Indication of worldwide usage for this journal at the country/region level over the last five years (as available).
| Top Countries/ Regions | Downloads | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | 1,126,413 |
| 2 | China | 653,237 |
| 3 | United Kingdom | 428,862 |
| 4 | Japan | 337,564 |
| 5 | Germany | 211,901 |
| 6 | Switzerland | 206,708 |
| 7 | Italy | 192,229 |
| 8 | Netherlands | 185,610 |
| 9 | France | 164,526 |
| 10 | Australia | 164,011 |
| 11 | South Korea | 154,562 |
| 12 | Canada | 141,878 |
| 13 | Taiwan | 104,304 |
| 14 | Spain | 76,864 |
| 15 | Turkey | 70,169 |
| 16 | Belgium | 63,222 |
| 17 | Sweden | 59,998 |
| 18 | Brazil | 58,938 |
| 19 | India | 42,546 |
| 20 | Denmark | 38,546 |
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.