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 | 197,794 |
| 2 | United States | 139,495 |
| 3 | Brazil | 51,355 |
| 4 | United Kingdom | 40,850 |
| 5 | Canada | 40,600 |
| 6 | South Korea | 29,980 |
| 7 | Japan | 26,841 |
| 8 | India | 22,370 |
| 9 | Turkey | 20,986 |
| 10 | Australia | 20,649 |
| 11 | France | 20,176 |
| 12 | Portugal | 18,199 |
| 13 | Spain | 17,946 |
| 14 | Italy | 17,691 |
| 15 | Taiwan | 13,917 |
| 16 | Germany | 13,307 |
| 17 | Mexico | 13,252 |
| 18 | Thailand | 10,206 |
| 19 | Belgium | 9,155 |
| 20 | Norway | 8,924 |
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.