Mapping research visibility in Islamic banking: an altmetric perspective on scholarly attention and digital engagement (International Journal of Accounting Business and Finance)

Summary

• The final sample analyzed consists of 225 ABDC-indexed articles published across 78 journals between 1986 and 2024.p.1
• Global Islamic finance reached USD 4.9 trillion in assets in 2023 and is projected to reach USD 7.5 trillion by 2028.p.1
• Initial search retrieved 18,737 records from the Dimensions database before 7,058 non-relevant subject category records were removed.p.4
• Data screening removed 11,225 studies with zero Altmetric Attention Scores and 40 studies with zero citations.p.4
• Annual publication volume peaked in 2021 with 35 articles, whereas citation impact reached its peak in 2016 with 1,458 citations.p.6
• Normalised Citation Impact shows a strong positive Spearman rank correlation with Mendeley readership at ρ = 0.753.p.7
• Emerald Group Publishing recorded the highest online engagement, comprising 35,324 Mendeley readers and 371 X users.p.8

Key insights

1. Altmetric attention scores for Islamic banking research peaked during 2021 with AAS = 218 and 2023 with AAS = 130.p.6
2. Normalised Altmetric Attention Score maintains a moderate positive correlation with Normalised Citation Impact at ρ = 0.632.p.7
3. Members of the public constitute the primary group driving activity on X for Islamic banking research.p.8
4. Mendeley readership for Islamic banking research is predominantly comprised of students and early-career researchers.p.8
5. Bibliographic coupling identifies five intellectual thematic clusters covering governance, stability, comparative performance, customer behavior, and economic growth.p.10