Bibliometric Analysis of PhD Dissertations Written in Islamic Banking and Finance in the United Kingdom
Abstract
By
examining the specific characteristics of documents, theses and publications of
Islamic economics and finance, the Bibliometric research leads to the
acquisition of diverse data on scientific contributions in this field. By
analyzing PhD dissertations data, the productivity of individuals and
institutions can be measured. In this paper, all postgraduate dissertations
(PhD) in the field of Islamic Banking and finance written in the United Kingdom
have been analyzed since 2000 to 2018. Based on the specific search criteria,
PhD dissertations were determined from the database of (British library) which
leads to database of every university in the UK. Our goals to examine PhD dissertations
and draw a general map of them in the field of Islamic Banking and Finance in
the UK. In term of title, author gender, university, the year from 2000 to 2018
and the number of PhD dissertations. The paper found around 71% of PhD
dissertations were by males which more than females. The number of PhD
dissertations increased rapidly since 2010 and 2011, it might be resulted from
the concentration of research centers and universities on the Islamic banking
and finance after the financial crisis 2008. Also Durham University has the
most theses among all of the universities by 30 % of all Islamic banking and
finance theses in the UK
Keywords
Islamic Banking,Islamic Finance,the United Kingdom,Bibliometric Analysis
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