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 | 213,959 |
| 2 | United Kingdom | 169,892 |
| 3 | United States | 153,004 |
| 4 | Australia | 74,591 |
| 5 | Malaysia | 42,115 |
| 6 | Hong Kong | 38,252 |
| 7 | Thailand | 32,928 |
| 8 | Taiwan | 31,206 |
| 9 | Canada | 30,690 |
| 10 | New Zealand | 24,443 |
| 11 | Turkey | 22,122 |
| 12 | South Korea | 20,386 |
| 13 | Spain | 16,679 |
| 14 | Japan | 16,521 |
| 15 | Netherlands | 12,115 |
| 16 | Singapore | 11,506 |
| 17 | Sweden | 10,339 |
| 18 | Germany | 10,279 |
| 19 | South Africa | 10,038 |
| 20 | Iran | 8,671 |
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.