Indication of worldwide usage for this journal at the country/region level over the last five years (as available).
| Top Countries/ Regions | Downloads | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | 3,391,338 |
| 2 | Thailand | 923,949 |
| 3 | United States | 720,589 |
| 4 | Brazil | 706,236 |
| 5 | Turkey | 625,142 |
| 6 | South Korea | 432,035 |
| 7 | Taiwan | 378,768 |
| 8 | India | 362,589 |
| 9 | Spain | 295,695 |
| 10 | Italy | 279,613 |
| 11 | Malaysia | 244,525 |
| 12 | United Kingdom | 227,135 |
| 13 | Mexico | 212,839 |
| 14 | Indonesia | 205,905 |
| 15 | Australia | 195,435 |
| 16 | Japan | 186,612 |
| 17 | Colombia | 179,786 |
| 18 | Canada | 176,794 |
| 19 | France | 165,146 |
| 20 | Netherlands | 127,787 |
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.