Trends in islamic astronomy research: Bibliometric analysis of scopus publications
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https://doi.org/10.12928/jrkpf.v13i1.1800Keywords:
Islamic astronomy, Bibliometrics, Publication trends, VOSviewerAbstract
This study aims to provide a comprehensive overview of scientific research trends in the field of Islamic astronomy over the past almost two decades, namely from 2006 to 2025. To achieve this goal, the approach used is bibliometric analysis by utilizing publication data from the Scopus database. This study maps the extent to which the topic of Islamic astronomy has been studied, who are the most active authors, what journals contain the most related articles, and what keywords are often used in publications. Data were collected using keywords relevant to Islamic astronomy and filtered based on document type, language and content relevance. Analysis was conducted using VOSviewer software to visualize the relationships between data, such as authors, institutions, keywords, and emerging themes. The results show that the trend of Islamic astronomy publications has increased significantly, especially in the last five years. Some journals and authors appear to be the most productive, such as Archive for History of Exact Sciences and author Mozaffari. In terms of themes, Islamic astronomy research is divided into several clusters, ranging from philosophy of science, history of figures and manuscripts, to religious practices. In addition, there are also new trends such as digitization of manuscripts and Islamic astronomy education that emerged after 2020. This study is expected to be an initial reference for novice researchers who want to explore Islamic astronomy and understand the direction and opportunities for future development of this topic.
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