Islamic Bank Risk Studies: A Bibliometric Review

  • Authors

    • Azhar Alam Department of Islamic Economic Laws, Universitas Muhammadiyah Surakarta, Surakarta, Indonesia and Faculty of Islamic Contemporary Studies, Universiti Sultan Zainal Abidin, Malaysia
    • Novia Rizqi Azizah Department of Islamic Economic Laws, Universitas Muhammadiyah Surakarta, Surakarta, Indonesia
    • Triyono Adi Saputro Department of Islamic Economic Laws, Universitas Muhammadiyah Surakarta, Surakarta, Indonesia
    • Iza Hanifudin Institut Agama Islam Negeri Ponorogo, Ponorogo, Indonesia
    • Nadhirah Nordin Faculty of Islamic Contemporary Studies, Universiti Sultan Zainal Abidin, Malaysia
    https://doi.org/10.14419/nm80n608

    Received date: May 28, 2025

    Accepted date: July 5, 2025

    Published date: July 10, 2025

  • Banking Risk; Islamic Banks; Islamic Banking Risk; Bibliometric; Vosviewer; Publish or Perish

  • Abstract

    This article analyzes Islamic banking risk trends from 1996 to November 2024. This study aims to: (1) trends and growth of publications ‎related to Islamic banking risks; (2) the most productive contribution related to the risk study of Islamic banking; (3) the most cited ‎documents in research related to Islamic banking risks; (4) essential keywords involved in Islamic banking risk research. The processed data ‎were obtained from the Scopus database using the term (Islamic OR sharia*) AND (bank OR finance) AND (risk), resulting in 355 ‎documents, then exported and analyzed using Biblioshiny, VOSviewer, Publish or Perish (PoP), and Microsoft Excel. The results of the ‎study show that most publications occurred in 2023. The authors who contributed the most to publishing documents were Mirakhor, A. (7 ‎publications), International Islamic University Malaysia by the institution (98 publications), English by language (98 percent), Malaysia by ‎country (104 publications), and Journal of Islamic Accounting and Business Research by title (25 publications). The most frequently cited ‎article is the work of Mollah et al. (2017) on "The governance, risk-taking, and performance of Islamic banks." Referring to the results of ‎the network visualization mapping, research on Islamic banking risks is grouped into four main themes, including Performance and Management of Islamic Banks Risk and Finance in Islamic Banking, Governance and Efficiency of Islamic Banks, Risk Management Practices, ‎and Types of Risks in Islamic Banks. This study recommends a systematic literature review related to topics and issues regarding ‎technological innovation and further exploration of the regulatory impact of risk in Islamic banking‎.

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    Alam, A., Azizah, N. R. ., Saputro, T. A. ., Hanifudin, I. ., & Nordin, N. . (2025). Islamic Bank Risk Studies: A Bibliometric Review. International Journal of Accounting and Economics Studies, 12(2), 445-456. https://doi.org/10.14419/nm80n608