| Dr | Gemma | Kinsella | TU Dublin | Ireland | Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | GPR21; GPCR receptors; Macrophages; Inflammation | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | Manfred | Kircher | KADIB Kircher Advice in Bioeconomy | Germany | Chemistry | Bioeconomy | Best Researcher Award | |
| Prof | Imre | KISS | University Politehnica Timisoara | Romania | Engineering | Metal & Alloys, Compozites | Best Paper Award | |
| Dr | Alenka Lena | Klopcic | Pikanai Consultancy | Slovenia | Energy | Energy markets development | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | Wen-Yin | Ko | Department of Chemistry, National Chung Hsing University | Taiwan | Materials Science | Energy storage, biosensor | Best Paper Award | |
| Dr | Young | Ko | YK Consuting | South Korea | Chemical Engineering | Material Science, Machanics/Physics, Consumer Products | Best Researcher Award | bestpaperawards.com |
| Prof | Marwan | Kobeissi | Lebanese University | Lebanon | Chemistry | Medicinal Chemistry-Photodynamic Therapy | Best Researcher Award | bestpaperawards.com |
| Assist. Prof. Dr | Kaan | Koçali | Occupational Health and Safety | Turkey | Social Sciences | Occupational Health and Safety | Best Researcher Award | bestpaperawards.com |
| Prof Dr | Bekir | Kocazeybek | İstanbul University-Cerrahpasa, Cerrahpasa Medical Faculty, Clinical Microbiology Department | Turkey | Medicine and Dentistry | Microbiology, Immunology | Best Paper Award | |
| Prof | Janardhan Reddy | Koduru | Kwangwoon University | South Korea | Chemistry | Nanocomposites for Water remediation | Most Cited Article Award | bestpaperawards.com |
| Mr | Dhiroj | Koirala | UMass Amherst | United States | Economics, Econometrics and Finance | Energy | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | Dušan | Kojić | Keio University, School of Medicine, Department of Pharmacology | Serbia | Physics and Astronomy | Near-infrared spectroscopy of water | Best Researcher Award | |
| Prof | mehmet emir | koksal | Ondokuz Mayıs University | Turkey | Mathematics | Applied Mathematics | Best Review Article Award | bestpaperawards.com |
| Prof | Takaji | Kokusho | Chuo University | Japan | Engineering | Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering | Best Researcher Award | |
| Assoc Prof Dr | Tomasz | Koltunowicz | Lublin University of Technology | Poland | Engineering | Electrical Engineering | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | Izabela | Konczak | UNSW | Australia | Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | Food composition; phytochemical profile of unique botanicals | Best Paper Award | |
| Dr | Elena | Konstantinovskaya | University of Alberta | Canada | Earth and Planetary Sciences | Structural Geology, Geomechanics | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | George | Kontakiotis | National and Kapodistrian University of Athens | Greece | Earth and Planetary Sciences | Environmental Sciences - Stratigraphy and Sedimentology | Best Paper Award | |
| Prof | Chong Min | Koo | Sungkyunkwan University | South Korea | Materials Science | 2D Materials, Soft Materials, Composites, EMI Shielding, Energy Storage | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | Soheila | Kookalani | Cambridge University | United Kingdom | Engineering | Architecture and civil engineering | Best Paper Award | bestpaperawards.com |