Three decades of halal food scholarly publications: A PubMed bibliometric network analysis

Abstract

Halal food research has witnessed a distinct proliferation during the past decade. In this article, we examine the intellectual structure of the field based on 302 PubMed documents written by 686 authors representing 45 nations and spanning 30 years . The study applies bibliometric network techniques to explore the halal food impactful authors, influential journals, collaboration networks and emerging trends. Social network analysis (SNA) techniques are also used to unearth and mine the intellectual structure of the field. Additionally, we use keyword co-occurrence techniques to scrutinize the field's major schools of thought. Results show that the most impactful PubMed outlets publishing halal food research include Food Chemistry, Meat Science, and the Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture. Results also show that the authors' collaboration network in halal food is sparse. Furthermore, results reveal a global "North-South" schism between nations within the domain. Finally, the multiple correspondence analysis (MCA) applied to obtain the halal food research conceptual map and its intellectual structure reflects the depth and breadth of the field.

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“…During the past ten years, Halal food research has seen a noticeable increase [ 3 ]. As Muslim communities grow, so too does the demand for products and services that comply with Halal standards [ 5 ].…”

“…The study has significant theoretical and practical ramifications for those involved in the Indonesian Halal food business. Mostafa [ 3 ] showed that the network of collaboration in the field of Halal cuisine is thin. According to Al-Shami and Abdullah [ 24 ], the Halal food business faces several difficulties in its management, promotion, and certification procedures.…”

“…Those food items with Halal certification are named as Halal foods. The connection between Halal certification and food can be easily found in the literature [ 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 , 9 , 10 , 11 , 12 , 13 , 14 , 15 , 16 , 17 , 18 , 19 , 20 , 21 , 22 , 23 , 24 , 25 , 26 , 27 , 28 , 29 , 30 , 31 , 32 , 33 , 34 , 35 , 36 , 37 , 38 , 39 , 40 , 41 , 42 , 43 , 44 , 45 , 46 , 47 , 48 , 49 , 50 , 51 , 52 , 53 , 54 , 55 , ...…”

“…Certification also provides opportunities for merchants to establish operational and product differentiation strategies concentrating on other attributes beyond pricing such as convenience, providing variety, consistency, quality, and safety [ 23 ]. The concept, definition, or understanding of Halal food is reviewed based on the papers cited above [ 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 , 9 , 10 , 11 , 12 , 13 , 14 , 15 , 16 , 17 , 18 , 19 , 20 , 21 , 22 , 23 , 24 , 25 , 26 , 27 , 28 , 29 , 30 , 31 , 32 , 33 , 34 , 35 , 36 , 37 , 38 , 39 , 40 , 41 , 42 , 43 , 44 , 45 , 46 , 47 , 48 ] with special discussion given to Halal certification.…”

“…To create food, fibre, medicinal herbs, and other things for human use or, more specifically, to support and enhance life, agriculture is the activity of cultivating land and raising animals and plants [ 17 ]. Research on Halal food has significantly increased during the last 10 years [ 3 , 17 , 99 , 164 ]. The food business has long been regarded as a successful sector because of its contribution to the national economy, the generation of jobs, and the welfare of people [ 165 ].…”