| Assoc Prof Dr | Jennifer | Middleton | University of Louisville | United States | Social Sciences | Social Work/Public Health/Social Justice Research | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | Mohammed Faiz | Kamaludin | AstroX | Malaysia | Social Sciences | Social Entrepreneurship and Sustainability | Best Researcher Award | |
| Prof Dr | Erich | Kirchler | University of Vienna | Austria | Social Sciences | Economic Psychology | Excellence in Research | |
| Mr | Bahiru | Haile | Jimma University | Ethiopia | Social Sciences | Geography (urban studies) | Best Scholar Award | |
| Dr | İsa | YAYLA | Ministry of Culture and Tourism | Turkey | Social Sciences | Tourism | Best Researcher Award | |
| Mr | Gemechis | Guteta | Addis Ababa University | Ethiopia | Social Sciences | Regional and Urban Planning | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | Sane | Zuka | Malawi University of Business and Applied Sciences | Malawi | Social Sciences | Political Economy of Development, Natural Resources Governance | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | Pascal | Niyonkuru | Centre for Trust, Peace and Social Relations: Coventry University | United Kingdom | Social Sciences | Gender and women's Empowerment | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | Pamela Esther | Degele | National Council for Scientific and Technical Research (CONICET) | Argentina | Social Sciences | nature conservation, enviromental justice | Young Scientist Award | |
| Dr | Tobias | Tseer | Simon Diedong Dombo University of business and integrated development studies wa | Ghana | Social Sciences | Rural Studies | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | Rosario | Scandurra | Autonomous University of Barcelona | Spain | Social Sciences | Sociology | Best Researcher Award | |
| Assist. Prof. Dr | Yongliang | Yan | Beijing Jiaotong University | China | Social Sciences | Space Law | Best Researcher Award | |
| Assoc Prof Dr | Kassa Michael | Weldeyesus | Addis Ababa University | Ethiopia | Social Sciences | Mathematics Education | Best Researcher Award | |
| Mr | Muneeb | Khan | Dalian Maritime University | China | Social Sciences | International Law | Young Scientist Award | |
| Dr | Daniel | Lindvall | Uppsala university | Sweden | Social Sciences | Energy policy | Best Researcher Award | |
| Assoc Prof Dr | Kirsten | Martinus | University of Western Australia | Australia | Social Sciences | Human Geography | Best Researcher Award | |
| Mr | Md | Rahman | International Standard University | Bangladesh | Social Sciences | Development Studies | Best Researcher Award | |
| Mr | MANASH | ESH | University of North Bengal | India | Social Sciences | Library and Information Science | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | Victoria Boniface | Makulilo | University of Dar es Salaam | Tanzania | Social Sciences | Political Science | Best Researcher Award | |
| Assist Prof Dr | Ali | Chaparak | Niroo Research Institute | Iran | Social Sciences | Futures studies | Best Researcher Award | |