| Dr | Nho | Luong | Emory University | United States | Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | Radiation Biology | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Dr | Peiyuan | Li | Discovery Partners Institute | United States | Environmental Science | Urban land surface modeling | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Assoc. Prof. Dr | Apicella | Alfonso | University of Texas at San Antonio | United States | Neuroscience | Auditory Processing/Circuits Organization | Best Faculty Award | View Profile |
| Dr | Amr | Elhamrawy | Nationwide children's Hospital | United States | Health Professions | anesthesiology | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Dr | Karen | Sweeting | University of Rhode Island | United States | Social Sciences | Public Administration | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Mr | Daniel | Ayejoto | Texas Christian University | United States | Environmental Science | Extent of anthropogenic influence on groundwater quality and human health-related risks: an integrated assessment based on selected physicochemical characteristics | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Assoc. Prof. Dr | Ali | Razban | INDIANA UNIVERSITY IUPUI | United States | Energy | Energy Management | Research and Development Excellence Award | View Profile |
| Mr | Christian | Hemmerich | Oklahoma State University College of Osteopathic Medicine | United States | Medicine and Dentistry | Otolaryngology Epidemiology | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Mr | Luis | Tituaña | University of Central Florida | United States | Engineering | Electrical/Mechanical | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Mr | Alessio | Giovene | Florida Atlantic University | United States | Arts and Humanities | Literature | Excellence in Academia Award | View Profile |
| Mr | Gibson | Ofremu | Illinois Institute of Technology | United States | Environmental Science | Environmental Sustainability and Energy | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Mr | Brandon | Santhumayor | Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell | United States | Medicine and Dentistry | Neurosurgery | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Dr | Lilian | de Jonge | George Mason University | United States | Health Professions | Nutrition | Excellence in Research | View Profile |
| Dr | Michaela | Dengg | The Ohio State University | United States | Social Sciences | International Higher Education | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Dr | Youley | Tjendra | University of Miami Miller School of Medicine | United States | Medicine and Dentistry | Thyroid Cytopathology | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Dr | Benjamin | Miller-Mills | University of Southern California | United States | Neuroscience | Kinesiology | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Mrs | K. Ming | Hong | Nationwide Children's Hospital | United States | Social Sciences | Mental Health | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Assoc. Prof. Dr | Kathlyn | Reed | Texas Woman's University | United States | Health Professions | occupational therapy | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Dr | Shubham | Sharma | Pfizer | United States | Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutical Science | Computational Materials Science, Catalysis & Renewable Energies, Drug Development | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Dr | Liza | Takiya | Pfizer | United States | Medicine and Dentistry | Dermatology | Business and Academic Collaboration Award | View Profile |