| Assist. Prof. Dr | Jun-Jun | Jia | Hefei University of Technology | China | Social Sciences | household energy consumption behavior, consumer perception bias, carbon emissions trading market, textual big data mining | Best Researcher Award | |
| Mr | Bora | Ly | Regional Polytechnic Institute Techo Sen Siem Reap | Cambodia | Social Sciences | Sustainable issues | Best Researcher Award | |
| Prof | Zaidatun | Tasir | Universiti Teknologi Malaysia | Malaysia | Social Sciences | Educational Technology | Best Researcher Award | |
| Prof Dr | Gyöngyvér | Molnár | University of Szeged | Hungary | Social Sciences | Education | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | Shuo | Fei | Tsinghua University | China | Social Sciences | Smart cities | Best Researcher Award | |
| Mr | Akhilesh Singh | Shisodia | Delft University of Technology | Netherlands | Social Sciences | Sustainable Urbanism | Best Researcher Award | |
| Mr | Francisco José | Vázquez Pinillos | University of Cádiz | Spain | Social Sciences | Geography and Coastal Management | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | Toyo Amègnonna Marcel | Dossou | Laboratory of Public Economics, University of Abomey-Calavi in Benin, Abomey-Calavi 02BP 2163, Gb´egamey-Cotonou, Benin | Benin | Social Sciences | Poverty,Income inequality, Regional Economics, Tourism Economics, Institutional Economics,Energy Economics | Best Researcher Award | |
| Ms | Mahda | Foroughi | TuDelft | Netherlands | Social Sciences | architecture and urban planning | Best Researcher Award | |
| Ms | Valentina | Chegwin | Columbia University | United States | Social Sciences | Social determinants of health | Young Scientist Award | |
| Dr | Abubakari | Ahmed | SD Dombo University of Business and Integrated Development Studies | Ghana | Social Sciences | Human geography/Sustainability | Best Researcher Award | |
| Assoc Prof Dr | Limor | Goldner | University Of Haifa | Israel | Social Sciences | Child abuse , art therapy | Women Researcher Award | |
| Dr | Luis | Muro Ynoñán | Field Museum of Natural History | United States | Social Sciences | Archaeology/Anthropology | Best Researcher Award | |
| Mrs | Büşra | Özyalçın | Istanbul University-Cerrahpasa | Turkey | Social Sciences | Science Education | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | Kennedy | Manduna | The International Research Group on Authoritarianism and Counter-Strategies (IRGAC) of the Rosa Luxemburg-Stiftung, and University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg | South Africa | Social Sciences | Natural Resource Governance and Management | Young Scientist Award | |
| Dr | MELİKE | KOÇYİĞİT | Akdeniz Universtiy | Turkey | Social Sciences | Counselor Education, Clinical supervision, Counseling | Women Researcher Award | |
| Mr | Gyanajeet | Yumnam | Manipur University | India | Social Sciences | Library and Information Science | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | Ruslan | Budnik | UNESCO Chair on copyright, neighboring, cultural and information rights | Russia | Social Sciences | Intellectual Property Law | Excellence in Innovation | |
| Ms | NIdhi | Verma | Guru Nanak Dev University | India | Social Sciences | Marketing | Best Researcher Award | |
| Mr | Wei Ting | Hong | The University of Sydney | Australia | Social Sciences | Railway safety | Young Scientist Award | |