| Dr | Fateme | Seyed-Alangi | University of Tehran | Iran | Engineering | project management | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Mr | Homayoon | Alimoradi | university of Tehran | Iran | Earth and Planetary Sciences | Geophysics - Seismology | Young Scientist Award | View Profile |
| Dr | Maryam | Zoghi | University of Tehran, School of Engineering Science | Iran | Physics and Astronomy | Optics and laser physics | Women Researcher Award | |
| Dr | Sheeba | Malik | University of Tennessee | United States | Other | computational biology | Young Scientist Award | View Profile |
| Mr | Petros | Barmpas | University of The | Greece | Computer Science | Statistical Analysis, Classification, Clustering, Big Data | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Dr | Donald | Atsa'am | University of the Free State | South Africa | Computer Science | Machine Learning | Best Researcher Award | |
| Mrs | Lum Sonita | Awah | University of the Free State | South Africa | Other | Disaster Risk Management | Young Scientist Award | |
| Mrs | Thembi | Nkomo | University of the Free State | South Africa | Nursing and Health Professions | mental health and psychiatry (occupational therapy) | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Prof | Bogusław | Bobek | University of the National Education Commission, Krakow | Poland | Agricultural and Biological Sciences | Wildlife research | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Dr | Brisneve | Edullantes | University of the Philippines Cebu | Philippines | Agricultural and Biological Sciences | Biology | Best Researcher Award | |
| Ms | Jessica | Baroga-Barbecho | University of the Philippines Los Baños | Philippines | Agricultural and Biological Sciences | Entomology | Young Scientist Award | |
| Prof Dr | Muhammad | Mohsin | University of the Punjab | Pakistan | Other | Applied Statistics | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | Naila | Shahid | University of the Punjab | Pakistan | Agricultural and Biological Sciences | Plant Molecular Biology | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | Khalid | Mahmood | University of the Punjab, Lahore | Pakistan | Environmental Science | Development of Geospatial Environmental Indices | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | Parviz | Tavakoli-Kolour | University of the Ryukyus | Japan | Agricultural and Biological Sciences | Coral reef ecology | Best Research Award | View Profile |
| Assoc Prof Dr | Mostafa | Rateb | University of the West of Scotland | United Kingdom | Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutical Science | Drug discovery | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | Wenkai | Hu | University of the Western Cape | South Africa | Physics and Astronomy | Galaxy & Cosmolog | Young Scientist Award | View Profile |
| Mrs | Sally | Gaule | University of the Witwatersrand | South Africa | Arts and Humanities | South African Photography | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | Nzalalemba Serge | Kubanza | University of the Witwatersrand | South Africa | Environmental Science | waste management, climate change | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Mr | Haydn | Fensham | University of the Witwatersrand | South Africa | Engineering | Electrical | Best Researcher Award | |