A BIBLIOMETRIC STUDY ON TAKAFUL LITERATURE FROM 2000 TO 2023: EMBARKING TOWARD AGRICULTURE PROTECTION

Abstract

This study aims to understand the trends of scientific publications related to takaful in the world and to show how authors, institutions, and countries interact with each other in those studies in the field of takaful or Islamic insurance. This study is a quantitative research that employs bibliometric analysis. A time limit was set to examine the current data and the results between the years 2000 to 2023. The journals and articles are acquired from the Scopus scientific database. Overall, there are 321 articles related to the field of takaful were retrieved. This study perceived several variables, including authorship patterns, number of articles published, research approach, geographical affiliation, and subject area. The contribution of this study illustrates that most of the previous studies discussed economic and social development, which are positively influenced by the importance of takaful worldwide. This study finds that the number of takaful literature has increased significantly and consistently over the last 23 years. While there is a positive direction for future research related to takaful areas, however, there is no article produced in the scientific database touching on agriculture takaful. Thus, this will open a vast opportunity for future scientific research collaboration and publications in agriculture takaful. This study also found that Malaysia, Pakistan, Indonesia, Saudi Arabia, and United Kingdom have become the five countries that have played a major role in creating collaborative takaful research. The findings of this study provide important implications for improving the practice of takaful globally.