| Assoc Prof Dr | Dianyuan | Ding | Yangzhou University | China | Agricultural and Biological Sciences | Dryland Agriculture | Best Researcher Award | |
| Prof | Ming | Tao | Central South University | China | Engineering | Geotechnical engineering, Rock dynamic, wave scattering | Most Cited Article Award | |
| Prof | Avi | Besser | Hadassah Academic College | Israel | Psychology | Communication Disorders | Most Reader's Article Award | |
| Dr | Iris | Groman-Yaroslavski | University of Haifa | Israel | Arts and Humanities | Archaeology | Best Researcher Award | |
| Ms | Eva | Ljungkvist | Danish Police | Denmark | Other | Forensic science/Crime scene/Interpretation of a fire scene with ultraviolet light | Best Researcher Award | |
| Mr | Benny | Thomsen | Danish Police | Denmark | Other | Forensic science/Crime scene/Interpretation of a fire scene with ultraviolet light | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | Michael | Arena | University of Pennsylvania | United States | Business, Management and Accounting | Collaboration / Network Science | Most Reader's Article Award | |
| Prof | Einat | Metzl | Bar Ilan University | Israel | Arts and Humanities | Art Therapy | Most Reader's Article Award | |
| Dr | Damiano | Spagnuolo | University of Messina | Italy | Agricultural and Biological Sciences | Marine Biology | Best Researcher Award | |
| Mr | Luhua | Jiang | Central South University | China | Environmental Science | Environmental microbes; Heavy metal remediation | Best Researcher Award | |
| Assoc Prof Dr | Wang | Xiushan | Zhejiang Sci-Tech University | China | Engineering | Road materials and structural engineering | Best Researcher Award | |
| Prof | Valentina | Lopresto | Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II | Italy | Engineering | Materiali | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | Bo | Yang | China University of Geosciences | China | Earth and Planetary Sciences | Tectonic | Best Researcher Award | |
| Prof | MARCO | DI LUDOVICO | UNIV. DI NAPOLI FEDERICO II | Italy | Engineering | INGEGNERIA CIVILE, STRUTTURE, SISMICA | Best Researcher Award | |
| Ms | Loshini | Pillay | Infinity Enviro-Solutions | South Africa | Environmental Science | Environmental Management | Most Reader's Article Award | |
| Dr | Belen | Lopez | ESIC University | Spain | Social Sciences | Business Strategy CSR/Sustainability | Most Reader's Article Award | |
| Prof | Jens | Høeg | University of Copenhagen | Denmark | Agricultural and Biological Sciences | Marine Biology | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | UMAMAGESWARAN | JAMBULINGAM | R.M.K. ENGINEERING COLLEGE | India | Computer Science | CLOUD COMPUTING | Best Researcher Award | |
| Mrs | FAHIMEH | KHATAMI | BOCCONI UNIVERSITY | Italy | Business, Management and Accounting | ENVIRONMENT | Best Paper Award | |
| Dr | Muhammad Khusairy Bin | Bakri | Washington State University | United States | Materials Science | Composite Materials | Best Researcher Award | |