Scientometric Study of Dissertations in the Field of Islamic Economics in Iran

Scientometric studies have a crucial role in drawing up the trend of development and expansion of science. This study aimed at evaluating the scientometric aspects of dissertations published in the field of Islamic economics in Iran during1993-2018.

This applied study was done based on the quantitative content analysis method. The population of the study consisted of 215 dissertations published in universities and educational centers of Iran. Research data were collected using a checklist and analyzed by Excel and Tagol software.

Findings of the study showed that Imam Sadegh University, Qom Seminary and Allameh Tabataba’i University with 45, 41 and 16 dissertations had the highest rank in this field, respectively. From all dissertations, there were 56 (26%) titles on Islamic finance jurisprudence, 32 (15%) on Islamic economic system and 28 (13%) on Islamic financial rights, respectively. Most research methods used in the writing of dissertations were descriptive-analytic based on a jurisprudential approach (49 (23%) cases of all dissertations). Moreover, educational fields of Economic Sciences with 56, Islamic Sciences with 42 as well as Jurisprudence and Principles of Islamic Law with 32 dissertations had the largest number of them.

The results of the study indicated a diversity of dissertations in this field; however, more attention to economic, jurisprudential and legal issues in this field caused the negligence of technical topics such as finance and accounting.