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Education and Islamic Studies

Education and Islamic Studies is a research topic within Education. Science Explorer counts 41k research works in it since 1950. 9.9% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.

This cluster of papers explores various aspects of Islamic education, including pedagogical approaches, curriculum development, teacher training, and the integration of ethical values. It also delves into the challenges and opportunities presented by globalization and the experiences of Muslim students in educational settings.

  • Islamic Education
  • Pedagogy
  • Muslim Students
  • Madrasa
  • Islamic Philosophy
  • Teacher Training
  • Ethical Values
  • Curriculum Development
  • Religious Education
  • Globalization
Research works
41k
fractional, since 1950
In the world top 10%
4k
per year above
Top-10% rate
9.9%
share of its works in the world top 10%
Growth, 2018-21 → 2022-25
+47%
the tick is no change
Largest producer
Indonesia
45% of the 10 largest, 2022-now
Education and Islamic Studies

Which countries lead Education and Islamic Studies research?

By volume, Indonesia and Malaysia publish the most (6.1k and 3.5k works in 2022-now).

By volume, 2022-now

  1. 1 Indonesia 6.1k works
  2. 2 Malaysia 3.5k works
  3. 3 Pakistan 869 works
  4. 4 United States 680 works
  5. 5 Nigeria 506 works
  6. 6 Iraq 490 works
  7. 7 ?? 444 works
  8. 8 Türkiye 416 works
  9. 9 Iran 320 works
  10. 10 India 294 works

How concentrated that is

The same countries as shares of everything the list above accounts for. A node where two countries do two thirds of the work and one spread evenly across twelve read alike as a ranking and not at all alike here.

Indonesia: 44.7%Malaysia: 25.8%Pakistan: 6.4%United States: 5.0%6 others listed: 18.1%45%largest
Indonesia6,089 · 44.7%Malaysia3,513 · 25.8%Pakistan869 · 6.4%United States680 · 5.0%6 others listed2,468 · 18.1%

Shares of the rows listed above, not of the whole node.

Which institutions lead Education and Islamic Studies research?

By volume in 2022-now, National University of Malaysia publishes the most Education and Islamic Studies research, followed by Institut Agama Islam Negeri Bengkulu and Universiti Teknologi MARA.

By volume, 2022-now

  1. 1 National University of MalaysiaMalaysia 572 works
  2. 2 Institut Agama Islam Negeri BengkuluIndonesia 532 works
  3. 3 Universiti Teknologi MARAMalaysia 323 works
  4. 4 Sultan Idris Education UniversityMalaysia 319 works
  5. 5 Sunan Kalijaga State Islamic University YogyakartaIndonesia 269 works
  6. 6 Universitas Islam Negeri Sumatera UtaraIndonesia 236 works
  7. 7 International Islamic University MalaysiaMalaysia 230 works
  8. 8 University of MalayaMalaysia 223 works
  9. 9 Universitas Islam Negeri Maulana Malik IbrahimIndonesia 196 works
  10. 10 Sunan Gunung Djati State Islamic University BandungIndonesia 181 works

What are the most cited papers in Education and Islamic Studies?

The most cited paper in Education and Islamic Studies is "Religion and Spirituality: Unfuzzying the Fuzzy" (Brian J. Zinnbauer, Kenneth I. Pargäment, Brenda S. Cole et al., 1997), with 1,542 citations. Next come "What's In A Name? Malay Seals As Onomastic Sources" (1,506) and "A Model of School Learning" (1,373).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Religion and Spirituality: Unfuzzying the Fuzzy Brian J. Zinnbauer, Kenneth I. Pargäment, Brenda S. Cole et al. · Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion Dec 1997 1,542
2 What's In A Name? Malay Seals As Onomastic Sources Annabel Teh Gallop · Malay Literature Open access Jun 2018 1,506
3 A Model of School Learning John B. Carroll · Teachers College Record The Voice of Scholarship in Education May 1963 1,373
4 Leadership: Theory and Practice Trevor Male, Ioanna Palaiologou Book chapter 2019 1,202
5 The Religious Commitment Inventory--10: Development, refinement, and validation of a brief scale for research and counseling. Everett L. Worthington, Nathaniel G. Wade, Terry L. Hight et al. · Journal of Counseling Psychology 2003 1,050
All 100 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Where is Education and Islamic Studies research done?

