| Dr | Tafirenyika | Mafugu | Durban University of Technology, | South Africa | Social Sciences | science education | 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 | Otilia | Manta | Romanian Academy | Romania | Social Sciences | Finance | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Ms | Amber | Alaníz | University of Iowa | United States | Social Sciences | Social Work | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Dr | Lea | Petrovic | Boston Children's Hospital | United States | Social Sciences | Psychology | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Dr | Dashi | Zhang | University of Melbourne | Australia | Social Sciences | Communication | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Prof | ELISABETTA | SAGONE | University of Catania-Dep Educational Sciences | Italy | Social Sciences | Psychological sciences | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Dr | Sanjeev Kumar | Jha | PM SHRI KV AFS Arjangarh,New Delhi-110047 | India | Social Sciences | Higher Education | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Mrs | Emese | K. Nagy | University of Miskolc | Hungary | Social Sciences | Disadvantaged, mainly Roma community | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Dr | Jean Henry | Blignaut | Cape Peninsula University of Technology | South Africa | Social Sciences | Education and Self-directed learning | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Dr | Cristina | Miralles Cardona | University of Alicante/Institute for Gender Studies Research | Spain | Social Sciences | Education Sciences/Gender Equality | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Assoc. Prof. Dr | Chunguang | Hou | the School of Urban and Environmental Sciences, Central China Normal University | China | Social Sciences | Innovation geography/knowledge spatial spillover/regional scientific and technological innovation development | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Mrs | Annie | Botha | North West University | South Africa | Social Sciences | Self-Directed Learning | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Assoc. Prof. Dr | Liat | Hamama | Tel Aviv University | Israel | Social Sciences | Social work | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Prof | Huazhan | Yin | Hunan Normal University | China | Social Sciences | psychology | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Assist. Prof. Dr | Amir | Rahimi | University of Tehran | Iran | Social Sciences | Sport Sciences | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Dr | Matt | Broadway-Horner | University of Auckland | New Zealand | Social Sciences | Health inequity | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Ms | Tianrun | Zhao | Tsinghua University | China | Social Sciences | data-driven decision，online platform | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Dr | Jie | Zhou | Sichuan Normal University | China | Social Sciences | healthcare operations management | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Dr | Ali | Mokhtari Karchegani | Tarbiyat modares University | Iran | Social Sciences | Low-Carbon Behavior | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |