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 | 730,484 |
| 2 | China | 376,443 |
| 3 | United Kingdom | 291,791 |
| 4 | Japan | 217,568 |
| 5 | Netherlands | 204,054 |
| 6 | Australia | 149,582 |
| 7 | Germany | 145,337 |
| 8 | Canada | 130,551 |
| 9 | Italy | 117,220 |
| 10 | South Korea | 109,753 |
| 11 | France | 92,860 |
| 12 | Belgium | 87,081 |
| 13 | Switzerland | 74,535 |
| 14 | Taiwan | 73,570 |
| 15 | Turkey | 51,219 |
| 16 | India | 50,004 |
| 17 | Spain | 49,138 |
| 18 | Sweden | 40,289 |
| 19 | Brazil | 38,587 |
| 20 | Norway | 34,304 |
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.