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 | 1,498,613 |
| 2 | United States | 746,421 |
| 3 | Brazil | 658,287 |
| 4 | Thailand | 441,040 |
| 5 | Turkey | 302,434 |
| 6 | United Kingdom | 289,803 |
| 7 | Spain | 265,959 |
| 8 | Italy | 264,602 |
| 9 | India | 251,362 |
| 10 | South Korea | 246,075 |
| 11 | Australia | 210,246 |
| 12 | Canada | 203,301 |
| 13 | Taiwan | 202,742 |
| 14 | Mexico | 182,862 |
| 15 | Malaysia | 178,992 |
| 16 | Russia | 175,492 |
| 17 | France | 169,451 |
| 18 | Netherlands | 160,457 |
| 19 | Japan | 155,290 |
| 20 | Germany | 131,592 |
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.