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Islamic Studies and Radicalism

Islamic Studies and Radicalism is a research topic within Sociology and Political Science. Science Explorer counts 32k research works in it since 1961. 13.8% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.

This cluster of papers explores the role and impact of religious moderation, radicalism, and Islamic education in Indonesia. It delves into topics such as tolerance, social tolerance, Islamic religiosity, STEM education, entrepreneurship training, and human rights. The papers discuss the challenges and strategies for promoting religious moderation in a multicultural society like Indonesia.

  • Religious Moderation
  • Radicalism
  • Islamic Education
  • Tolerance
  • Indonesia
  • Social Tolerance
  • Islamic Religiosity
  • STEM Education
  • Entrepreneurship Training
  • Human Rights
Research works
32k
fractional, since 1961
In the world top 10%
4.4k
per year above
Top-10% rate
13.8%
share of its works in the world top 10%
Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
+258%
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Which countries lead Islamic Studies and Radicalism research?

By volume, Indonesia and ?? publish the most (13k and 774 works in 2022–2025).

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Indonesia 13k works
  2. 2 ?? 774 works
  3. 3 Malaysia 348 works
  4. 4 United States 151 works
  5. 5 Pakistan 99 works
  6. 6 Bangladesh 70 works
  7. 7 Türkiye 63 works
  8. 8 Iraq 56 works
  9. 9 Australia 51 works
  10. 10 United Kingdom 49 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: 88.7%??: 5.3%Malaysia: 2.4%United States: 1.0%6 others listed: 2.6%89%largest
Indonesia13k · 88.7%??774 · 5.3%Malaysia348 · 2.4%United States151 · 1.0%6 others listed388 · 2.6%

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

Which institutions lead Islamic Studies and Radicalism research?

By volume in 2022–2025, Institut Agama Islam Negeri Bengkulu publishes the most Islamic Studies and Radicalism research, followed by Sunan Kalijaga State Islamic University Yogyakarta and Universitas Islam Negeri Sumatera Utara.

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Institut Agama Islam Negeri Bengkulu Indonesia 1.3k works
  2. 2 Sunan Kalijaga State Islamic University Yogyakarta Indonesia 643 works
  3. 3 Universitas Islam Negeri Sumatera Utara Indonesia 560 works
  4. 4 Sunan Gunung Djati State Islamic University Bandung Indonesia 389 works
  5. 5 UIN Sunan Ampel Surabaya Indonesia 356 works
  6. 6 Syarif Hidayatullah State Islamic University Jakarta Indonesia 303 works
  7. 7 Universitas Islam Negeri Raden Intan Lampung Indonesia 252 works
  8. 8 Universitas Islam Negeri Maulana Malik Ibrahim Indonesia 243 works
  9. 9 Universitas Islam Negeri Sultan Syarif Kasim Riau Indonesia 209 works
  10. 10 Institut Sains dan Teknologi Terpadu Surabaya Indonesia 186 works

Who are the leading researchers in Islamic Studies and Radicalism?

The most-cited researchers publishing on Islamic Studies and Radicalism include John L. Esposito.

  1. 1 John L. Esposito 401 citations

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

Where is Islamic Studies and Radicalism research done?

The largest centres of Islamic Studies and Radicalism research in 2022–2025 are Bengkulu (Indonesia), Yogyakarta (Indonesia), Bandung (Indonesia) and Jakarta (Indonesia). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Gresik, Demak and Padang.

Largest cities, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Bengkulu Indonesia 1.3k works
  2. 2 Yogyakarta Indonesia 1.2k works
  3. 3 Bandung Indonesia 976 works
  4. 4 Jakarta Indonesia 953 works
  5. 5 Medan Indonesia 937 works
  6. 6 Surabaya Indonesia 813 works
  7. 7 Malang Indonesia 606 works
  8. 8 Makassar Indonesia 518 works
  9. 9 Semarang Indonesia 402 works
  10. 10 Bandar Lampung Indonesia 315 works

Where it is the local speciality

  1. Gresik25.3 works203×
  2. Demak20.2 works173×
  3. Padang121.8 works83×
  4. WonosoboID · 148.5 works77×
  5. Purwokerto76.0 works72×
  6. Curup21.2 works64×
  7. Kartasura101.9 works63×
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Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Islamic Studies and Radicalism than the world average.

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

Among universities, judged by research, Institut Agama Islam Negeri Bengkulu, Jakarta Theological Seminary and Institut Sains dan Teknologi Terpadu Surabaya 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 19.52%fractional works in this node (log) →share in the world top 10% →Institut Agama Islam Negeri Bengkulu: 1,271, 13.5%Jakarta Theological Seminary: 146, 28.3%Institut Sains dan Teknologi Terpadu Surabaya: 186, 23.8%Islamic University: 61, 11.4%Sunan Gunung Djati State Islamic University Bandung: 389, 14.6%Sunan Kalijaga State Islamic University Yogyakarta: 643, 10.0%Universitas Advent Indonesia: 9, 57.5%Universitas Islam Negeri Sumatera Utara: 560, 9.3%Indonesia University of Education: 177, 16.6%Syarif Hidayatullah State Islamic University Jakarta: 303, 10.2%Jakarta Theological …Institut Sains dan T…Institut Agama Islam…Islamic University
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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
1Institut Agama Islam Negeri Bengkulu Indonesia 66.813.5%61.7×1,271 +586.9%
2Jakarta Theological Seminary Indonesia 66.228.3%89.9×146 +336.4%
3Institut Sains dan Teknologi Terpadu Surabaya Indonesia 64.823.8%46.5×186 +3275.0%
4Islamic University Bangladesh 63.111.4%25.8×61 +321.3%
5Sunan Gunung Djati State Islamic University Bandung Indonesia 62.814.6%75.0×389 +704.1%
6Sunan Kalijaga State Islamic University Yogyakarta Indonesia 62.410.0%89.2×643 +465.8%
7Universitas Advent Indonesia Indonesia 61.857.5%15.7×9 —
8Universitas Islam Negeri Sumatera Utara Indonesia 60.99.3%38.1×560 +1575.1%
9Indonesia University of Education Indonesia 60.816.6%12.2×177 +1336.6%
10Syarif Hidayatullah State Islamic University Jakarta Indonesia 59.610.2%61.9×303 +288.6%

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 Studies and Radicalism research growing?

Output in 2018–2022 was 258% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2023. The fastest-growing topics are Islamic Studies and Radicalism.

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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.