| Prof | Luke | Chimuka | University of the Witwatersrand | South Africa | Chemistry | analytical chemistry | Best Researcher Award | |
| Prof | Caven Mguvane | Mnisi | North-West University | South Africa | Agricultural and Biological Sciences | Animal Science | Best Paper Award | |
| Dr | Enyioma | Okpara | North-West University | South Africa | Chemistry | Electrochemistry | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | Omotosho | Ademola | Central Universit of Technology South Africa | South Africa | Business, Management and Accounting | Entrepreneurship | Best Researcher Award | |
| Mr | Simphiwe Gift | Nkuna | Tshwane University of Technology | South Africa | Energy | Waste to energy | Most Reader's Article Award | |
| Dr | Turnwait | Michael | University of Johannesburg | South Africa | Social Sciences | Sociology/Demography/Population Health | Best Researcher Award | bestpaperawards.com |
| Dr | Ivan | Šprajc | Research Center of the Slovenian Academy of Sciences and Arts (ZRC SAZU) | Slovenia | Arts and Humanities | Archaeology | Best Researcher Award | |
| Assoc. Prof. Dr | Maja | Vončina | University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Natural Science and Engineering | Slovenia | Materials Science | Aluminium | Best Researcher Award | bestpaperawards.com |
| Dr | Alenka Lena | Klopcic | Pikanai Consultancy | Slovenia | Energy | Energy markets development | Best Researcher Award | |
| Assist Prof Dr | Klementina | Pušnik Črešnar | Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, University of Maribor | Slovenia | Materials Science | sustainable polymer nano composites, synthesis, crystallisation | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | Parvaneh | Esmaeilnejad Ahranjani | Department for Materials Synthesis, Jožef Stefan Institute, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia | Slovenia | Chemical Engineering | Nanobiomaterials | Best Researcher Award | bestpaperawards.com |
| Dr | Veronika | Lackova | Institute of Experimental Physics, Slovak Academy of Sciences | Slovakia | Physics and Astronomy | Physics of Condensed Matter and Accoustic | Best Researcher Award | |
| Prof | Jianyong | Ouyang | National University of Singapore | Singapore | Materials Science | Thermoelectrics | Best Researcher Award | bestpaperawards.com |
| Dr | Erfan | Rezvani Ghomi | National University of Singapore | Singapore | Engineering | Biomedical Engineering | Best Researcher Award | bestpaperawards.com |
| Dr | PARK | BONGSOO | Temasek Life Sciences Laboratory | Singapore | Agricultural and Biological Sciences | fertilizer use efficiency in plants | Best Researcher Award | bestpaperawards.com |
| Ms | Tammie | Kwek | Institute of Mental Health | Singapore | Psychology | Psychiatry, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder | Innovation Trailblazer Award | bestpaperawards.com |
| Dr | Yong | Yang | Singapore General Hospital | Singapore | Medicine and Dentistry | Healthcare service REsearch | Best Researcher Award | bestpaperawards.com |
| Assist. Prof. Dr | Joseph | Lo | Woodlands Health | Singapore | Medicine and Dentistry | Vascular Surgery | Best Researcher Award | bestpaperawards.com |
| Dr | Sin-Mei | Lim | National University of Singapore | Singapore | Engineering | sustainable soil stabilization technique, ground improvement techniques, laboratory characterisation of geomaterials (e.g. chemically treated sludge), in-situ field monitoring and instrumentation, laboratory-based dust assessment technique, sustainable pavement materials, and recyclability of waste plastic-modified asphalt concrete for the circular economy. | Best Researcher Award | |
| Prof Dr | Jian-Jun | SHU | Nanyang Technological University | Singapore | Engineering | ENGINEERING, PETROLEUM | Best Researcher Award | |