Indication of worldwide usage for this journal at the country/region level over the last five years (as available).
| Top Countries/ Regions | Downloads | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | 820,516 |
| 2 | China | 296,482 |
| 3 | Japan | 198,740 |
| 4 | United Kingdom | 177,454 |
| 5 | South Korea | 175,668 |
| 6 | Australia | 133,896 |
| 7 | Switzerland | 113,594 |
| 8 | Germany | 92,487 |
| 9 | Canada | 78,021 |
| 10 | Taiwan | 57,326 |
| 11 | Italy | 57,110 |
| 12 | Spain | 53,896 |
| 13 | Turkey | 52,625 |
| 14 | Netherlands | 49,609 |
| 15 | France | 42,880 |
| 16 | Thailand | 39,900 |
| 17 | India | 36,402 |
| 18 | Hong Kong | 30,676 |
| 19 | Brazil | 30,412 |
| 20 | Iran | 28,598 |
The number of full-text articles downloaded from ScienceDirect for this journal in the last five full calendar years is displayed by country/region.
The numbers are based on COUNTER-compliant parameters, including all types of access, but excluding robot usage and other artificial traffic.
We intend to give you a feeling for the spread of global readership and the relationships between countries/regions for this journal.