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 | 553,555 |
| 2 | United States | 360,382 |
| 3 | South Korea | 140,710 |
| 4 | Thailand | 135,674 |
| 5 | Brazil | 133,824 |
| 6 | Italy | 123,161 |
| 7 | Spain | 108,978 |
| 8 | Turkey | 105,615 |
| 9 | United Kingdom | 104,353 |
| 10 | Canada | 86,234 |
| 11 | Australia | 77,365 |
| 12 | France | 75,609 |
| 13 | Japan | 71,732 |
| 14 | Taiwan | 58,083 |
| 15 | India | 46,239 |
| 16 | Netherlands | 45,623 |
| 17 | Germany | 44,738 |
| 18 | Mexico | 43,902 |
| 19 | Greece | 40,820 |
| 20 | Belgium | 39,120 |
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.