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 | 398,832 |
| 2 | United States | 340,485 |
| 3 | India | 135,006 |
| 4 | United Kingdom | 110,815 |
| 5 | Germany | 95,220 |
| 6 | Japan | 89,172 |
| 7 | Russia | 84,077 |
| 8 | South Korea | 67,550 |
| 9 | Malaysia | 66,422 |
| 10 | Thailand | 66,267 |
| 11 | Italy | 60,735 |
| 12 | Brazil | 57,987 |
| 13 | France | 57,879 |
| 14 | Australia | 53,370 |
| 15 | Canada | 48,803 |
| 16 | Iran | 47,077 |
| 17 | Taiwan | 46,332 |
| 18 | Indonesia | 43,043 |
| 19 | Spain | 42,235 |
| 20 | Turkey | 41,862 |
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.