<p>A systematic literature review was performed following PRISMA guidelines, retrieving all available publications up to November 2025 from Web of Science and Scopus using the terms “Carabidae” AND “Mexico”. Additional references were incorporated through snowball sampling and non-digitized literature from specialized collections. A total of 144 publications were analyzed. Metadata were manually extracted and standardized to assess taxonomic coverage, study approaches, geographic scope, and author productivity. Quantitative analyses were carried out using R-based bibliometric tools. Results indicate that 53.4% of studies focused on the Harpalinae subfamily, followed by Trechinae at 9.7%. Taxonomic works accounted for 68.7% of the literature, while ecological, biogeographic, and conservation-related studies remained scarce. The most productive decade was 2010–2019. A small group of authors, particularly G.E. Ball, T.E. Erwin, and J.K. Liebherr, accounted for a disproportionate number of publications, consistent with Lotka’s Law. Despite recent efforts, only 10.5% of Mexican territory has been covered in faunistic studies. The predominance of taxonomic literature reflects both the high species richness of carabids in Mexico and the historical development of entomological expertise. However, the limited number of active specialists and geographic gaps reveal critical areas for future research. This review provides the first integrated assessment of carabid beetle studies in Mexico. The synthesis serves as a baseline to support further ecological and biogeographic investigations. It highlights the urgent need to train new experts to ensure the continuity of research on this key beetle family. We propose a practical, implementable roadmap focused on the creation and consolidation of national and international collaborative networks.</p>