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 | 754,393 |
| 2 | United States | 401,931 |
| 3 | India | 257,300 |
| 4 | Japan | 173,508 |
| 5 | United Kingdom | 142,852 |
| 6 | Germany | 120,628 |
| 7 | Turkey | 105,029 |
| 8 | Russia | 90,007 |
| 9 | Brazil | 76,812 |
| 10 | South Korea | 75,983 |
| 11 | France | 59,550 |
| 12 | Poland | 57,928 |
| 13 | Spain | 57,372 |
| 14 | Canada | 55,216 |
| 15 | Taiwan | 43,918 |
| 16 | Switzerland | 43,827 |
| 17 | Australia | 40,323 |
| 18 | Italy | 37,854 |
| 19 | Mexico | 35,350 |
| 20 | South Africa | 34,621 |
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.