Bibliometric analysis of risk governance and financial stability in Islamic banks

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Abstract

This study aims to identify current research trends in the field of risk governance and financial stability of Islamic banks through a bibliometric and thematic analysis. The data used in this analysis comes from the Dimensions database, covering 126 publications between 2007 and 2023. The method used is bibliometric analysis assisted by VOSviewer software. The results show that the theme of risk governance and financial stability is a fairly interesting one, which has been the subject of numerous publications in reputed journals, particularly in the fields of banking, management, and finance (Ajizah & Widarjono, 2023; Almustafa et al., 2023). This theme has been extensively researched in countries such as the United Kingdom, Indonesia, Saudi Arabia, and Malaysia, which are the main contributors in terms of the number of publications. The results also showed the frequency of the most recurrent words (governance, risk management, corporate governance). In addition, bibliometric analyses were performed on publication year, author, university, journal, citations, co-citations, keywords, and abstract. For a more in-depth bibliometric analysis, the results of this study can be complemented by analyses of other scientific databases. In addition, this research will help and become a reference for future researchers in conducting and determining what research to pursue.

Keywords: Risk Governance, Financial Stability, Islamic Banks, Bibliometric Analysis, VOSviewer

Authors’ individual contribution: Conceptualization — B.M. and H.E.B.; Methodology — B.M., H.E.B., and A.E.K.; Software — B.M.; Validation — A.E.K.; Formal Analysis — B.M.; Investigation — B.M. and H.E.B.; Resources — B.M. and H.E.B.; Data Curation — B.M. and H.E.B.; Writing — Original Draft — B.M. and H.E.B.; Writing — Review & Editing — B.M., H.E.B., and A.E.K.; Visualization — B.M.; Supervision — A.E.K.; Project Administration — A.E.K.

Declaration of conflicting interests: The Authors declare that there is no conflict of interest.

JEL Classification: G21, G28, G30, G38

Received: 03.03.2025
Revised: 26.05.2025; 28.08.2025
Accepted: 04.09.2025
Published online: 08.09.2025

How to cite this paper: Marnouch, B., El Boudaly, H., & El Khamlichi, A. (2025). Bibliometric analysis of risk governance and financial stability in Islamic banks [Special issue]. Risk Governance & Control: Financial Markets & Institutions, 15(3), 187–202. https://doi.org/10.22495/rgcv15i3sip2