Evaluating the research impact of researchers at the Agricultural Research, Education and Extension Organization based on the FWCI index during 2014-2023

Document Type : Extension

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1 Agricultural Information Technology Information Center Research Instructor

2 Agricultural Information Technology Information Center

10.22092/jaist.2025.368040.1127

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The aim of the present study is to evaluate the research performance of researchers at the Agricultural Research, Education and Extension Organization based on the FWCI index. In this study, 11,142 articles published between 2014 and 2023 based on Scopus data and in which at least one of the organization's researchers played a role in compiling them were examined. The results show that the average FWCI score of the organization is 1.11. The trend of gaining points in this index during the years 2014 to 2020 was an increasing trend and then a decreasing trend. In addition, nearly 26% of the researchers (365 out of 1,525) have obtained a score equal to or higher than 1 in the index. Accordingly, 58%, institutes, and research centers affiliated with the organization have had at least one article in the period under study, and their average FWCI index has been calculated to be 0.9. According to the results of this study, about a quarter of the articles reviewed received a score between 1 and 5 on this index, and nearly three-quarters of the articles (7,995 paper) received a score of less than 1, which is clearly lower than the global average

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