| Dr | Michel | Mivumbi | Xi'an Jiaotong University | China | Environmental Hypotheses | Rural Development | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Prof. Dr | David | Giauque | University of Lausanne | Switzerland | Business Hypotheses | Human Resource Management | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Assist. Prof. Dr | Eirini | Papadaki | Hellenic Mediterranean University | Greece | Communication and Outreach | Cultural industries & communication | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Dr | Sharon | Kerr | University of Melbourne | Australia | Cultural Insights | Disability; Indigenous | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Dr | Margarida | Marques | University of Aveiro | Portugal | Educational Innovation in Science | Mobile learning | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Assoc. Prof. Dr | Omar M. | Alhawtmeh | The University of Jordan/Aqaba | Jordan | Business Hypotheses | Finance | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Prof. Dr | Jose | C Matos | University of Minho | Portugal | Energy and Sustainability | Civil Engineering | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Dr | Sabina | Valente | Polytechnic University of Portalegre | Portugal | Social Sciences | Education | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Mr | Ivan | Martins | University of São Paulo (USP) | Brazil | Engineering and Technology | Multiphase flows/phase change | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Dr | Gang | Hu | Nanning Normal University | China | Ecology and Conservation | Plant conservation | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Dr | Susanne | Jacobs | North West University North West Province S Africa | South Africa | Social Sciences | PSYCHO-SOCIAL HEALTH | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Assist. Prof. Dr | Masoumeh | Najibzadeh | Arak University | Iran | Environmental Science | Toxicology, Conservation biology | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Ms | Susan | Gonya | University of New Hampshire | United States | Medicine and Health Sciences | The effects of dietary mycotoxin exposure | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Assoc. Prof. Dr | Bożena | Gajdzik | Politechnika Śląska | Poland | Engineering and Technology | manufacturing | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Assoc. Prof. Dr | XIAODI | ZHAO | Chinese Academy of Forestry | China | Environmental Science | Environmental economics | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Dr | Tafirenyika | Mafugu | Durban University of Technology, | South Africa | Social Sciences | science education | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Dr | Kyongchul | Kim | Korea Peninsula Infrastructure Special Committee | South Korea | Tech Innovations | Concrete structures | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Prof. Dr | Maite | Cancelo Márquez | University of Santiago de Compostela | Spain | Social Sciences | Economics | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Prof. Dr | Filip | Ilie | Polytechnic University of Bucharest | Romania | Engineering and Technology | Agriculture machine | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Prof. Dr | Ana Maria | Antão-Geraldes | IPB/CIMO | Portugal | Environmental Hypotheses | Water efficiency in buildings | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |