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 | 581,449 |
| 2 | United Kingdom | 502,706 |
| 3 | United States | 481,462 |
| 4 | Australia | 213,696 |
| 5 | Germany | 141,571 |
| 6 | Netherlands | 80,067 |
| 7 | Japan | 70,829 |
| 8 | Canada | 69,951 |
| 9 | Hong Kong | 64,577 |
| 10 | Taiwan | 60,583 |
| 11 | Spain | 50,840 |
| 12 | Malaysia | 48,324 |
| 13 | Sweden | 43,620 |
| 14 | South Korea | 39,878 |
| 15 | Finland | 36,700 |
| 16 | Italy | 35,184 |
| 17 | Thailand | 34,172 |
| 18 | Switzerland | 33,525 |
| 19 | Singapore | 33,389 |
| 20 | Denmark | 33,017 |
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.