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 | 241,314 |
| 2 | United States | 93,734 |
| 3 | Brazil | 88,560 |
| 4 | United Kingdom | 41,056 |
| 5 | Japan | 38,545 |
| 6 | Turkey | 37,118 |
| 7 | South Korea | 32,063 |
| 8 | Italy | 18,424 |
| 9 | Iran | 17,624 |
| 10 | France | 16,881 |
| 11 | Germany | 15,506 |
| 12 | Australia | 14,956 |
| 13 | Canada | 14,860 |
| 14 | Poland | 14,760 |
| 15 | Taiwan | 14,623 |
| 16 | Spain | 12,554 |
| 17 | Russia | 10,952 |
| 18 | Netherlands | 10,549 |
| 19 | Portugal | 9,575 |
| 20 | Thailand | 9,494 |
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.