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Islamic Thought and Society Studies

Islamic Thought and Society Studies is a research topic within Religious studies. Science Explorer counts 11k research works in it since 1950. 9.0% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.

This cluster of papers covers a wide range of topics in Islamic studies and theology, including religious language, Mu'tazilite thought, hadith criticism, Alevism, Sufism, deism, Kalam, and religious pluralism. It explores various aspects of Islamic thought and practice from historical, philosophical, and sociological perspectives.

  • Islamic Studies
  • Theology
  • Religious Language
  • Mu'tazilite Thought
  • Hadith Criticism
  • Alevism
  • Sufism
  • Deism
  • Kalam
  • Religious Pluralism
Research works
11k
fractional, since 1950
In the world top 10%
956
per year above
Top-10% rate
9.0%
share of its works in the world top 10%
Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
+222%
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Which countries lead Islamic Thought and Society Studies research?

By volume, Türkiye and the United States publish the most (3.7k and 142 works in 2022–2025).

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Türkiye 3.7k works
  2. 2 United States 142 works
  3. 3 Indonesia 114 works
  4. 4 Iran 79 works
  5. 5 Iraq 73 works
  6. 6 ?? 68 works
  7. 7 Azerbaijan 50 works
  8. 8 Kazakhstan 42 works
  9. 9 Pakistan 41 works
  10. 10 Germany 36 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.

Türkiye: 85.1%United States: 3.3%Indonesia: 2.6%Iran: 1.8%6 others listed: 7.1%85%largest
Türkiye3,699 · 85.1%United States142 · 3.3%Indonesia114 · 2.6%Iran79 · 1.8%6 others listed310 · 7.1%

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

Which institutions lead Islamic Thought and Society Studies research?

By volume in 2022–2025, Ankara Sosyal Bilimler Üniversitesi publishes the most Islamic Thought and Society Studies research, followed by Directorate of Religious Affairs and Mi̇lli̇ Eği̇ti̇m Bakanliği.

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Ankara Sosyal Bilimler ÜniversitesiTürkiye 137 works
  2. 2 Directorate of Religious AffairsTürkiye 115 works
  3. 3 Mi̇lli̇ Eği̇ti̇m BakanliğiTürkiye 113 works
  4. 4 Marmara UniversityTürkiye 89 works
  5. 5 Ankara Yıldırım Beyazıt UniversityTürkiye 73 works
  6. 6 Selçuk UniversityTürkiye 70 works
  7. 7 Necmettin Erbakan UniversityTürkiye 67 works
  8. 8 Ankara UniversityTürkiye 64 works
  9. 9 Istanbul UniversityTürkiye 64 works
  10. 10 Ankara Hacı Bayram Veli UniversityTürkiye 64 works

Where is Islamic Thought and Society Studies research done?

The largest centres of Islamic Thought and Society Studies research in 2022–2025 are Ankara (Türkiye), Istanbul (Türkiye), Konya (Türkiye) and Izmir (Türkiye). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Şırnak, Hakkâri and Mardin.

Largest cities, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Ankara Türkiye 643 works
  2. 2 Istanbul Türkiye 380 works
  3. 3 Konya Türkiye 145 works
  4. 4 Izmir Türkiye 77 works
  5. 5 Erzurum Türkiye 74 works
  6. 6 Samsun Türkiye 74 works
  7. 7 Sivas Türkiye 63 works
  8. 8 Adapazarı Türkiye 60 works
  9. 9 Mardin Türkiye 59 works
  10. 10 Bursa Türkiye 56 works

Where it is the local speciality

  1. ŞırnakTR · 29.4 works196×
  2. HakkâriTR · 21.2 works152×
  3. MardinTR · 59.0 works150×
  4. ArdahanTR · 22.4 works126×
  5. KilisTR · 28.1 works124×
  6. ÇınarcıkTR · 34.4 works110×
  7. SiirtTR · 38.4 works94×
  8. BatmanTR · 32.7 works93×
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Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Islamic Thought and Society Studies than the world average.

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Where is the best place to study Islamic Thought and Society Studies?

Among universities, judged by research, Marmara University, Kocaeli Üniversitesi and Ankara Sosyal Bilimler Üniversitesi 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%10%20%mean 11.76%fractional works in this node (log) →share in the world top 10% →Marmara University: 89, 10.5%Kocaeli Üniversitesi: 37, 14.8%Ankara Sosyal Bilimler Üniversitesi: 137, 8.1%Hitit Üniversitesi: 39, 13.9%Eskişehir Osmangazi University: 28, 14.6%Sivas Cumhuriyet Üniversitesi: 62, 10.4%Ankara University: 64, 9.0%Ankara Yıldırım Beyazıt University: 73, 8.9%Bartin University: 21, 14.5%Erciyes University: 26, 12.9%Kocaeli ÜniversitesiHitit ÜniversitesiMarmara UniversityAnkara Sosyal Biliml…
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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 Marmara UniversityTürkiye 73.810.5%55.6×89 +390.0%
2 Kocaeli ÜniversitesiTürkiye 73.814.8%33.8×37 +711.0%
3 Ankara Sosyal Bilimler ÜniversitesiTürkiye 72.38.1%183.7×137 +713.1%
4 Hitit ÜniversitesiTürkiye 72.013.9%85.0×39 +336.9%
5 Eskişehir Osmangazi UniversityTürkiye 71.314.6%34.5×28 +709.5%
6 Sivas Cumhuriyet ÜniversitesiTürkiye 70.510.4%54.4×62 +249.6%
7 Ankara UniversityTürkiye 70.39.0%32.3×64 +333.3%
8 Ankara Yıldırım Beyazıt UniversityTürkiye 69.88.9%94.1×73 +1256.9%
9 Bartin UniversityTürkiye 69.614.5%44.9×21 +696.9%
10 Erciyes UniversityTürkiye 69.212.9%27.5×26 +469.4%

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 Thought and Society Studies research growing?

Output in 2018–2022 was 222% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2023. The fastest-growing topics are Islamic Thought and Society 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.