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Islamic Finance and Banking Studies

Islamic Finance and Banking Studies is a research topic within Accounting. Science Explorer counts 69k research works in it since 1950. 14.5% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.

This cluster of papers explores various aspects of Islamic banking and finance, including its business model, efficiency, stability, risk management, ethical identity, corporate governance, customer preferences, and performance analysis. The literature also delves into the impact of the global financial crisis on Islamic and conventional banks. It provides insights into the differences and similarities between Islamic and conventional banking systems, as well as the role of Islamic banking in economic growth.

  • Islamic Banking
  • Finance
  • Ethical Identity
  • Corporate Governance
  • Risk Management
  • Shariah Supervision
  • Financial Stability
  • Customer Preference
  • Performance Analysis
  • Global Financial Crisis
Research works
69k
fractional, since 1950
In the world top 10%
10k
per year above
Top-10% rate
14.5%
share of its works in the world top 10%
Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
+117%
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Which countries lead Islamic Finance and Banking Studies research?

By volume, Indonesia and Malaysia publish the most (12k and 2.9k works in 2022–2025).

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Indonesia 12k works
  2. 2 Malaysia 2.9k works
  3. 3 India 954 works
  4. 4 Nigeria 907 works
  5. 5 Pakistan 877 works
  6. 6 United States 812 works
  7. 7 Türkiye 745 works
  8. 8 Iraq 672 works
  9. 9 ?? 651 works
  10. 10 Saudi Arabia 515 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: 57.6%Malaysia: 13.5%India: 4.5%Nigeria: 4.3%6 others listed: 20.2%58%largest
Indonesia12k · 57.6%Malaysia2,858 · 13.5%India954 · 4.5%Nigeria907 · 4.3%6 others listed4,271 · 20.2%

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

Which institutions lead Islamic Finance and Banking Studies research?

By volume in 2022–2025, Institut Agama Islam Negeri Bengkulu publishes the most Islamic Finance and Banking Studies research, followed by Universitas Islam Negeri Sumatera Utara and Universiti Teknologi MARA.

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Institut Agama Islam Negeri BengkuluIndonesia 860 works
  2. 2 Universitas Islam Negeri Sumatera UtaraIndonesia 542 works
  3. 3 Universiti Teknologi MARAMalaysia 435 works
  4. 4 International Islamic University MalaysiaMalaysia 293 works
  5. 5 Sunan Kalijaga State Islamic University YogyakartaIndonesia 271 works
  6. 6 Universitas Islam Negeri Raden Intan LampungIndonesia 240 works
  7. 7 Universitas Patria ArthaIndonesia 228 works
  8. 8 Sunan Gunung Djati State Islamic University BandungIndonesia 225 works
  9. 9 National University of MalaysiaMalaysia 216 works
  10. 10 Universitas Islam Negeri Maulana Malik IbrahimIndonesia 203 works

Who are the leading researchers in Islamic Finance and Banking Studies?

The most-cited researchers publishing on Islamic Finance and Banking Studies include Ross Levine, Raghuram G. Rajan and Allen N. Berger.

  1. 1 Ross Levine United States 4.5k citations
  2. 2 Raghuram G. Rajan United States 3.5k citations
  3. 3 Allen N. Berger United States 3.4k citations
  4. 4 Muhammad Shahbaz Pakistan 2.6k citations
  5. 5 Asli Demirgüç‐Kunt United States 2.3k citations

Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.

Where is Islamic Finance and Banking Studies research done?

The largest centres of Islamic Finance and Banking Studies research in 2022–2025 are Jakarta (Indonesia), Medan (Indonesia), Bengkulu (Indonesia) and Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Alor Star, Jitra and Kampung Baharu Nilai.

Largest cities, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Jakarta Indonesia 1.2k works
  2. 2 Medan Indonesia 971 works
  3. 3 Bengkulu Indonesia 922 works
  4. 4 Kuala Lumpur Malaysia 922 works
  5. 5 Bandung Indonesia 845 works
  6. 6 Yogyakarta Indonesia 752 works
  7. 7 Surabaya Indonesia 707 works
  8. 8 Makassar Indonesia 597 works
  9. 9 Malang Indonesia 575 works
  10. 10 Shah Alam Malaysia 510 works

Where it is the local speciality

  1. Alor StarMY · 35.6 works54×
  2. JitraMY · 184.9 works40×
  3. Kampung Baharu NilaiMY · 190.4 works35×
  4. Padangsidempuan24.2 works34×
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Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Islamic Finance and Banking Studies than the world average.

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Where is the best place to study Islamic Finance and Banking Studies?

Among universities, judged by research, Al-Zaytoonah University of Jordan, University of Business and Technology and Zarqa University score highest, combining excellence, specialisation, size, growth and international reach. Research strength is one signal when choosing where to study; it does not measure teaching.

0%25%50%mean 30.25%fractional works in this node (log) →share in the world top 10% →Al-Zaytoonah University of Jordan: 16, 58.5%University of Business and Technology: 50, 33.9%Zarqa University: 26, 39.8%An-Najah National University: 20, 50.2%Universiti Brunei Darussalam: 44, 34.9%University of Malaya: 183, 12.7%Northern University of Malaysia: 185, 13.8%Institut Agama Islam Negeri Bengkulu: 860, 5.1%International Centre for Education in Islamic Finance: 68, 19.9%Tafila Technical University: 15, 33.7%Al-Zaytoonah Univers…An-Najah National Un…Zarqa UniversityUniversity of Busine…
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One dot per university in the table below. The upper left is the interesting corner: small places doing unusually strong work.

#UniversityScoreTop 10%SpecialisationWorksGrowth
1 Al-Zaytoonah University of JordanJordan 74.558.5%10.9×16 +173.2%
2 University of Business and TechnologySaudi Arabia 73.933.9%20.3×50 +253.9%
3 Zarqa UniversityJordan 72.439.8%12.4×26 +543.4%
4 An-Najah National UniversityPalestine 68.850.2%9.4×20 +158.1%
5 Universiti Brunei DarussalamBrunei 64.134.9%15.7×44 +113.0%
6 University of MalayaMalaysia 64.012.7%13.0×183 +195.3%
7 Northern University of MalaysiaMalaysia 63.713.8%39.7×185 +235.1%
8 Institut Agama Islam Negeri BengkuluIndonesia 63.05.1%23.2×860 +784.6%
9 International Centre for Education in Islamic FinanceMalaysia 62.519.9%230.9×68 +297.9%
10 Tafila Technical UniversityJordan 62.433.7%25.3×15 +552.1%

Universities only. Score blends excellence (30%), specialisation (25%), size (20%), growth (15%) and international reach (10%), 2015–2022; growth compares 2010–14 with 2015–19.

Is Islamic Finance and Banking Studies research growing?

Output in 2018–2022 was 117% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2024. The fastest-growing topics are Islamic Finance and Banking 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.

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.