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 | 162,127 |
| 2 | United States | 141,981 |
| 3 | Brazil | 49,039 |
| 4 | Canada | 37,871 |
| 5 | United Kingdom | 36,635 |
| 6 | South Korea | 26,033 |
| 7 | India | 24,608 |
| 8 | Japan | 24,315 |
| 9 | Australia | 20,142 |
| 10 | France | 18,922 |
| 11 | Turkey | 17,295 |
| 12 | Portugal | 16,629 |
| 13 | Spain | 16,073 |
| 14 | Italy | 15,714 |
| 15 | Germany | 14,944 |
| 16 | Mexico | 13,953 |
| 17 | Taiwan | 13,001 |
| 18 | Thailand | 12,447 |
| 19 | Russia | 8,510 |
| 20 | Norway | 8,445 |
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.