Mapping the Landscape of Sharia Economics: A Bibliometric Analysis

This study aims to conduct a bibliometric analysis to map the general landscape of Islamic economics using data from relevant scientific literature. Bibliometric methods are used to identify, collect, and analyze publications related to Islamic economics. Data are obtained from major academic sources, such as scientific journals, conferences, and books indexed in related databases. After data collection, appropriate bibliometric analysis techniques are applied to analyze trends, patterns, and developments related to the Islamic economy. Relevant bibliometric parameters, such as number of publications, most prolific authors, institutional affiliations, countries, and most frequently cited journals, are used to identify important factors in the Islamic economy. The results of this analysis will provide a clear picture of the development of the Islamic economy, helping researchers, practitioners, and other stakeholders in understanding trends and contributions of related scientific literature. This research will provide valuable insights and a better understanding of how Islamic economic concepts have been researched and applied in a global context.


INTRODUCTION
Recent research in the field of Islamic economics shows increasing interest and attention to the implementation of Islamic principles in the global financial and business sectors.Recent studies have highlighted the potential of the Islamic economy to promote financial inclusion, strengthen financial system stability, and provide solutions to socio-economic challenges [1] Recent research on Islamic economics has emphasized the importance of developing innovative Islamic financial instruments, such as green sukuk, Islamic microfinance, and Islamic insurance [2] The researchers also explored the relationship between Islamic economics and sustainable development, identifying opportunities to promote inclusive and environmentally sound economic growth.Recent research in Islamic economics also highlights challenges such as lack of human capacity, harmonization of regulations, and public awareness that need to be overcome to optimize the potential of Islamic economy [3].Sharia economy has an important role in creating a fair, equitable, and sustainable financial system [4] Islamic economics is important because it provides an alternative that conforms to religious principles for individuals and financial institutions who wish to participate in economic activities.Through its principles that focus on justice and shared welfare, Islamic economics has the potential to reduce economic and social inequalities in society The importance of Islamic economics lies in its ability to promote financial inclusion, reduce social inequality, and facilitate sustainable development based on religious values [5].The Islamic economy plays an important role in creating financial system stability and resilience, as well as preventing repeated economic crises [6].
Recent bibliometric research on Islamic economics has provided valuable insights into trends and developments in this field [7] Bibliometric analysis of research directions in Islamic banks during the pandemic period can provide valuable insights into the development and focus of research conducted in facing economic challenges caused by the pandemic [8].Bibliometric studies have tracked the growth in the number of publications and research collaborations related to Islamic Research on bibliographic analysis of the word "Islamic economics" that has been carried out by [9] has provided an important understanding of research trends and contributions in this field.
However, the research to be conducted by [10] has differences in more specific approaches and goals.This research will focus on bibliographic analysis of the word "Islamic economics" in the context of recent developments, such as the use of emerging keywords, the most prolific authors, and the most impactful journals.In addition, this study will use more detailed analytical methods to identify clusters of topics relevant in Islamic economic research.Thus, this research is expected to make a new contribution in expanding understanding of the latest research trends and identifying research gaps that still need to be explored in Islamic economics.To the best of our knowledge, no bibliometric analysis of the sharia economic topics has been conducted from several data basis.The purpose of this paper is to answer the following questions This paper was prepared to start with a literature review of the term sharia economic based on the results of previous studies.Besides, the research objectives are also presented in Section 1.In Section 2, the definition of sharia economic and the existing review of the term sharia economic is explained.The methodology used to carry out bibliometric analysis, including the method steps related to the use of databases from the three journals in Section 3. Section 4 presents the results using VOSviewer.Research recommendations, conclusions, and limitations appear in Section 5.

A. Sharia Economic
Sharia economics is an economic system based on Islamic principles.Research by [15] presents a comprehensive overview of Islamic economics, including its principles such as the prohibition of riba (interest), prohibition of maysir (speculation), and prohibition of gharar (uncertainty).Islamic economics has the main objective of creating social justice, economic balance, and general welfare.The development of Islamic financial instruments is one of the latest research focuses in Islamic economics.The study by [16] highlights the importance of developing green sukuk as one of the sustainable Islamic financial instruments to support sustainable development.Research by Khan,[17] also reveals the importance of developing Islamic microfinance as an effective tool to combat poverty and encourage financial inclusion among underprivileged communities.Sharia insurance is becoming an increasingly popular field of research in Islamic economics.
Research by [18] reveals the importance of sharia insurance in providing financial protection in accordance with Islamic principles.Sharia insurance has different mechanisms, such as the principle of tabarru' (voluntary contribution) and the principle of mudharabah (profit sharing), which ensures fairness and sustainability in its operations.
Recent bibliometric studies in Islamic economics highlight the challenges that need to be overcome in the development of Islamic economics.Research by Rahman [19] emphasizes the importance of harmonization of regulations to create a conducive environment for the development of the Islamic economy.In addition, research by [20] highlights the lack of human capacity in understanding and applying the principles of Islamic economics.The importance of Islamic economics lies in its contribution in promoting financial inclusion, reducing social inequality, and facilitating sustainable development based on religious values.
Research by [21] reveals that Islamic economics can provide solutions to socio-economic challenges such as poverty, unemployment, and income inequality.In research by [21] it was found that Islamic economics can help create a fairer distribution of income and reduce social inequality.The research

