Assoc. Prof. Dr. Azadeh N. Noorivandi |  Agricultural Extension | Best Researcher Award

Islamic Azad University, Iran

Azadeh N. Noorivandi is an Assistant Professor at the Islamic Azad University, Shoushtar Branch, with a strong research portfolio focused on agricultural extension, sustainable development, organic farming, and food security in Iran. Her work bridges the domains of agricultural education, innovation management, and rural development, often employing qualitative and structural modeling approaches such as SEM and AHP. Dr. Noorivandi has co-authored numerous high-impact papers in peer-reviewed journals, including the Journal of Agricultural Science and Technology, Discover Sustainability, and Biological Agriculture & Horticulture. She has contributed to advancing knowledge in agricultural startup ecosystems, learning organizations in cooperatives, science and technology parks, and performance management in extension services. Her interdisciplinary research has become a critical resource for shaping policies and practices in sustainable agriculture and rural livelihoods in Iran.

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Citation Metrics (as of 2025):

• Total Citations: 116

• Citations since 2020: 63

• h-index: 5

• h-index since 2020: 4

• i10-index: 3

• i10-index since 2020: 1

Publication Top Notes:

1. Role of extension and education programs in development of organic farming in Lorestan Province, Iran

2. Agricultural start-up ecosystem: A model of entrepreneurial ecosystem in Iran

3. Agricultural extension education model to household food security (AEE to HFS) in Khouzestan Province, Iran

4. Designing the structural equation model (SEM) for improving marketing of organic products (MOP) in Lorestan Province, Iran

5. Identifying and prioritizing performance management challenges in Iran’s agricultural extension and education

6. Identifying and prioritizing performance management challenges in Iran’s agricultural extension and education

7. Challenges of sustainable food security in Iran: Using grounded theory and AHP

8. Designing a model to improve the role of science and technology parks in the development of agricultural technologies

9. Qualitative analysis and prioritization of the challenges of sustainable agricultural development through grounded theory and AHP in Iran

10. Designing a model of sustainable human resource development in agricultural extension and education organizations of Iran

11. Identifying the conceptual model of sustainable food security with a resistance economy approach in the rural community of Khuzestan Province: A qualitative approach

12. Identifying and prioritizing the challenges of sustainable livelihood of villagers in Dezful Township

13. Identifying and prioritizing the challenges of organic farming development among farmers in Lorestan Province

14. Identifying the barriers of science and technology parks (STPs) in the development of agricultural technology in Iran

15. What should we do to make extension training a learning organization? A mixed approach in rural cooperatives of Alborz Province

16. Learning organization model in agricultural cooperatives of Iran: A two-step approach to SEM based on DLOQ

17. Learning organization model in agricultural cooperatives of Iran: A two-step approach to SEM based on DLOQ

18. Qualitative analysis and prioritization of the challenges of sustainable agricultural development through grounded theory and AHP in Iran (Persian title translated)

19. Application of SEM analysis for designing strategic model for agricultural sustainable development (ASD) in Iran

20. Comparative analysis of the status of agricultural cooperative extension training in compliance with the learning organization in Iran