| Dr | Michael | Dzordzormenyoh | Oklahoma State University | United States | Social Sciences | Political Science | Best Researcher Award | |
| Mr | MAHENDRRAN | SELVADURAY | Faculty of Maritime Studies, Universiti Malaysia Terengganu | Malaysia | Social Sciences | Maritime Studies | Best Researcher Award | |
| Prof | Shorena | Sadzaglishvili | Ilia State University | Georgia | Social Sciences | Social Work | Women Researcher Award | |
| Mr | Francis | Dakyaga | TU-Dortmund, Germany/Ardhi University, Tanzania, Dombo University, Ghana | Ghana | Social Sciences | Urban water infrastructure governance | Best Researcher Award | |
| Ms | Jessica | Curd | Indiana University | United States | Social Sciences | Social Work/End-of-Life Care | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | Inmaculada | García-Martínez | University of Granada | Spain | Social Sciences | Education | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | Sohyeon | Bae | Korea Institute of Energy Technology | South Korea | Social Sciences | Higher Education | Young Scientist Award | |
| Dr | honglu | zhang | Sport Waitakere | New Zealand | Social Sciences | sport, health, and education | Young Scientist Award | |
| Dr | Esther | Kim | University of Southern California | United States | Social Sciences | Higher education | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | Amjid | Khan | Allama Iqbal Open University Islamabad | Pakistan | Social Sciences | Library and Information Sciences | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | Andika | Wahab | Institute of Malaysian & International Studies (IKMAS), National University of Malaysia (UKM) | Malaysia | Social Sciences | Migration and human rights | Best Researcher Award | |
| Prof | Naíde | Müller | Catholic University of Portugal | Portugal | Social Sciences | Communication Sciences | Best Researcher Award | |
| Ms | Rosanna | Sestito | CRESPPA/ Université Nanterre | France | Social Sciences | sociologie médicale | Women Researcher Award | |
| Assoc Prof Dr | Bünyamin | BAVLI | Yıldız Technical University | Turkey | Social Sciences | Educational Sciences/Curriculum and Instructional Studies | Best Researcher Award | |
| Mr | Anil | Poudyal | Nepal Health Research Council, Ramshah path , Kathmandu | Nepal | Social Sciences | Public health researcher, MPH | Young Scientist Award | |
| Mrs | Doris | Aduba | Federal College of Dental Technology and Therapy, Enugu | Nigeria | Social Sciences | Library and Information Science | Best Researcher Award | |
| Mrs | Joyce Angnayeli | Eledi Kuusaana | Utrecht University and TU Darmstadt | Netherlands | Social Sciences | Urban geography, spatial planning and infrastructure planning (electricity/energy) | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | Marcus | Adolphson | The Royal Institute of Technology, KTH | Sweden | Social Sciences | Urban and Regional Planning | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | Saraswathy | Kasavan | UNITEN | Malaysia | Social Sciences | Waste Management | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | Jing | Dai | Southwestern University of Finance and Economics | China | Social Sciences | Management Accounting | Young Scientist Award | |