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 | 754,784 |
| 2 | South Korea | 93,541 |
| 3 | Japan | 83,499 |
| 4 | China | 79,151 |
| 5 | Taiwan | 36,459 |
| 6 | Germany | 28,400 |
| 7 | Brazil | 25,286 |
| 8 | United Kingdom | 21,704 |
| 9 | Netherlands | 20,795 |
| 10 | Italy | 20,304 |
| 11 | India | 19,106 |
| 12 | Canada | 18,602 |
| 13 | Spain | 18,474 |
| 14 | Australia | 16,443 |
| 15 | France | 14,888 |
| 16 | Switzerland | 12,421 |
| 17 | Thailand | 9,152 |
| 18 | Sweden | 8,804 |
| 19 | Belgium | 8,630 |
| 20 | Hong Kong | 8,059 |
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.