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 | 301,586 |
| 2 | United States | 205,371 |
| 3 | India | 128,854 |
| 4 | Germany | 76,431 |
| 5 | United Kingdom | 58,663 |
| 6 | Taiwan | 54,606 |
| 7 | Canada | 43,985 |
| 8 | France | 43,749 |
| 9 | Turkey | 43,422 |
| 10 | Japan | 39,229 |
| 11 | Brazil | 34,881 |
| 12 | Italy | 28,303 |
| 13 | Russia | 28,044 |
| 14 | Netherlands | 25,186 |
| 15 | South Korea | 24,554 |
| 16 | Australia | 24,193 |
| 17 | Iran | 21,810 |
| 18 | Spain | 18,970 |
| 19 | Thailand | 18,134 |
| 20 | Switzerland | 17,317 |
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.