A General Bibliometric and Conceptual Structure Approach to Global Trend on Poverty Research in Islam Using Biblioshiny

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ID19512238
AuthorsMohd Zaid Mustafar (0000-0001-5260-8075, University College of Islam Melaka), Ashraff Ruslan (0009-0007-1655-4584, Technical University of Malaysia Malacca), Mohd Khairul Nizam Mohd Aziz (0000-0001-7751-8092, University College of Islam Melaka), Dziauddin Sharif (0000-0001-7251-0032, University College of Islam Melaka), Md Azzaat Ahsanie Lokman (0000-0001-6951-2942, University College of Islam Melaka), Saiyidi Mat Roni (0000-0001-9511-7786, Edith Cowan University)
Year2025
Pages803-834
Publication date2025-08-31
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueMillah Journal of Religious Studies (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1412-0992 • E-ISSN: 2527-922X
PublisherUniversitas Islam Indonesia (Islamic University of Indonesia) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.20885/millah.vol24.iss2.ar8
OpenAlexW7109949140
LanguageEN
References cited42

This study maps the intellectual landscape of research on poverty in Islam using a structured bibliometric approach with Biblioshiny (Bibliometrix) in RStudio. A Scopus search (TITLE-ABS-KEY “poverty” AND “Islam”) conducted on 1 September 2023 identified 279 English-language journal articles published between 1976 and 2023. The corpus spans 227 sources, 646 authors, and 10,262 cited references, with an annual growth rate of about 5%. Performance and science-mapping analyses reveal two “motor themes”—Islamic finance and healthcare/public health—while spiritually anchored constructs (e.g., maqasid, zakat governance, waqf, spiritual poverty) remain peripheral in co-occurrence and thematic maps. Citation patterns indicate higher field-normalized impact when studies are placed in multidisciplinary outlets, suggesting scope to bridge Islamic social-finance debates with mainstream development and health discourses. Methodological limitations include reliance on a single database (Scopus) and a narrow query that may under-capture related terms (e.g., “zakat”, “waqf”), which should be expanded in future replications. Overall, the review identifies key authors, venues, and conceptual clusters; highlights blind spots in spiritually grounded frameworks; and offers a roadmap for aligning Islamic social-finance instruments with maqasid-oriented outcomes in poverty alleviation

Citation · Conceptual framework · Islam · Mainstream · Poverty · Scopus · Islamic Finance and Banking Studies · Microfinance and Financial Inclusion · Religion, Society, and Development

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