A Bibliometric Analysis on Waqf

Abstract

This research constitutes a bibliometric in the field of WAQF. The data was taken from the SCOPUS database. Research on waqf was initiated in 1914. This study analysed the development trend and origin of scientific literature published in the field of waqf. The study used Publish or Perish software and VOSviewer in incorporating and visualising the data, respectively. The data was also analysed using Microsoft Excel and SPSS 25.0. A standard bibliometric analysis was employed to present the citation analysis, research productivity, and evolution of publications. The findings of 529 total documents suggested that there was a yearly increase in the literature concerning waqf, especially after 2010. Most of these articles were published in the form of academic journals and literature reviews, which were mainly written in English. The research in waqf, conducted mostly in Malaysia, comprised of the social sciences, arts and humanities and economics, econometrics, and finance field. The main keywords used in this study were waqf and cash waqf. These findings should assist the potential directions for future research and facilitate the establishment of collaboration strategies between authors and institutions.