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 | 603,303 |
| 2 | United Kingdom | 477,992 |
| 3 | United States | 447,751 |
| 4 | Australia | 173,464 |
| 5 | Netherlands | 155,977 |
| 6 | Canada | 122,954 |
| 7 | Germany | 77,927 |
| 8 | Hong Kong | 65,093 |
| 9 | Sweden | 62,088 |
| 10 | South Korea | 55,772 |
| 11 | Japan | 53,563 |
| 12 | Brazil | 51,584 |
| 13 | Turkey | 45,696 |
| 14 | Belgium | 42,190 |
| 15 | Spain | 41,091 |
| 16 | France | 38,959 |
| 17 | Italy | 38,903 |
| 18 | India | 36,943 |
| 19 | Taiwan | 36,712 |
| 20 | South Africa | 35,299 |
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.