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 | 2,558,051 |
| 2 | United States | 646,423 |
| 3 | Brazil | 298,150 |
| 4 | United Kingdom | 198,834 |
| 5 | South Korea | 156,047 |
| 6 | Canada | 152,703 |
| 7 | Turkey | 134,868 |
| 8 | Australia | 127,431 |
| 9 | Japan | 124,397 |
| 10 | France | 118,172 |
| 11 | India | 112,743 |
| 12 | Spain | 106,249 |
| 13 | Taiwan | 104,795 |
| 14 | Italy | 103,353 |
| 15 | Thailand | 94,508 |
| 16 | Pakistan | 93,088 |
| 17 | Portugal | 82,023 |
| 18 | Malaysia | 77,278 |
| 19 | Mexico | 73,009 |
| 20 | Germany | 68,664 |
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.