| Dr | Davood | Fereidooni | Damghan University | Iran | Earth and Planetary Sciences | Engineering Geology | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | Arvin | Taghizadeh Tabrizi | University of Szeged | Hungary | Materials Science | Thin Films, 2DMs, Hydrogen Storage | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | Pouyan | Roodgar Saffari | Thammasat university | Thailand | Engineering | Sound and vibration, thermofluid, acoustic, nano material,composite structure | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | Ana Claudia Machado | Padilha | University of Passo Fundo | Brazil | Business, Management and Accounting | Tourism | Best Researcher Award | |
| Assoc Prof Dr | M. Azizul | Moqsud | Yamaguchi University Japan | Japan | Engineering | Civil and Environmental Engineering | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | José Luis | Pulloquinga Zapata | Universitat Politècnica de València | Spain | Engineering | rehabilitation robotics | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | Kasi | Gopinath | Chiang Mai University | Thailand | Materials Science | Nanotechnology | Best Researcher Award | |
| Assoc. Prof. Dr | Peitao | Wang | University of Science and Technology Beijing | China | Engineering | Geotechnical Engineering | Best Researcher Award | |
| Assist Prof Dr | Kannika | Kunyanee | School of Food Industry,King Mongkut's Institute of Technology Ladkrabang (KMITL) | Thailand | Agricultural and Biological Sciences | Food Science | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | Alejandro | Serrano | The University of Manchester | United Kingdom | Engineering | Electrical Engineering-Power Systems | Best Researcher Award | |
| Prof | Mohamed | Elbendary | University of Jeddah | Saudi Arabia | Chemistry | Inorganic chemistry | Best Researcher Award | |
| Prof Dr | Bruno | van Pottelsberghe de la Potterie | Université libre de Bruxelles | Belgium | Economics, Econometrics and Finance | Science and technology policy, patents, patent policy | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | Rawia | Ahmed | Zayed University | United Arab Emirates | Business, Management and Accounting | Human Resource Management | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | Pragyan | Senapati | Siksha O Anusandhan Deemed to be University | India | Engineering | Tribology, Composite Materials, Surface and Coating Technology | Best Researcher Award | |
| Assoc Prof Dr | Kassa Michael | Weldeyesus | Addis Ababa University | Ethiopia | Social Sciences | Mathematics Education | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | Daniel | Lindvall | Uppsala university | Sweden | Social Sciences | Energy policy | Best Researcher Award | |
| Mr | Andrea | Ciacci | University of Genoa, Department of Economics and Business Studies (DIEC) | Italy | Business, Management and Accounting | Strategic management | Best Researcher Award | |
| Mr | Shahzad | Khuram | Superior University | Pakistan | Business, Management and Accounting | Quality Assurance in HEIs | Best Researcher Award | |
| Assoc Prof Dr | François | CONSTANT | AUDENCIA Business School | France | Business, Management and Accounting | Supply chain and Procurement Management | Best Researcher Award | |
| Assoc Prof Dr | Desislava | Vankova | Medical University of Varna | Bulgaria | Other | Higher education in medicineq dentistry and pharmacy | Best Researcher Award | |