Islamic Bank Efficiency: Research Path from Scopus Database

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to see the development of Islamic bank efficiency research around the world published by journals on the theme. This research uses a qualitative method with a blibliometric analysis approach. The data used is secondary data with the theme of Islamic bank efficiency from the Scopus database from 2003-2023, with a total of 449 journal articles. Then, the data is processed and analyzed using the VosViewer application with the aim of knowing the blibliometric map of Islamic bank efficiency research development in the world. The results of the study found four clusters related to the efficiency of Islamic banks, including the calculation of Islamic bank performance, comparison of conventional and Islamic bank efficiency, Islamic bank efficiency, and determinants of Islamic bank performance. The authors with the most published articles are Fakarudin Kamarudin, Fadzlan Sufian, and M. Kabir Hasan. The three keywords that appear the most are efficiency, Islamic banks, and risk. The author affiliation, namely the university with the most publications, is dominated by universities from Malaysia. Three of them are International Islamic University Malaysia, Universiti Putra Malaysia, and University of Malaya. And the countries with the most publications related to related studies are Malaysia and Indonesia.