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METHODOLOGY: A BIBLIOMETRIC ANALYSIS
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a. Search For Specific Journals on The Topic of Sharia Economic
A bibliometric review is generally used in scientific disciplines and focuses on a quantitative study of journal papers, books, or other types of written communication [22].Work begins with searching in Google databases related to journals that specifically address the topic of sharia economic.

b. Journal Metrics Information
This section describes explicitly the profiles and metrics of sharia economic.Table 3 shows some important things to know about metric information that term.This metric information is obtained from metadata information using the Publish or Perish (PoP) application on June 19 2023.

c. Reference Management
After all, articles have been downloaded from the two journal websites, and the next step is tidying references using the Mendeley application.References are needed to ensure that the metadata for each article is complete, such as information about the author, keywords, abstracts, and other information.

d. Bibliometric Analysis
After all of the article's metadata is confirmed to be complete, the next step is to conduct a bibliometric analysis.The application used in analyzing bibliometrics in this article is VosViewer.

RESULTS AND DISCUSSION
To answer the first purpose of this paper about how are sharia Economic articles are classified using VosViewer software, through creating a map based on text data using the title and abstract fields, with the full counting method there are 2694 terms found.With a minimum number of occurrences of a term of 10 times, 74 thresholds were found.However, for each of the 74 terms, a relevance score will be calculated.Based on this score, the most relevant terms will be selected automatically by default as much as by 60%, so we get the 44 most appropriate words.However, the verification process still has to be done manually by eliminating unrelated words, such as editorial, sample, abstract, and others.Thus, the total words that can be included in making a map are 44 words.

Figure 1. Network visualization map of keywords
Based on Figure 1, there are several clusters characterized by blue, purple, yellow, red, and green.Based on the total articles some word in the cluster appears most often.These clusters are an indication that, to date.In more detail can be seen through table 3.Then, to answer what is the trend of sharia economic research, we can see the answer actually from the cluster itself.Figure 2 shows the visualization of articles demsity.Cluster 1, with the word resource and service being the words that appear most often.

Figure 2. Density visualization map of keywords
There is a cluster of the results of this mapping that appears at least in the keyword, namely cluster 5.This cluster covers topics about Sharia economic and sharia economic dispute.In additional, some words rarely appear in keywords, such as riba, and influence meaning is, there are still research gaps that are very likely to become a trend in the future, which, of course, is adapted to current world conditions and the future.From the researcher's side, there are also five clusters, as presented in Figure 3.It can be seen that in the period 2017 -2022 were the years in which the Sharia Economic document was the most explicitly cited.Recent material tends not to be widely cited, except for authors who have researched the field before, and they are quite famous.Then, to see which research topics are the subject of more publications, we can look at them through Table 5.In addition to explaining which subjects appear most frequently in publications, Table 6 also explains the final purpose of this paper, namely the topic of economic sharia that provides opportunities for further research.Issues that can be opportunities to be explored in more detail are more specific and lead to implications or measures of social enterprises that have been running.
Topics such as tawazun and riba have also not been widely researched.While issues such as Sharia economic law, Perspective, and Economic growth have been studied quite a lot.Similarly, topics related to Sharia economic itself and Sharia economic dispute, are also quite popping up.
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Science Interdisciplinary Studies  economics over time.Bibliometric research also identifies the contribution of institutions and countries in producing research in Islamic economics.Bibliometric analysis of the development of Muslim fashion through scientific publications in world countries will provide a deeper understanding of trends, research contributions, and key focuses in the field of Muslim fashion [9].This research can be a solid foundation for further development in the Muslim fashion industry and provide valuable information for researchers, academics, and practitioners in keeping abreast of the latest developments and potential innovations in Muslim fashion.Bibliometric analysis enables literature mapping, identification of research networks, as well as an understanding of the most dominant research focus in Islamic economics.Bibliometric research can provide a solid basis for identifying research gaps, potential research directions, and research priorities that need attention in Islamic economics.

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how are sharia economic articles classified?(2) what is the trend of sharia economic research?(3)which research topics are the subject of more publications?and the (4) what are future sharia economic topics that provide opportunities for further research?
purpose of this paper is to analyze how are sharia economic articles classified.Then, to know what is the trend of sharia economic research, to know which research topics are the subject of more publications, and to analyze what are future sharia economic topics that provide opportunities for further investigation.

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Figure 3. Network Visualization Map of Authors

Tabel 1. Several Bibliometric Analysis That Has Been Done by Previous Researcher on The Topic of Sharia Economy Author(s) Number of Documents Analyzed Sources Findings
The results showed that the collection of articles consisted of 210 documents.In this study, the Journal of Sharia Economics Theory and Applied proved to be the most relevant journal.