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 | 853,876 |
| 2 | United States | 219,295 |
| 3 | India | 167,380 |
| 4 | Japan | 140,134 |
| 5 | South Korea | 115,144 |
| 6 | Russia | 77,346 |
| 7 | Taiwan | 71,778 |
| 8 | Brazil | 66,753 |
| 9 | Poland | 65,075 |
| 10 | Turkey | 65,005 |
| 11 | Germany | 59,991 |
| 12 | United Kingdom | 54,251 |
| 13 | France | 50,100 |
| 14 | Mexico | 37,870 |
| 15 | Malaysia | 34,600 |
| 16 | Canada | 30,983 |
| 17 | Thailand | 28,200 |
| 18 | Egypt | 26,611 |
| 19 | Italy | 26,519 |
| 20 | Australia | 25,753 |
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.