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 | 616,682 |
| 2 | Brazil | 354,983 |
| 3 | China | 297,614 |
| 4 | United Kingdom | 286,568 |
| 5 | Japan | 162,433 |
| 6 | South Korea | 131,504 |
| 7 | Australia | 120,059 |
| 8 | Thailand | 108,760 |
| 9 | Taiwan | 107,271 |
| 10 | Spain | 103,533 |
| 11 | Canada | 87,422 |
| 12 | Iran | 86,242 |
| 13 | Mexico | 60,424 |
| 14 | Turkey | 56,621 |
| 15 | India | 56,501 |
| 16 | Germany | 53,926 |
| 17 | France | 49,270 |
| 18 | Israel | 43,993 |
| 19 | Sweden | 40,870 |
| 20 | Norway | 39,421 |
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.