| Mr | Gedefaw | Wubet | Debre Tabor University | Ethiopia | Agricultural and Biological Sciences | Agricultural economics, Value chain Management and Food Marketing | Best Researcher Award | |
| Mr | Charaf eddine | Moussir | Ibn Tofail University - Kenitra | Morocco | Economics, Econometrics and Finance | Economic development | Most Reader's Article Award | |
| Mr | Shahnewaz | Hasanat-E-Rabbi | Accident Research Institute (ARI), Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET) | Bangladesh | Engineering | Transportation Safety | Most Reader's Article Award | |
| Mr | Ashis | Talukder | Khulna University | Bangladesh | Mathematics | Biostatistics | Best Researcher Award | |
| Mr | Teshome | Kefale | Salale University | Ethiopia | Economics, Econometrics and Finance | Environmental Economics | Most Reader's Article Award | |
| Mr | Md. Fouad Hossain | Sarker | Daffodil International University | Bangladesh | Social Sciences | Development Studies | Best Researcher Award | |
| Mr | Dereje | Haile | Addis Ababa University | Ethiopia | Economics, Econometrics and Finance | Development Studies | Most Reader's Article Award | |
| Mr | Afeworki | Mesfin | Tigrai Development Association | Ethiopia | Agricultural and Biological Sciences | Food security and breeding | Best Researcher Award | |
| Mr | Assefa | Ayele | Wachemo university | Ethiopia | Agricultural and Biological Sciences | Agricultural Economics | Most Reader's Article Award | |
| Mr | Yu | Meng | Institute of Metal Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences | China | Materials Science | nanocarbon material | Most Cited Article Award | |
| Mr | Dhiroj | Koirala | UMass Amherst | United States | Economics, Econometrics and Finance | Energy | Best Researcher Award | |
| Mr | Eric | B. Yiadom | University of Professional Studies, Accra | Ghana | Economics, Econometrics and Finance | Environmental economics | Best Researcher Award | |
| Mr | Mojtaba | Ajorloo | UNSW | Australia | Energy | Waste to enrgy, gasification | Best Researcher Award | |
| Mr | Ghanashyam | Khanal | Auburn University | United States | Economics, Econometrics and Finance | Applied Economics | Best Researcher Award | |
| Mr | Ferede | Alemu | Debre Tabor University | Ethiopia | Economics, Econometrics and Finance | Development Economics | Best Researcher Award | |
| Mr | Zemenu | Tadesse | kebridehar university | Ethiopia | Environmental Science | Natural resource management | Best Researcher Award | |
| Mr | Evans | Kulu | C.K. Tedam University of Technology and Applied Sciences | Ghana | Economics, Econometrics and Finance | Banking | Best Researcher Award | |
| Mr | Dhafer | Saidane | SKEMA Business School | France | Economics, Econometrics and Finance | Banking and Finance | Best Researcher Award | |
| Mr | Takudzwa | Mandizvo | University of KwaZulu-Natal | South Africa | Agricultural and Biological Sciences | Crop Science | Best Researcher Award | |
| Mr | Gidey Kidu | Mezgebo | Mekelle University, College of Dryland Agriculture and Natural Resources | Ethiopia | Agricultural and Biological Sciences | Agricultural and resource Economics | Most Reader's Article Award | |