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 | 1,155,762 |
| 2 | United States | 235,269 |
| 3 | South Korea | 79,416 |
| 4 | United Kingdom | 78,101 |
| 5 | Brazil | 73,939 |
| 6 | Canada | 63,245 |
| 7 | Thailand | 62,543 |
| 8 | India | 56,576 |
| 9 | Japan | 56,443 |
| 10 | Australia | 55,481 |
| 11 | Malaysia | 48,261 |
| 12 | Taiwan | 47,795 |
| 13 | Turkey | 46,247 |
| 14 | France | 35,633 |
| 15 | Mexico | 32,975 |
| 16 | Spain | 31,521 |
| 17 | Italy | 27,751 |
| 18 | Germany | 26,184 |
| 19 | Iran | 26,138 |
| 20 | Colombia | 25,313 |
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.