
8.1.2
|
Dichotomous outcomes: L’Abbé plot with summary effect contours
|
1997
|
[81]
|
8.1.3
|
Dichotomous outcomes: L’Abbé weight bubble plot
|
n.a.
|
n.a.
|
8.1.4
|
Dichotomous outcomes: Baseline graph
|
n.a.
|
n.a.
|
8.2
|
Time-to-event data: Study survival curves
|
1989
|
[82]
|
8.3
|
Bivariate meta-analysis plot
|
1993
|
[71]
|
8.3.1
|
Bivariate meta-analysis plot with confidence ellipse
|
1993
|
[71]
|
8.3.2
|
Cross-hairs scatterplot
|
2016
|
[83]
|
8.3.3
|
Cross-hairs scatterplot with subgroups
|
2016
|
[83]
|
8.4
|
Dichotomous outcomes: ROC plot
|
1993
|
[84]
|
8.4.1
|
Dichotomous outcomes: ROC plot with summary ROC curve
|
1993
|
[84]
|
8.4.2
|
Dichotomous outcomes: Cross-hairs plot
|
2010
|
[85]
|
8.4.3
|
Dichotomous outcomes: ROC plot with subgroups
|
n.a.
|
n.a.
|
8.5
|
Dichotomous outcomes: Treatment benefit vs. control plot per 100 patients
|
2001
|
[86]
|
8.6
|
Dichotomous outcomes: Olliaro display
|
2010
|
[87]
|
8.6.1
|
Dichotomous outcomes: Subgroup Olliaro display
|
2010
|
[87]
|
8.7
|
Dichotomous outcomes: Threshold plot
|
2016
|
[88]
|
8.8
|
Meta-analytic Bland-Altman plot
|
n.a.
|
n.a.
|
9.1
|
Glass distributional overlap display
|
1976
|
[5]
|
9.2
|
Time-to-event data: Summary survival curve
|
1989
|
[82]
|
9.2.1
|
Time-to-event data: Subgroup survival curves
|
1989
|
[82]
|
9.3
|
Summary path diagram (SEM)
|
1991
|
[89]
|
9.4
|
Genetic data: Summary q value plot
|
2002
|
[90]
|
9.5
|
Genetic data: Summary Q-Q plot
|
2003
|
[91]
|
9.6
|
Hattie barometer display
|
2008
|
[92]
|
9.7
|
Comparison of meta-analyses: FEM vs. REM summary estimates
|
2011
|
[93]
|
9.8
|
Comparison of meta-analyses: Heterogeneity
|
2011
|
[93]
|
9.9
|
Comparison of meta-analyses: Tau square estimates
|
2011
|
[93]
|
9.10
|
Genetic data: Meta-analytic circos plot
|
2012
|
[94]
|
9.11
|
Fishbone diagram
|
2017
|
[95]
|
9.12
|
Evidence flowers
|
2018
|
[96]
|
9.13
|
Likelihood, prior, or posterior distribution plot
|
n.a.
|
n.a.
|
9.13.1
|
Bootstrap chart
|
n.a.
|
n.a.
|
9.13.2
|
Likelihood, confidence, or posterior region plot for two parameters
|
n.a.
|
n.a.
|
9.13.3
|
Predictive distribution or interval plot
|
n.a.
|
n.a.
|
9.14
|
Dichotomous outcomes: Fagan nomogram
|
n.a.
|
n.a.
|
9.14.1
|
Dichotomous outcomes: Probability-modifying plot
|
n.a.
|
n.a.
|
9.15
|
Genetic data: Meta-analytic Manhattan plot
|
n.a.
|
n.a.
|
9.15.1
|
Genetic data: Meta-analytic Miami plot
|
n.a.
|
n.a.
|
9.15.2
|
Genetic data: Meta-analytic regional association plot
|
n.a.
|
n.a.
|
9.16
|
Genetic data: Meta-analytic volcano plot
|
n.a.
|
n.a.
|
9.17
|
Genetic data: Position-summary line plot
|
n.a.
|
n.a.
|
9.18
|
Genetic data: Summary heat map
|
n.a.
|
n.a.
|
9.19
|
Meta-analytic neuroimaging plot
|
n.a.
|
n.a.
