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 | 649,017 |
| 2 | United States | 564,849 |
| 3 | United Kingdom | 470,839 |
| 4 | Germany | 279,154 |
| 5 | Taiwan | 205,993 |
| 6 | Australia | 204,172 |
| 7 | India | 170,958 |
| 8 | Netherlands | 151,433 |
| 9 | Malaysia | 119,343 |
| 10 | South Korea | 106,865 |
| 11 | Turkey | 86,098 |
| 12 | Indonesia | 82,293 |
| 13 | Canada | 81,152 |
| 14 | Brazil | 78,300 |
| 15 | Hong Kong | 60,154 |
| 16 | Thailand | 57,943 |
| 17 | Sweden | 51,701 |
| 18 | South Africa | 51,148 |
| 19 | Italy | 49,698 |
| 20 | France | 49,582 |
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.