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 | 132,134 |
| 2 | China | 122,699 |
| 3 | United Kingdom | 74,549 |
| 4 | Japan | 61,895 |
| 5 | Italy | 55,456 |
| 6 | Australia | 43,961 |
| 7 | France | 39,079 |
| 8 | South Korea | 34,454 |
| 9 | Germany | 28,126 |
| 10 | Canada | 24,924 |
| 11 | Netherlands | 24,695 |
| 12 | Turkey | 21,802 |
| 13 | Spain | 20,601 |
| 14 | Taiwan | 20,289 |
| 15 | Brazil | 19,531 |
| 16 | Iran | 18,515 |
| 17 | Switzerland | 18,462 |
| 18 | Thailand | 15,905 |
| 19 | Belgium | 14,597 |
| 20 | Malaysia | 12,050 |
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.