Evaluation of scientific outputs of Agricultural Research Education and Extension Organization, (AREEO) indexed in Scopus until 2015

Purpose: The main purpose of the study was analyzing of scientific outputs of researchers in AREEO affiliated institutes in Scopus database using scientometrics indices.
Methodology: Survey and scientometic analysis methods are used to conduct the research. 6361 scientific research reports which are published by AREEO scientists in Scopus database are examined.
Findings: The findings show that 6361 records have been totally published by AREEO researchers from 1961 to 2015. Totally, 39416 citations have been done to these documents representing an average of 6.19 citations per document. After deduction of self-citations, the figure reaches to 31868 citations. In terms of subject categories, most articles are in the field of agriculture and life sciences with 4298 cases (67.57 percent). In addition, most of documents are research paper with 5720 cases (89.92 percent). Findings also show that most of the researchers’ papers (4.84 percent) have been published in the journal of Acta Horticulturae. The survey of co-authorship pattern also revealed that Islamic Azad University has been main co-author institution by collaboration in writing 1676 articles (26.35 percent).
Conclusion: Based on the results, the rate of paper publication has been increased from 2005 onwards and then has been decreased from 2011. According to the H-Index, Fatemeh Sefidkon from Research Institute of Forests and Rangelands with H-Index number of 25 has placed higher than other researchers. Based on the same index, Research Institute of Forests and Rangelands has been the most active institute by H index of 40 in scientific productions.