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 | 354,671 |
| 2 | United States | 233,614 |
| 3 | India | 122,501 |
| 4 | Germany | 83,574 |
| 5 | United Kingdom | 54,612 |
| 6 | Japan | 49,798 |
| 7 | Canada | 44,874 |
| 8 | Turkey | 43,697 |
| 9 | France | 41,371 |
| 10 | Taiwan | 40,038 |
| 11 | Brazil | 33,193 |
| 12 | South Korea | 30,256 |
| 13 | Italy | 23,183 |
| 14 | Switzerland | 22,766 |
| 15 | Netherlands | 22,620 |
| 16 | Russia | 22,532 |
| 17 | Australia | 22,037 |
| 18 | Spain | 20,195 |
| 19 | Thailand | 18,777 |
| 20 | Iran | 17,260 |
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.