Bibliometric Analsis of the Scientific Literature Publsihed Related to Islamic Microfinance during the COVID-19

Islamic microfinance institutions, during the COVID-19 pandemic, played an important role in dealing with the economic impacts faced by the society. This study tries to map the development of research published in the field of Islamic microfinance institutions during the COVID -19 pandemic. The research was conducted using VOS Viewer software. The data analyzed is in the form of scientific research related to Islamic microfinance institutions during the COVID -19 pandemic as many as 66 articles published in the span of the last year. The results showed that the number of publications on the development of research results in the field of Islamic microfinance institutions during the COVID-19 pandemic was quite large, with various research methods and study objects. The network visualization shows that the research development map of Islamic microfinance institutions during the COVID -19 pandemic is divided into 6 clusters. Cluster 1 consists of 27 keywords, cluster 2 consists of 20 keywords, cluster 3 consists of 13 keywords, cluster 4 consists of 11 keywords, cluster 5 consists of 9 keywords and cluster 6 consists of 8 keywords. It was found that the most familiar keywords were COVID, Pandemic, Impact. Another finding based on the results of text mining is the analysis of contract instruments that are relevant to be applied in Islamic microfinance institutions during the COVID-19 pandemic.