|
10.1
|
Schweder-Spjøtvoll plot
|
1982
|
[97]
|
10.2
|
Publication-probability plot (selection model)
|
1992
|
[98]
|
10.3
|
Sensitivity contour plot (selection model)
|
2000
|
[99]
|
10.4
|
Test of excess significance alpha sensitivity plot
|
2007
|
[100]
|
10.5
|
Caliper test display
|
2008
|
[101]
|
10.6
|
Plot of truncated normal distribution
|
2008
|
[102]
|
10.7
|
Genetic data: P-M plot
|
2012
|
[103]
|
10.8
|
p-curve
|
2014
|
[104]
|
10.8.1
|
p-curve sensitivity plot
|
2016
|
[105]
|
10.9
|
p-value plot for selection bias (selection model)
|
2015
|
[106]
|
10.10
|
Treatment effect plot (selection model)
|
2015
|
[106]
|
10.11
|
Albatross plot
|
2017
|
[107]
|
10.11.1
|
Albatross subgroup plot
|
2017
|
[107]
|
10.12
|
Weighted effect-size density (selection model)
|
n.a.
|
n.a.
|
10.13
|
Maximum-bias forest plot
|
n.a.
|
n.a.
|
11.1
|
Network graph
|
2002
|
[108]
|
11.1.1
|
Flow-of-evidence graph
|
2013
|
[109]
|
11.1.2
|
3D network graph
|
2017
|
[110]
|
11.1.3
|
Matrix display of treatment comparisons
|
n.a.
|
n.a.
|
11.2
|
Contrast forest plot
|
2008
|
[111]
|
11.2.1
|
Summary forest plot matrix
|
2014
|
[112]
|
11.2.2
|
Summary forest plot table
|
2014
|
[112]
|
11.2.3
|
Network indirect path decomposition forest plot
|
2014
|
[26]
|
11.2.4
|
Invariant interval forest plot
|
2017
|
[113]
|
11.3
|
Checkerboard unit plot
|
2008
|
[114]
|
11.4
|
Treatment dissimilarity table plot
|
2008
|
[115]
|
11.4.1
|
MDS inconsistency plot
|
2008
|
[115]
|
11.5
|
Ranking table plot
|
2009
|
[116]
|
11.5.1
|
Barplot of ranking probabilities
|
2011
|
[13]
|
11.5.2
|
Median rank chart
|
2014
|
[112]
|
11.5.3
|
Ranking and ranking probability for different outcome preferences
|
2016
|
[117]
|
11.5.4
|
Ranking scatterplot for single outcome
|
2013
|
[14]
|
11.6
|
Inconsistency plot
|
2009
|
[118]
|
11.7
|
Rankogram (cumulative or absolute)
|
2009
|
[119]
|
11.7.1
|
Probability to be within a range of the best treatment plot
|
2011
|
[11]
|
11.8
|
Network meta-regression plot
|
2009
|
[120]
|
11.8.1
|
Contribution network meta-regression plot
|
2018
|
[121]
|
11.8.2
|
Heat network meta-regression plot
|
2018
|
[121]
|
11.9
|
Diagnostic network plot (leverage, deviance, residuals)
|
2009
|
[120]
|
11.10
|
Comparison-adjusted funnel plot
|
2013
|
[14]
|
11.11
|
Contribution plot
|
2013
|
[25]
|
11.12
|
Netheat plot
|
2013
|
[25]
|
11.13
|
Shade plot for contrast weights of treatment comparison
|
2013
|
[122]
|
11.14
|
Shade plot for p values of treatment comparison
|
2013
|
[122]
|
11.15
|
Minimal parallelism vs. mean path length scatterplot
|
2013
|
[109]
|
11.16
|
Hsu mean-mean plot
|
2013
|
[122]
|
11.17
|
Clustered ranking plot for two outcomes
|
2013
|
[14]
|
11.18
|
Network risk of bias chart
|
2014
|
[123]
|
11.18.1
|
Network risk of bias direct evidence contribution chart
|
2014
|
[123]
|
11.19
|
Bland-Altman heterogeneity plot
|
2015
|
[106]
|
11.20
|
Rank heat plot
|
2016
|
[124]
|
11.21
|
Hasse diagram
|
2017
|
[125]
|
11.22
|
Partial orderings for two outcomes plot
|
2017
|
[125]
|
11.22.1
|
Biplot of partial orderings for more than two outcomes
|
2017
|
[126]
|
11.23
|
Invariant region plot
|
2017
|
[113]
|
11.24
|
Bivariate network meta-analysis crosshair plot
|
2018
|
[127]
|
11.25
|
Covariate distribution plot
|
2018
|
[121]
|
11.26
|
Covariate contribution scatterplot
|
2018
|
[121]
|
11.27
|
Covariate contribution heat plot
|
2018
|
[121]
|
11.28
|
Network meta-analysis survival plot
|
n.a.
|
n.a.
|