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 | 92,335 |
| 2 | United States | 52,165 |
| 3 | South Korea | 18,543 |
| 4 | United Kingdom | 18,321 |
| 5 | Japan | 15,805 |
| 6 | Australia | 12,448 |
| 7 | France | 11,396 |
| 8 | Canada | 9,316 |
| 9 | Germany | 8,618 |
| 10 | Brazil | 8,046 |
| 11 | Italy | 7,675 |
| 12 | India | 7,604 |
| 13 | Spain | 6,690 |
| 14 | Mexico | 6,524 |
| 15 | Thailand | 5,235 |
| 16 | Norway | 5,140 |
| 17 | Taiwan | 4,966 |
| 18 | Portugal | 4,721 |
| 19 | Chile | 4,621 |
| 20 | Russia | 4,168 |
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.