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International Centre for Education in Islamic Finance

In research, International Centre for Education in Islamic Finance stands highest in Accounting (#154 of 389 worldwide), Social Sciences (#4,664 of 10,521 worldwide) and Business, Management and Accounting (#1,705 of 2,578 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Accounting, Business, Management and Accounting and Economics, Econometrics and Finance — Accounting is 53.6× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#16,568
of 28,054 · #21,706 all time
Rank in Malaysia
#80
of 137
Research works
783
▲ 24% vs 2013–17
Citations
9.2k
11.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
21.5%
record average 16.5%
Open access
52%
world 28%

What is International Centre for Education in Islamic Finance known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022–2025, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
AccountingSubfield #154 of 389 20.6%76 #279
Social SciencesDomain #4,664 of 10,521 21.1%212 #4216
Business, Management and AccountingField #1,705 of 2,578 21.1%95 #1819
Social SciencesField #5,054 of 6,365 16.7%64 #7536

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where International Centre for Education in Islamic Finance sits in it, in the colour of the band that rank falls in. The track under the rate is the rate itself: it carries no world mark, because the world rate differs by field (from about 6% to 21% in this record).

Which of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022–2025. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Accounting#279 #154
  2. Social Sciences#4,216 #4,664
  3. Business, Management and Accounting#1,819 #1,705
  4. Social Sciences#7,536 #5,054
all time2022–2025, better2022–2025, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

What does International Centre for Education in Islamic Finance specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Accounting takes 53.6× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. AccountingSubfield · 75.6 works54×
  2. Business, Management and AccountingField · 95.2 works13×
  3. Economics, Econometrics and FinanceField · 48.6 works9.8×
  4. Economics and EconometricsSubfield · 33.3 works9.1×
  5. Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield · 37.1 works4.5×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient, a volume reading rather than an impact one. It surfaces small, lopsided specialities.

Field profile

Location quotient across every field it publishes in: outside the ring is more than an institution of this size would be expected to publish, inside it is less.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0.21× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceComputer Science: 0.50× its world share, 9 worksComputer ScienceEnergy: 0.44× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.05× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.22× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.09× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.02× its world share, 1 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 0.22× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 12.78× its world share, 95 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.87× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 9.82× its world share, 49 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.17× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.18× its world share, 64 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Business, Management and Accounting, 12.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at International Centre for Education in Islamic Finance?

Ranked on the composite score, Zubair Ḥasan, Yusuf Karbhari and Obiyathulla Ismath Bacha lead among researchers whose main affiliation is International Centre for Education in Islamic Finance.

  1. 1 Zubair Ḥasan Malaysia · #534,887 worldwide 43 citations · 40 works
  2. 2 Yusuf Karbhari Malaysia · #559,253 worldwide 66 citations · 19 works
  3. 3 Obiyathulla Ismath Bacha Malaysia · #651,576 worldwide 48 citations · 32 works
  4. 4 Syed Othman Alhabshi Malaysia · #812,309 worldwide 20 citations · 24 works
  5. 5 Abbas Mirakhor Malaysia · #903,653 worldwide 87 citations · 94 works
  6. 6 Mansur Masih Malaysia · #950,582 worldwide 103 citations · 125 works
  7. 7 Aishath Muneeza Malaysia · #991,778 worldwide 33 citations · 68 works
  8. 8 Magda Ismail Abdel Mohsin Malaysia · #1,024,407 worldwide 10 citations · 31 works
  9. 9 Mohamed Eskandar Shah Mohd Rasid Malaysia · #1,063,160 worldwide 12 citations · 19 works
  10. 10 Seyed Kazem Sadr Malaysia · #1,253,720 worldwide 7 citations · 19 works
All ranked researchers at International Centre for Education in Islamic Finance

Which keywords describe research at International Centre for Education in Islamic Finance?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Islamic Banking, Finance, Corporate Governance, Risk Management, Financial Stability, Global Financial Crisis, Ethical Identity and Shariah Supervision.