The largest centres of Education and Islamic Studies research in 2022-now are Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia), Bengkulu (Indonesia), Yogyakarta (Indonesia) and Bandung (Indonesia). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Alor Star, Kampung Baharu Nilai and Herndon.

Largest cities, 2022-now

  1. 1 Kuala LumpurMalaysia 1.5k works
  2. 2 BengkuluIndonesia 557 works
  3. 3 YogyakartaIndonesia 533 works
  4. 4 BandungIndonesia 458 works
  5. 5 MedanIndonesia 456 works
  6. 6 Shah AlamMalaysia 393 works
  7. 7 MalangIndonesia 366 works
  8. 8 SurabayaIndonesia 340 works
  9. 9 JakartaIndonesia 334 works
  10. 10 MakassarIndonesia 235 works

Where it is the local speciality

  1. Alor StarMY · 29.7 works70×
  2. Kampung Baharu NilaiMY · 183.7 works55×
  3. HerndonUS · 28.6 works54×
  4. Kota KinabaluMY · 191.5 works51×
  5. PutrajayaMY · 173.8 works49×
  6. JitraMY · 126.6 works46×
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Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Education and Islamic Studies than the world average.

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Where is the best place to study Education and Islamic Studies?

Among universities, judged by research, United Arab Emirates University, Institut Agama Islam Negeri Bengkulu and Universiti Teknologi MARA score highest, combining citation excellence, specialisation, size, growth and international reach. Research strength is one signal when choosing where to study; it does not measure teaching.

0%20%40%60%mean 14.39%fractional works in this field (log) →share of work in the world top 10% →United Arab Emirates…National University …Universiti Teknologi…Institut Agama Islam…
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One dot per university in the first ten of the table below, at the default weights. The upper left is the interesting corner: small places doing unusually strong work.

Citation excellenceshare of its work in the world top 10%, 2022-now and all time averaged
40%
Specialisationhow much of its work is in this field, counted up to 10× the world share
10%
Sizeits output in this field, on a log scale
30%
Growthoutput growth, counted from -20% to +20%
10%
Internationalshare of its work with a co-author abroad
10%
Each slider sets a weight; the share it gets of the score is beside it.
#UniversityScoreTop 10%SpecialisationWorksGrowth
1United Arab Emirates UniversityUnited Arab Emirates 61.349.8%2.6×9 +136.0%
2Institut Agama Islam Negeri BengkuluIndonesia 58.69.0%26.6×532 +303.3%
3Universiti Teknologi MARAMalaysia 57.69.4%30.0×323 +50.4%
4National University of MalaysiaMalaysia 55.810.3%61.7×572 -5.2%
5Sunan Kalijaga State Islamic University YogyakartaIndonesia 54.09.2%38.4×269 +141.7%
6Sultan Idris Education UniversityMalaysia 53.78.9%110.8×320 +5.0%
7Sunan Gunung Djati State Islamic University BandungIndonesia 52.610.9%36.0×181 +273.4%
8Muhammadiyah University of SurakartaIndonesia 52.414.5%12.9×108 +1058.8%
9Universitas Islam Negeri Maulana Malik IbrahimIndonesia 51.99.2%39.1×196 +384.1%
10Indonesia University of EducationIndonesia 51.412.7%9.1×128 +382.5%

Universities only. The score blends citation excellence (40%), size (30%), specialisation (10%), growth (10%), international reach (10%), 2022-now; growth compares 2018-21 with 2022-25 and counts up to +20%, since a jump from a small base is mostly noise.

Every institution in Education and Islamic Studies, country by country

Is Education and Islamic Studies research growing?

Output in 2022-2025 was 47% higher than in 2018-2021, peaking in 2024. The fastest-growing topics are Education and Islamic Studies.

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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.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Education and Islamic Studies as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.085% in 2024.

still counting0.050%0.10%Education and Islamic Studies0.075% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Education and Islamic Studies over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year.

still counting5%10%15%Education and Islamic Studies9.7% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's works in it, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for their field and year. A field is the world for its own topics, so there is no other line to hold it against.

Which topics inside it are moving

Growth and decline on one axis around a shared zero. Two lists side by side hide the thing that matters: whether the growth dwarfs the decline, or the other way round.

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