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 | 480,615 |
| 2 | United States | 159,371 |
| 3 | South Korea | 70,879 |
| 4 | Japan | 67,821 |
| 5 | India | 60,217 |
| 6 | Turkey | 59,326 |
| 7 | United Kingdom | 52,416 |
| 8 | Brazil | 42,892 |
| 9 | Taiwan | 42,875 |
| 10 | Germany | 34,798 |
| 11 | Thailand | 32,502 |
| 12 | France | 28,484 |
| 13 | Canada | 27,119 |
| 14 | Russia | 26,973 |
| 15 | Malaysia | 22,910 |
| 16 | Australia | 22,842 |
| 17 | Italy | 21,420 |
| 18 | Poland | 21,177 |
| 19 | Spain | 20,908 |
| 20 | Iran | 18,661 |
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.