| Dr | Guenther | Witzany | Telos - Philosophische Praxis | Austria | Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | biocommunication/virology/RNA-Biology/natural genome editing | Excellence in Research Award | bestpaperawards.com |
| Prof | Alevtina (Alla) | White Smirnova | SD Mines - an Engineering, Science, and Technology University/ N | United States | Materials Science | Battery recycling | Best Researcher Award | bestpaperawards.com |
| Mr | Aaron | Werikhe | National Planning Authority | Uganda | Environmental Science | Environmental Economics/Sustainable Development | Most Reader's Article Award | |
| Prof. Dr | Zhen | Wen | Soochow University | China | Materials Science | Nanogenerator and Smart Sensors | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | LE | WEN | The University of Auckland | New Zealand | Economics, Econometrics and Finance | Climate change | Most Reader's Article Award | |
| Mr | Micheale Yifter | WELDEMICHAEL | Mekelle University, Ethiopia | Ethiopia | Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | Plant Biotechnology | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | Yuan | Wei | Dongguan University of Technology | China | Chemical Engineering | Research on cellulose-based functional materials | Best Researcher Award | bestpaperawards.com |
| Prof | Chaohai | Wei | School of Environment and Energy, South China University of Technology, Guangdong, Guangzhou 510006, P. R. China | China | Environmental Science | Industrial wastewater treatment engineering | Best Paper Award | |
| Mr | Rochana | Weerasingha | National Aquatic Resources Research and Development Agency (NARA) | Sri Lanka | Agricultural and Biological Sciences | Fish larval nutrition | Best Researcher Award | |
| Assist Prof Dr | Hassakorn | WATTANASARN | Sakon Nahon Rajabhat University | Thailand | Materials Science | Smart materials | Best Researcher Award | |
| Ms | Sara | Watson | University of California, Davis | United States | Social Sciences | Archaeology | Most Liked Article Award | |
| Mr | Fikadu | Warku | Wallaga University | Ethiopia | Earth and Planetary Sciences | Climate change | Best Researcher Award | bestpaperawards.com |
| Mr | Muhammad | Waqas | University of Agriculture Faisalabad | Pakistan | Chemistry | Computational Chemistry | Best Researcher Award | |
| Mr | Jigme | Wangchuk | UWICER | Bhutan | Environmental Science | Forestry services | Best Researcher Award | |
| Assoc Prof Dr | Zhaolong | Wang | 湖南大学 | China | Engineering | 增材制造 | Best Paper Award | |
| Dr | Wei | Wang | UNSW Sydney | Australia | Engineering | Fire Safety Engineering | Most Cited Article Award | bestpaperawards.com |
| Dr | Maozheng | Wang | Chongqing University | China | Engineering | Anti-icing | Best Researcher Award | bestpaperawards.com |
| Prof. Dr | Eugene | Wang | Harvard University | United States | Arts and Humanities | History of art and architecture | Best Researcher Award | bestpaperawards.com |
| Prof. Dr | Lin | Wang | Shanghai Jiaotong University | China | Nursing and Health Professions | Mental Health | Best Researcher Award | bestpaperawards.com |
| Prof Dr | Kaifeng | Wang | Guangdong Academy of Social Sciences | China | Economics, Econometrics and Finance | Environmental economics | Most Reader's Article Award | |