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 | 758,441 |
| 2 | Japan | 149,882 |
| 3 | China | 113,617 |
| 4 | Germany | 100,635 |
| 5 | United Kingdom | 79,371 |
| 6 | Netherlands | 75,885 |
| 7 | Canada | 73,795 |
| 8 | South Korea | 52,621 |
| 9 | Italy | 48,100 |
| 10 | Australia | 41,889 |
| 11 | Switzerland | 35,302 |
| 12 | Taiwan | 29,874 |
| 13 | France | 29,491 |
| 14 | Spain | 28,109 |
| 15 | Brazil | 26,742 |
| 16 | Sweden | 14,431 |
| 17 | Finland | 10,224 |
| 18 | Belgium | 9,120 |
| 19 | Iran | 8,886 |
| 20 | New Zealand | 8,617 |
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.