| Dr | Daria | Semikolennykh | University of the Witwatersrand | South Africa | Earth and Planetary Sciences | Palaeogeography | Best Researcher Award | bestpaperawards.com |
| Prof | Luke | Chimuka | University of the Witwatersrand | South Africa | Chemistry | analytical chemistry | Best Researcher Award | |
| Prof | Emilios | Comodromos | University of Thessaly | Greece | Engineering | Geotechnical Engineering, Soil-Structure Interaction | Best Researcher Award | |
| Assist Prof Dr | Nikoletta | Ntalli | University of Thessaly | Greece | Agricultural and Biological Sciences | Biopesticides | Best Researcher Award | |
| Assoc Prof Dr | Spyridon | Petropoulos | University of Thessaly | Greece | Agricultural and Biological Sciences | Vegetable production | Most Reader's Article Award | |
| Mr | Sasidharan Periane | NATARAJAN | University of Tours | France | Engineering | Additive Manufacturing, Material Characterisation, Machining, Surface integrity, Fatigue | Best Paper Award | |
| Dr | Majid | Jahdi | University of Trento | Italy | Chemistry | Photocatalysis | Best Researcher Award | |
| Prof | Monia | Renzi | University of Trieste | Italy | Environmental Science | Ecotoxicology | Most Liked Article Award | |
| Dr | Magdala | Tesauro | University of Trieste | Italy | Earth and Planetary Sciences | Geoscience | Best Researcher Award | |
| Mr | Farshad | Vakili | University of Turku | Finland | Agricultural and Biological Sciences | Animal behaviour, Behavioural ecology | Best Researcher Award | bestpaperawards.com |
| Dr | Alma Tamunonengiofori | Banigo | University of Twente | Netherlands | Other | Cell Biology/Tissue Engineering/Regenerative Medicine | Best Researcher Award | bestpaperawards.com |
| Prof. Dr | Carmina | Montoliu | University of Valencia | Spain | Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | Biomedicina | Best Researcher Award | bestpaperawards.com |
| Dr | Elkana | Rugut | University of Venda | South Africa | Materials Science | computational physics | Best Paper Award | |
| Dr | Elkana | Rugut | University of Venda | South Africa | Materials Science | Computational aspect of material science | Best Researcher Award | |
| Prof Dr | Johann | Hohenegger | University of Vienna | Austria | Earth and Planetary Sciences | Paläontologie | Best Researcher Award | |
| Assist Prof Dr | Khaled | Trabelsi | University of Vienna, Austria | Austria | Earth and Planetary Sciences | Micropaleontology/Biostratigraphy | Most Reader's Article Award | |
| Mr | MD MASUD | RANA | University of Waterloo | Canada | Engineering | Electrical and Computer Engineering | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | Rebecca | Rooney | University of Waterloo, Biology Department. | Canada | Environmental Science | Ecotoxicology | Best Researcher Award | bestpaperawards.com |
| Mrs | Georgia | Mpoi | University of West Attica | Greece | Engineering | Transpportation | Most Reader's Article Award | |
| Prof | Ruliang | Pan | University of Western Australia | Australia | Environmental Science | Enviromental Protection and Conservation | Best Researcher Award | bestpaperawards.com |