| Dr | Hamidreza | Daniali | Amirkabir University of Technology | Iran | Physics and Astronomy | String Theory | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | Pengfei | Dang | Guangzhou University | China | Earth and Planetary Sciences | Seismology/ Ground motion simulation | Best Researcher Award | |
| Assoc Prof Dr | ABDOLHAMID | daneshjoo | Shahid Bahonar University of Kerman | Iran | Other | Sport Science | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | Nikita | Dandekar | Kids Dental Care clinc | India | Dentistry | Pediatric dentistry | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | Han | Dandan | Tianjin University | China | Chemical Engineering | Industry crystallization | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | Yilebes | Damtie | Bahir Dar University | Ethiopia | Environmental Science | Disaster Risk Management | Best Researcher Award | youngscientistawards.com |
| Dr | T S Balaji | Damodhar | Madanapalle Institute of Technology & Science, Madanapalle | India | Engineering | Renewable energy/ Power electronics | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | Somasri | Dam | The University of Burdwan | India | Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | Microbiology | Young Scientist Award | |
| Dr | Irina | Dallo | Swiss Seismological Service at ETH Zurich | Switzerland | Environmental Science | Hazard and risk communication; transdisciplinarity; natural hazards; earthquake products and services | Best Researcher Award | |
| Prof Dr | Surjeet | Dalal | Amity University Haryana | India | Computer Science | Artificial Intelligence | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | Kiran | Dalal | KBC North Maharashtra University | India | Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | Biochemistry Biocatalysis | Best Researcher Award | youngscientistawards.com |
| Mr | Francis | Dakyaga | TU-Dortmund, Germany/Ardhi University, Tanzania, Dombo University, Ghana | Ghana | Social Sciences | Urban water infrastructure governance | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | Minal | Dakhave | Mylab Discovery Solutions Pvt Ltd | India | Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | Molecular diagnostics, Virology | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | Jing | Dai | Southwestern University of Finance and Economics | China | Social Sciences | Management Accounting | Young Scientist Award | |
| Mr | Hakan Ayhan | Dagistanli | National Defense University | Turkey | Engineering | Industrial Engineering | Young Scientist Award | |
| Assist Prof Dr | Vishal | Dagar | Great Lakes Institute of Management Gurgaon | India | Economics, Econometrics and Finance | Agricultural Economics | Young Scientist Award | |
| Assoc. Prof. Dr | peter kessels | Dadzie | Kumasi Technical University | Ghana | Materials Science | Wood and Furniture Technology | Best Researcher Award | |
| Mr | hashem | dadashi | International Institute of Earthquake Engineering and Seismology | Iran | Engineering | performance-based optimization-reliability based optimization | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | J R K KUMAR | DABBAKUTI | Koneru Lakshmaiah Education Foundation | India | Engineering | Communication | Excellence in Research | |
| Dr | Samar | Dabbabi | University of Carthage | Tunisia | Other | Materials physics | Young Scientist Award | |