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 | 148,674 |
| 2 | United States | 52,155 |
| 3 | Canada | 14,987 |
| 4 | Japan | 13,581 |
| 5 | South Korea | 13,148 |
| 6 | United Kingdom | 11,819 |
| 7 | Brazil | 8,265 |
| 8 | Australia | 7,417 |
| 9 | France | 6,964 |
| 10 | Norway | 5,766 |
| 11 | India | 5,474 |
| 12 | Spain | 4,963 |
| 13 | Italy | 4,598 |
| 14 | Turkey | 4,421 |
| 15 | Mexico | 4,309 |
| 16 | Taiwan | 4,099 |
| 17 | Germany | 3,268 |
| 18 | Portugal | 3,217 |
| 19 | Chile | 3,069 |
| 20 | Thailand | 2,718 |
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.