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 | 514,585 |
| 2 | United States | 387,195 |
| 3 | India | 176,469 |
| 4 | Germany | 109,135 |
| 5 | United Kingdom | 80,571 |
| 6 | Canada | 77,262 |
| 7 | Japan | 51,541 |
| 8 | France | 46,656 |
| 9 | South Korea | 44,339 |
| 10 | Thailand | 42,032 |
| 11 | Taiwan | 40,156 |
| 12 | Italy | 39,341 |
| 13 | Spain | 38,144 |
| 14 | Brazil | 35,246 |
| 15 | Turkey | 34,822 |
| 16 | Australia | 30,229 |
| 17 | Iran | 28,990 |
| 18 | Russia | 28,107 |
| 19 | Netherlands | 27,514 |
| 20 | Switzerland | 24,826 |
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.