比例尺图 - 显示引用的比例

Question

我正在尝试制作类似这样的图形：

含有乳胶。

我希望引用能够与观察到的数据相匹配。有谁知道有什么好的软件包或方法可以做到这一点吗？

我能做的最好的就是使用 Tikz，但是这个解决方案非常糟糕而且我也不太擅长让它看起来不错。

下面的代码提供了这个图像，这显然需要做很多工作。
我主要想找到一个可以让这种事情变得更简单的包。

PDFLATEX 文件：

\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{tikz}
\begin{document}
  \begin{tikzpicture}[scale=4]
    \foreach \i\s in {0.001/0,0.01/1,0.1/2,1/3} {
      \begin{scope}[xshift=\s cm]
        \foreach \x [evaluate=\x as \y using log10(\x), evaluate=\x as \l using \x*\i] in {1,...,10} {
          \draw (\y,0) -- ++(0,.25) node [left, rotate=45] {\tiny \pgfmathprintnumber{\l} $\mu m$};
        }
        \foreach \x [evaluate=\x as \y using log10(\x)] in {1,1.2,...,10} {
          \draw (\y,0) -- ++(0,.1);
        }
      \end{scope}
    }
     \draw (1cm+5, 0.3) -- (2cm+5, 0.3) node [above, rotate=0] {\tiny Micellular / Micro\cite{tadros2006applied}};
    %\draw (-.1,0) rectangle ++(3.2,.5);
  \end{tikzpicture}

\begin{tabular}{|c|c|c|c|}
 \hline
 Source & Micellular Emulsions - Microemulsions & Nanoemulsions & Macroemulsions \\
 \hline
 Tadros\cite{tadros2006applied} & 5-50 nm & 50-200 nm & $\ge50$ nm  \\ 
 \hline
 Binks\cite{binks1998modern} & 5-50 nm &  &  \\ 
 \hline
\end{tabular}

\bibliographystyle{unsrt}
\bibliography{bib}
\end{document}

BIBTEX 文件：

@book{tadros2006applied,
title={Applied surfactants: principles and applications},
  author={Tadros, Tharwat F},
  year={2006},
  publisher={John Wiley \& Sons}
}
@book{binks1998modern,
  title={Modern aspects of emulsion science},
  author={Binks, Bernard P},
  year={1998},
  publisher={Royal Society of Chemistry}
}

提供以下图像：

Answer 1

这可能是一个很好的起点...

\begin{filecontents}{Lit.bib}
@book{tadros2006applied,
    title={Applied surfactants: principles and applications},
    author={Tadros, Tharwat F},
    year={2006},
    publisher={John Wiley \& Sons},
}
@book{binks1998modern,
    title={Modern aspects of emulsion science},
    author={Binks, Bernard P},
    year={1998},
    publisher={Royal Society of Chemistry},
}
\end{filecontents}
\documentclass{article}
\usepackage[shortlabels]{enumitem}
    \setlist{itemsep=0ex plus0.2ex}
\usepackage{booktabs}
\usepackage{tikz}
\usepackage{pgfplots}
    \usetikzlibrary{
        arrows.meta,
    }
\usepackage[
    backend=biber,
    sorting=none,
    style=numeric,
        ]{biblatex}
    \addbibresource{Lit.bib}
\begin{document}
    \begin{tikzpicture}
        \begin{semilogxaxis}[
            width=\textwidth,
            height=5cm,
            xmin=1e0,
            xmax=5e4,
            ymin=0,
            ymax=1,
            %
            xlabel={nm},
            xlabel style={
                at={(current axis.right of origin)},
                anchor=north east,
                yshift=2ex,
            },
            %
            axis x line=bottom,
            axis y line=left,   % <-- just for easier placement of lines
%            axis y line=none,  % <-- use me to hide the `axis y line'
        ]
            \begin{scope}[
                line width=2pt,
                node font=\scriptsize,
                >={Straight Barb[angle=60:2pt 3]},
            ]
                \draw [->]
                    (axis direction cs:4,0.1) -- (axis direction cs:150,0.1)
                        node [above,pos=0,anchor=south west]
                            {Micellular / Micro \supercite{tadros2006applied}};
            \end{scope}
        \end{semilogxaxis}
    \end{tikzpicture}

        \vspace{2ex}
    \begin{tabular}{lp{28mm}p{28mm}p{28mm}}
            \toprule
        Source                               & \vspace*{-1.6ex}
                                               \begin{itemize}[label=--,leftmargin=*,nosep,]
                                                   \item Micellular \newline Emulsions
                                                   \item Microemulsions
                                               \end{itemize}
                                               \vspace*{-2.8ex} & Nanoemulsions & Macroemulsions \\
            \midrule
        Tadros \supercite{tadros2006applied} & 5--50 nm         & 50--200 nm    & $\ge50$ nm     \\
        Binks \supercite{binks1998modern}    & 5--50 nm         &               &                \\
            \bottomrule
    \end{tabular}

    \printbibliography
\end{document}