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 | 1,895,324 |
| 2 | United States | 728,447 |
| 3 | India | 250,568 |
| 4 | Japan | 199,681 |
| 5 | South Korea | 186,247 |
| 6 | United Kingdom | 174,344 |
| 7 | Germany | 153,549 |
| 8 | France | 105,002 |
| 9 | Canada | 78,222 |
| 10 | Turkey | 77,340 |
| 11 | Taiwan | 76,419 |
| 12 | Australia | 75,110 |
| 13 | Russia | 61,937 |
| 14 | Brazil | 57,917 |
| 15 | Sweden | 39,522 |
| 16 | Italy | 39,394 |
| 17 | Netherlands | 38,470 |
| 18 | Poland | 36,064 |
| 19 | Hong Kong | 34,455 |
| 20 | Switzerland | 32,185 |
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.