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 | 564,812 |
| 2 | United States | 436,860 |
| 3 | United Kingdom | 157,400 |
| 4 | Brazil | 157,278 |
| 5 | Japan | 127,398 |
| 6 | Germany | 116,979 |
| 7 | Canada | 102,945 |
| 8 | India | 86,590 |
| 9 | South Korea | 85,329 |
| 10 | France | 75,612 |
| 11 | Russia | 63,877 |
| 12 | Spain | 59,130 |
| 13 | Mexico | 57,539 |
| 14 | Australia | 50,040 |
| 15 | Netherlands | 46,851 |
| 16 | Taiwan | 42,863 |
| 17 | Colombia | 42,320 |
| 18 | Iran | 37,397 |
| 19 | Italy | 36,478 |
| 20 | South Africa | 35,491 |
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.