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 | 571,964 |
| 2 | China | 274,048 |
| 3 | Japan | 200,862 |
| 4 | United Kingdom | 81,088 |
| 5 | Italy | 73,530 |
| 6 | South Korea | 62,793 |
| 7 | Germany | 57,978 |
| 8 | Canada | 53,355 |
| 9 | France | 48,126 |
| 10 | Australia | 40,190 |
| 11 | Taiwan | 39,430 |
| 12 | Netherlands | 38,588 |
| 13 | Brazil | 37,511 |
| 14 | Spain | 37,012 |
| 15 | Turkey | 34,493 |
| 16 | Switzerland | 31,908 |
| 17 | Thailand | 20,706 |
| 18 | Belgium | 20,147 |
| 19 | Sweden | 15,879 |
| 20 | Mexico | 14,470 |
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.