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 | 240,094 |
| 2 | United States | 200,942 |
| 3 | Japan | 172,369 |
| 4 | United Kingdom | 93,098 |
| 5 | South Korea | 68,842 |
| 6 | France | 63,230 |
| 7 | Russia | 45,176 |
| 8 | India | 42,350 |
| 9 | Canada | 41,065 |
| 10 | Spain | 38,625 |
| 11 | Turkey | 36,160 |
| 12 | Australia | 35,105 |
| 13 | Germany | 33,653 |
| 14 | Brazil | 33,385 |
| 15 | Italy | 31,568 |
| 16 | Poland | 27,004 |
| 17 | Thailand | 23,181 |
| 18 | Austria | 22,304 |
| 19 | Malaysia | 20,820 |
| 20 | South Africa | 15,552 |
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.