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 | 176,795 |
| 2 | China | 124,427 |
| 3 | United Kingdom | 121,172 |
| 4 | Germany | 66,950 |
| 5 | Japan | 40,539 |
| 6 | Netherlands | 38,009 |
| 7 | Canada | 35,827 |
| 8 | Australia | 33,037 |
| 9 | Spain | 24,638 |
| 10 | Taiwan | 22,430 |
| 11 | France | 20,530 |
| 12 | Hong Kong | 20,459 |
| 13 | South Korea | 14,311 |
| 14 | Turkey | 12,189 |
| 15 | Italy | 11,643 |
| 16 | Norway | 10,473 |
| 17 | Malaysia | 10,283 |
| 18 | Belgium | 9,364 |
| 19 | Austria | 9,282 |
| 20 | Switzerland | 8,233 |
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.