| Dr | Hugo | Rojas-Chávez | Tecnológico Nacional de México | Mexico | Materials Science | Semiconductores | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | Fernando | Rojas | Universidad de Valparaiso | Chile | Business, Management and Accounting | Investigacion de Operaciones | Best Researcher Award | |
| Mr | José Enrique | Rodríguez Marco | Instituto Nacional de Técnica Aeroespacial (INTA) | Spain | Engineering | Aerial Platforms for Research | Best Researcher Award | |
| Mr | Manuel | Rodríguez Huguet | University of Cádiz | Spain | Health Professions | Physiotherapy | Best Researcher Award | bestpaperawards.com |
| Dr | Alfredo | Rodriguez | Universidad Autonoma Metropolitana | Mexico | Physics and Astronomy | magnetic resonance imaging | Best Researcher Award | bestpaperawards.com |
| Prof | Gabriel | Rodriguez | Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú | Peru | Economics, Econometrics and Finance | Economics | Most Reader's Article Award | |
| Dr | Lisandra | Rocha Meneses | Technology Innovation Institute | United Arab Emirates | Energy | Bioenergy and biofuels | Best Researcher Award | |
| Mr | JARDEL | ROCHA | Federal Institute of Piauí | Brazil | Chemistry | PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY | Best Researcher Award | |
| Prof | Margarita | Robaina | GOVCOPP, Unit Research on Governance, Competitiveness and Public Policies and DEGEIT, University of Aveiro | Portugal | Economics, Econometrics and Finance | Environmental Economics | Most Reader's Article Award | |
| Mr | Negash | Roba | Haramaya University | Ethiopia | Earth and Planetary Sciences | GIS/RS | Best Researcher Award | |
| Prof | Alireza | Riyahi Bakhtiari | Tarbiat Modares University | Iran | Environmental Science | Marine Pollution and Coral Reefs | Most Reader's Article Award | |
| Dr | Nilza | Rivera Bonilla | University of Antofagasta | Chile | Economics, Econometrics and Finance | Mining | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | Edwin Santiago | Rios Escalante | FEG/UNESP | Brazil | Energy | Power generation, Combustion and Biofuels | Best Researcher Award | |
| Prof | Irfan Ahmed | Rind | Sukkur IBA University | Pakistan | Psychology | Critical Thinking | Best Researcher Award | |
| Assoc. Prof. Dr. | Federica | Rinaldi | Sapienxa University of Rome | Italy | Neuroscience | Nanomedicine | Best Researcher Award | bestpaperawards.com |
| Dr | Paula | Ribeiro Anunciação | Senckenberg Natural Historical Collection Dresden: Senckenberg Naturhistorische Sammlungen Dresden | Germany | Environmental Science | Ecology | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | Muhammad Waheed | Riaz | Zhejiang A&F University | China | Agricultural and Biological Sciences | Crop Genetics and Breeding | Best Researcher Award | |
| Mr | Raihan | Riaz | Jagannath University | Bangladesh | Earth and Planetary Sciences | Geography and Environment | Best Researcher Award | bestpaperawards.com |
| Dr | Erfan | Rezvani Ghomi | National University of Singapore | Singapore | Engineering | Biomedical Engineering | Best Researcher Award | bestpaperawards.com |
| Dr | Peverga | Rex | University of Agriculture Makurdi | Nigeria | Physics and Astronomy | Materials Science | Best Researcher Award | |