Islamic Finance and Communication
Islamic Finance and Communication is a research topic within Sociology and Political Science. Science Explorer counts 69k research works in it since 1962. 11.3% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers explores the use of social media, including its impact on society, digital literacy, pandemic response, youth engagement, cultural identity, media literacy, digital influence, Islamic banking, and community empowerment.
- Social Media
- Hoax Communication
- Digital Literacy
- Pandemic Response
- Youth Engagement
- Cultural Identity
- Media Literacy
- Digital Influence
- Islamic Banking
- Community Empowerment
- Research works
- 69k fractional, since 1962
- In the world top 10%
- 7.8k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 11.3% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +348% the tick is no change
Which countries lead Islamic Finance and Communication research?
By volume, Indonesia and ?? publish the most (32k and 1.3k works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Indonesia 32k works
- 2 ?? 1.3k works
- 3 Malaysia 659 works
- 4 United States 235 works
- 5 Bangladesh 109 works
- 6 India 96 works
- 7 Pakistan 87 works
- 8 Türkiye 78 works
- 9 United Kingdom 65 works
- 10 China 61 works
How concentrated that is
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Which institutions lead Islamic Finance and Communication research?
By volume in 2022–2025, Institut Agama Islam Negeri Bengkulu publishes the most Islamic Finance and Communication research, followed by Universitas Islam Negeri Sumatera Utara and Sunan Kalijaga State Islamic University Yogyakarta.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Institut Agama Islam Negeri BengkuluIndonesia 1.9k works
- 2 Universitas Islam Negeri Sumatera UtaraIndonesia 1.3k works
- 3 Sunan Kalijaga State Islamic University YogyakartaIndonesia 770 works
- 4 Bandung Islamic UniversityIndonesia 604 works
- 5 Universitas Islam Negeri Raden Intan LampungIndonesia 484 works
- 6 Universitas Patria ArthaIndonesia 483 works
- 7 Sunan Gunung Djati State Islamic University BandungIndonesia 448 works
- 8 UIN Sunan Ampel SurabayaIndonesia 445 works
- 9 Syarif Hidayatullah State Islamic University JakartaIndonesia 420 works
- 10 University of Pembangunan Nasional Veteran Jawa TimurIndonesia 396 works
Where is Islamic Finance and Communication research done?
The largest centres of Islamic Finance and Communication research in 2022–2025 are Jakarta (Indonesia), Bandung (Indonesia), Medan (Indonesia) and Bengkulu (Indonesia). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Padangsidempuan, Kartasura and Parepare.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
- 1 Jakarta Indonesia 3.4k works
- 2 Bandung Indonesia 2.6k works
- 3 Medan Indonesia 2.4k works
- 4 Bengkulu Indonesia 2.1k works
- 5 Yogyakarta Indonesia 2k works
- 6 Surabaya Indonesia 2k works
- 7 Makassar Indonesia 1.5k works
- 8 Malang Indonesia 1.2k works
- 9 Semarang Indonesia 997 works
- 10 Bandar Lampung Indonesia 789 works
Where it is the local speciality
- Padangsidempuan44.6 works48×
- Kartasura163.5 works43×
- Parepare31.1 works42×
- Banjarmasin78.4 works40×
- Purwokerto97.9 works40×
- CiputatID · 420.3 works37×
- Padang114.5 works34×
- PonorogoID · 239.9 works32×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Islamic Finance and Communication than the world average.
Where is the best place to study Islamic Finance and Communication?
Among universities, judged by research, Jakarta Theological Seminary, Multimedia Nusantara University and Institut Agama Islam Negeri Bengkulu 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.
One dot per university in the table below. The upper left is the interesting corner: small places doing unusually strong work.
| # | University | Score | Top 10% | Specialisation | Works | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jakarta Theological SeminaryIndonesia | 73.7 | 18.9% | 17.6× | 67 | +547.2% |
| 2 | Multimedia Nusantara UniversityIndonesia | 72.9 | 20.4% | 20.1× | 49 | +167.3% |
| 3 | Institut Agama Islam Negeri BengkuluIndonesia | 70.7 | 7.3% | 39.3× | 1,884 | +663.5% |
| 4 | Muhammadiyah University of SurakartaIndonesia | 70.5 | 13.1% | 11.2× | 225 | +615.9% |
| 5 | Islamic University of IndonesiaIndonesia | 69.3 | 11.7% | 22.2× | 252 | +342.9% |
| 6 | University of IndonesiaIndonesia | 69.0 | 10.6% | 9.7× | 388 | +548.5% |
| 7 | Muhammadiyah University of YogyakartaIndonesia | 69.0 | 11.6% | 18.4× | 211 | +440.4% |
| 8 | Islamic UniversityBangladesh | 69.0 | 8.4% | 17.5× | 96 | +746.7% |
| 9 | Sunan Gunung Djati State Islamic University BandungIndonesia | 68.5 | 9.7% | 37.1× | 448 | +963.5% |
| 10 | Universitas Muhammadiyah TangerangIndonesia | 68.5 | 14.6% | 14.8× | 80 | +1479.9% |
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 Communication research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 348% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2023. The fastest-growing topics are Islamic Finance and Communication.
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Which topics inside it are moving
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