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 | 288,745 |
| 2 | United States | 270,937 |
| 3 | United Kingdom | 188,069 |
| 4 | Germany | 94,812 |
| 5 | Australia | 60,130 |
| 6 | Japan | 49,421 |
| 7 | Canada | 48,106 |
| 8 | Italy | 46,170 |
| 9 | Netherlands | 40,209 |
| 10 | France | 37,400 |
| 11 | South Korea | 34,195 |
| 12 | Switzerland | 24,300 |
| 13 | Taiwan | 23,782 |
| 14 | Turkey | 23,700 |
| 15 | India | 20,400 |
| 16 | Spain | 19,839 |
| 17 | Brazil | 18,416 |
| 18 | Indonesia | 18,011 |
| 19 | Hong Kong | 17,054 |
| 20 | Malaysia | 16,699 |
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.