Visualization of Co-authorship Networks of Quranic Scientific Productions in Web of Science and Scopus

Abstract

Abstract Introduction: Co-authorship network are in fact the kind of social networks, which in research environments is the most visible and most accessible indicator used to measure the extent of scientific cooperation. Objective: The aim of this research is to map the co-authorship network of countries, universities and researchers in the scientific outputs indexed in the subject of Quran in Web of Science and Scopus databases, as well as mapping the subject clusters of these outputs. Methods and Materials: This research was conducted using social network analysis and co-occurrence which are common scientometric methods.The general configurations of these co-authorship networks were examined using the macro and micro-indicators of social network analysis. UciNet and Vosviewer were used to analyze and draw co-authorship networks. Results: The results showed that the United States, with its first rank in terms of centrality, was the main actor in the Qur’anic outputs network and had the most cooperation with other countries. In the co-authorship networking of universities, the Kebangsan University in Malaysia had the best position in terms of network analysis indicators. In the co-authorship network of researchers, "Mohd Nor" whit the highest degree centrality, has the widest co-authorship in structure of this network. Conclusion: Generally, the analysis of co-authorship networks of countries and universities in the world in the scientific outputs of the Quran domain, which are indexed in Web of Science and Scopus databases, showed that local networks are more coherent than the global ones. This showed that there is no scientific leadership on Qur’anic research in the world, and the scientific network of this subject grows with individual interests and beliefs. If a scientific and research center develops and leads based on Qur’anic research, scientific research policy can be made through it.