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 | 252,147 |
| 2 | United States | 198,127 |
| 3 | Japan | 166,952 |
| 4 | United Kingdom | 90,798 |
| 5 | South Korea | 68,334 |
| 6 | France | 60,760 |
| 7 | Russia | 46,704 |
| 8 | Canada | 41,665 |
| 9 | India | 37,969 |
| 10 | Spain | 37,581 |
| 11 | Turkey | 34,996 |
| 12 | Australia | 34,842 |
| 13 | Brazil | 31,750 |
| 14 | Italy | 30,227 |
| 15 | Germany | 25,322 |
| 16 | Poland | 24,878 |
| 17 | Austria | 18,861 |
| 18 | Thailand | 18,124 |
| 19 | Malaysia | 17,994 |
| 20 | South Africa | 15,124 |
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.