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 | 343,474 |
| 2 | China | 209,755 |
| 3 | Japan | 95,825 |
| 4 | United Kingdom | 88,571 |
| 5 | Germany | 85,643 |
| 6 | South Korea | 51,319 |
| 7 | Canada | 38,752 |
| 8 | Denmark | 35,662 |
| 9 | France | 33,384 |
| 10 | Switzerland | 29,151 |
| 11 | Australia | 28,881 |
| 12 | Spain | 26,195 |
| 13 | Italy | 22,669 |
| 14 | India | 22,047 |
| 15 | Sweden | 20,221 |
| 16 | Netherlands | 19,585 |
| 17 | Russia | 19,573 |
| 18 | Taiwan | 19,560 |
| 19 | Brazil | 16,903 |
| 20 | Belgium | 10,791 |
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.