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 | 146,351 |
| 2 | China | 142,915 |
| 3 | United Kingdom | 80,379 |
| 4 | Japan | 75,920 |
| 5 | Italy | 62,012 |
| 6 | Australia | 47,415 |
| 7 | South Korea | 42,493 |
| 8 | France | 41,700 |
| 9 | Germany | 32,581 |
| 10 | Netherlands | 28,325 |
| 11 | Canada | 26,856 |
| 12 | Turkey | 24,152 |
| 13 | Taiwan | 22,377 |
| 14 | Spain | 21,866 |
| 15 | Switzerland | 21,204 |
| 16 | Brazil | 20,796 |
| 17 | Belgium | 17,492 |
| 18 | Thailand | 16,530 |
| 19 | Iran | 15,917 |
| 20 | Malaysia | 14,780 |
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.