Science Explorer Interactive view Map
Institution · Jeddah · Saudi Arabia

Islamic Development Bank

In research, Islamic Development Bank stands highest in Social Sciences (#6,592 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Accounting, Business, Management and Accounting and Economics, Econometrics and Finance — Accounting is 39.7× its share of world research.

isdb-pilot.orgROR OpenAlex
World rank, 2022–2025
#23,187
of 28,054 · #33,790 all time
Rank in Saudi Arabia
#96
of 98
Research works
494
▲ 10% vs 2013–17
Citations
5k
10.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
18.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
62%
world 28%

What is Islamic Development Bank 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
Social SciencesDomain #6,592 of 10,521 19.2%110 #8664

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Islamic Development Bank 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).

What does Islamic Development Bank specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Accounting takes 39.7× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. AccountingSubfield · 30.8 works40×
  2. Business, Management and AccountingField · 42.1 works10×
  3. Economics, Econometrics and FinanceField · 23.2 works8.5×
← 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: 0.22× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Chemical Engineering: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringComputer Science: 0.86× its world share, 8 worksComputer ScienceEnergy: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.07× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.12× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.45× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.52× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.04× its world share, 1 worksMedicineNursing: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.18× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 10.27× its world share, 42 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.92× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 8.53× its world share, 23 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.66× its world share, 43 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Business, Management and Accounting, 10.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Islamic Development Bank?

Ranked on the composite score, Murat Çızakça, Zamir Iqbal and Muhamed Zulkhibri lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Islamic Development Bank.

  1. 1 Murat Çızakça Saudi Arabia · #452,639 worldwide 12 citations · 19 works
  2. 2 Zamir Iqbal Saudi Arabia · #798,550 worldwide 18 citations · 21 works
  3. 3 Muhamed Zulkhibri Saudi Arabia · #1,162,727 worldwide 22 citations · 30 works
  4. 4 Mahmoud Sami Nabi Saudi Arabia · #1,426,441 worldwide 14 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at Islamic Development Bank

Which keywords describe research at Islamic Development Bank?

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

▲ 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 Banking35▲ 68×3 topics
  2. Corporate Governance31▲ 33×9 topics
  3. Financial Stability30▲ 118×4 topics
  4. Risk Management29▲ 48×5 topics
  5. Finance29▲ 117×3 topics
  6. Ethical Identity28▲ 171×1 topic
  7. Shariah Supervision28▲ 171×1 topic
  8. Social Capital14▲ 21×4 topics
  9. Gender Equality12▲ 33×4 topics
  10. Economic Development11▲ 11×7 topics
  11. Poverty Reduction11▲ 64×4 topics
  12. Empowerment10▲ 83×1 topic
  13. Microfinance10▲ 158×1 topic
  14. Social Media9▲ 4.7×5 topics
  15. Curriculum Development8▲ 8.6×8 topics
  16. Media Literacy8▲ 10×4 topics
  17. Digital Literacy7▲ 9.6×5 topics
  18. Community Empowerment7▲ 7.4×6 topics
  19. Cultural Identity7▲ 11×2 topics
  20. Globalization6▲ 2.5×11 topics
  21. Hoax Communication6▲ 29×1 topic
  22. Pandemic Response6▲ 19×1 topic
  23. Character Education6▲ 9.0×5 topics
  24. Islamic Education6▲ 13×3 topics
  25. Online Learning5▲ 4.8×6 topics
  26. Supply Chain Management5▲ 4.3×9 topics
  27. Consumer Behavior5▲ 6.2×8 topics
  28. Monetary Policy5▲ 16×5 topics
  29. Economic Growth5▲ 4.4×11 topics
  30. Educational Technology5▲ 3.0×9 topics
  31. Investment Decisions4▲ 27×2 topics
  32. Financial Performance4▲ 5.6×5 topics
  33. Entrepreneurship4▲ 8.1×2 topics
  34. Crowdfunding4▲ 42×1 topic
  35. Fintech4▲ 40×1 topic
  36. Teacher Training4▲ 4.9×4 topics
  37. Religious Education4▲ 18×2 topics
  38. Student Motivation4▲ 16×3 topics
  39. Learning Outcomes4▲ 6.5×2 topics
  40. Madrasa3▲ 30×1 topic

Which research topics does Islamic Development Bank 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…28Islamic Finance and Banking Studies: 28 fractional worksMicrofinance and Financial Inclusion: 10 fractional worksIslamic Finance and Comm…6Islamic Finance and Communication: 6 fractional worksFinTech, Crowdfunding, D…4FinTech, Crowdfunding, Digital Finance: 4 fractional worksEducation and Islamic St…3Education and Islamic Studies: 3 fractional worksEducation and Character Development: 2 fractional worksSMEs Development and Digital Marketing: 2 fractional worksLinguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies: 2 fractional worksOnline Learning Methods and Innovations: 2 fractional worksSustainable Finance and Green Bonds: 2 fractional works
AccountingEconomics and EconometricsSociology and Political ScienceManagement Information Systems3 others

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

  1. 1 Islamic Finance and Banking Studies Accounting 28 works
  2. 2 Microfinance and Financial Inclusion Economics and Econometrics 10 works
  3. 3 Islamic Finance and Communication Sociology and Political Science 6 works
  4. 4 FinTech, Crowdfunding, Digital Finance Management Information Systems 4 works
  5. 5 Education and Islamic Studies Education 3 works
  6. 6 Education and Character Development Education 2 works
  7. 7 SMEs Development and Digital Marketing Demography 2 works
  8. 8 Linguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  9. 9 Online Learning Methods and Innovations Education 2 works
  10. 10 Sustainable Finance and Green Bonds Finance 2 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 available61.8%not open38.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors38.9%domestic only61.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Islamic Development Bank's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 10% higher than in 2013–2017.

1990200020102020
grewheldshrank

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

Other research institutions in Jeddah

All research institutions in Jeddah

Research measures only: rankings here say nothing about teaching, admissions or student experience. Comparable institutions and collaboration partners are in the interactive view on the map.