▲ more of its work than of the world’s◆ about the world’s share▼ less than the world’s

Size is fractional works in 2022–2025 in the topics tagged with each word; colour is the word's share of this institution's work against its share of the world's. The 40 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 40 words, with their numbers
  1. Islamic Banking83▲ 88×3 topics
  2. Finance74▲ 164×3 topics
  3. Corporate Governance73▲ 43×12 topics
  4. Risk Management69▲ 62×4 topics
  5. Financial Stability69▲ 148×4 topics
  6. Global Financial Crisis68▲ 212×2 topics
  7. Ethical Identity68▲ 231×1 topic
  8. Shariah Supervision68▲ 231×1 topic
  9. Social Capital34▲ 28×10 topics
  10. Economic Development24▲ 13×10 topics
  11. Gender Equality23▲ 36×4 topics
  12. Poverty Reduction22▲ 72×3 topics
  13. Empowerment21▲ 98×1 topic
  14. Microfinance21▲ 186×1 topic
  15. Social Media17▲ 5.1×5 topics
  16. Cultural Identity15▲ 12×3 topics
  17. Community Empowerment13▲ 7.3×2 topics
  18. Digital Literacy13▲ 9.2×1 topic
  19. Hoax Communication13▲ 34×1 topic
  20. Globalization13▲ 2.8×18 topics
  21. Monetary Policy10▲ 19×5 topics
  22. Entrepreneurship10▲ 11×6 topics
  23. Investment Decisions9▲ 33×2 topics
  24. Supply Chain Management9▲ 4.1×5 topics
  25. Crowdfunding9▲ 51×1 topic
  26. Fintech9▲ 48×1 topic
  27. Consumer Behavior8▲ 5.7×9 topics
  28. Islamic Education8▲ 9.5×3 topics
  29. Economic Growth7▲ 3.6×13 topics
  30. Regulation7▲ 5.5×5 topics
  31. Financial Performance6▲ 4.8×8 topics
  32. Liquidity6▲ 34×3 topics
  33. Pedagogy6▲ 5.3×3 topics
  34. Madrasa5▲ 32×1 topic
  35. Muslim Students5▲ 32×1 topic
  36. Community Participation5▲ 6.2×2 topics
  37. Banking5▲ 51×1 topic
  38. Credit5▲ 51×1 topic
  39. NGOs5▲ 22×4 topics
  40. Tourist Satisfaction5▲ 20×2 topics

Which research topics does International Centre for Education in Islamic Finance publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Islamic Finance and Banking Studies, Microfinance and Financial Inclusion, Islamic Finance and Communication and FinTech, Crowdfunding, Digital Finance.

Islamic Finance and Bank…68Islamic Finance and Banking Studies: 68 fractional worksMicrofinance and Financi…21Microfinance and Financial Inclusion: 21 fractional worksIslamic Finance and Comm…13Islamic Finance and Communication: 13 fractional worksFinTech, Crowdfunding, Digital Finance: 9 fractional worksEducation and Islamic Studies: 5 fractional worksBanking stability, regulation, efficiency: 5 fractional worksHalal products and consumer behavior: 4 fractional worksReligion, Society, and Development: 4 fractional worksBlockchain Technology Applications and Security: 3 fractional worksLegal Studies and Policies: 3 fractional works
AccountingEconomics and EconometricsSociology and Political ScienceManagement Information Systems4 others

Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.

  1. 1 Islamic Finance and Banking Studies Accounting 68 works
  2. 2 Microfinance and Financial Inclusion Economics and Econometrics 21 works
  3. 3 Islamic Finance and Communication Sociology and Political Science 13 works
  4. 4 FinTech, Crowdfunding, Digital Finance Management Information Systems 9 works
  5. 5 Education and Islamic Studies Education 5 works
  6. 6 Banking stability, regulation, efficiency Finance 5 works
  7. 7 Halal products and consumer behavior Sociology and Political Science 4 works
  8. 8 Religion, Society, and Development Sociology and Political Science 4 works
  9. 9 Blockchain Technology Applications and Security Information Systems 3 works
  10. 10 Legal Studies and Policies Law 3 works

How open and international is its research?

Against the world’s own shares — the tick on each track. Both are shares of its output, so they sit on one scale and can be read against each other as well as against the world.

openly available52.3%not open47.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors25.2%domestic only74.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has International Centre for Education in Islamic Finance's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 24% higher than in 2013–2017.

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The same series as a ribbon — one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.

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