Albrian Fiky Prakoso, Ardhita Eko Ginanjar, Mohamad Arief Rafsanjani, Devangga Putra Adhitya Pratama, Nico Irawan
Subject and purpose of the work: This study seeks to analyse trends in regional economic studies comprehensively with a focus on future directions for both developed and developing countries. Materials and methods: This research uses a bibliometric approach by analysing regional economic topics in the period 1995-2025 sourced from the Scopus database. Results: Regional economic research shows a positive fluctuating growth of 1.36% annually. The United States emerges as the leading contributor. Themes increasingly center on sustainability, regional development, and socio-economics. The field is dominated by milieu innovateur, indicating a strong shift toward innovation and sustainability. Conclusions: The potential development of future regional economic research lies in integrating evolutionary models, sustainability and socio-economic. For developed countries, future research should emphasize on innovative regional economic models. Developing countries focus on applying models that address macroeconomic challenges. Policy development aim to enhance participatory and sustainable regional economic planning. © 2026 Albrian Fiky Prakoso et al.
Faculty of Economics and Business, Universitas Negeri Surabaya, Indonesia; English Business, Thai Global Business Administration Technological College, Thailand
