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 | 2,897,753 |
| 2 | United States | 676,526 |
| 3 | India | 395,867 |
| 4 | United Kingdom | 306,257 |
| 5 | South Korea | 264,068 |
| 6 | Japan | 199,378 |
| 7 | Germany | 189,502 |
| 8 | Australia | 168,793 |
| 9 | Turkey | 159,124 |
| 10 | Taiwan | 147,213 |
| 11 | France | 132,559 |
| 12 | Canada | 128,036 |
| 13 | Italy | 105,129 |
| 14 | Brazil | 101,598 |
| 15 | Russia | 101,400 |
| 16 | Thailand | 90,975 |
| 17 | Malaysia | 86,559 |
| 18 | Poland | 76,052 |
| 19 | Iran | 74,308 |
| 20 | Spain | 69,472 |
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.