| Dr | Gaosheng | Deng | Universiti Sains Malaysia | Malaysia | Arts and Humanities | Translation Studies | Excellence in Research | |
| Mrs | Azade | Falaki | UTS Sydney | Australia | Arts and Humanities | Comedy Studies | Best Researcher Award | |
| Prof | Ricardo | Ruviaro | Universidade de Brasília (UnB) | Brazil | Mathematics | Análise/Equações Diferencial/Teoria Ergódica | Best Researcher Award | |
| Prof | Maria Amélia | Machado Carvalho | Instituto Superior de Contabilidade e Administração do Porto (ISCAP) | Portugal | Business, Management and Accounting | Tourism Marketing | Best Researcher Award | |
| Mr | Denekew Tenaw | Anley | Debre Tabor University | Ethiopia | Health Professions | Public Health | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | Hans-Jürgen | Hörmann | German Aerospace Center (DLR) | Germany | Psychology | Aerospace Psychology | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | Ftoon | Kedwan | Prince Mugrin University | Canada | Computer Science | Natural Language Processing | Best Researcher Award | |
| Assoc. Prof. Dr | Ahmed | Fahim | Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University | Saudi Arabia | Computer Science | Data mining, Clustering Algorithms | Best Researcher Award | |
| Prof | Lucia M. | Lanfranconi Stamm | Lucerne School of Social Work | Switzerland | Social Sciences | Soziale Arbeit | Women Researcher Award | |
| Mrs | Emilienne Houévo | DAÏ | Laboratoire d'Ecologie appliquée | Benin | Agricultural and Biological Sciences | Aménagement et Gestion des Ressources Naturelles | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | Olena | Kopystynska | Southern Utah University | United States | Other | Family Life and Human Development | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | Nadine | Eggimann Zanetti | Military Academy at ETH Zurich | Switzerland | Psychology | Military Psychology | Best Researcher Award | |
| Prof | L P | Singh | CBRI | India | Engineering | Civil Engineering | Outstanding Scientist Award | |
| Mr | Paul | O'Connell | Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation | Ireland | Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutical Science | Biostatistics | Best Researcher Award | |
| Mr | Radhakrishnan | Rariyam Kandath | Frontline | India | Social Sciences | Women in distress | Best Researcher Award | |
| Assoc Prof Dr | Tao | Qin | College of Veterinary Medicine, Yangzhou University | China | Immunology and Microbiology | Anti-inflammatory strategies | Best Researcher Award | |
| Assist Prof Dr | Mohamad | Rahmanian | Yasouj Univercity | Iran | Agricultural and Biological Sciences | Soil Science | Best Researcher Award | |
| Prof | Nazih | Gadhi | FSDM, Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah University | Morocco | Mathematics | Optimization | Best Researcher Award | |
| Prof Dr | Shabir | Hussain | BAHRIA UNIVERSITY ISLAMABAD | Pakistan | Social Sciences | MEDIA AND COMMUNICATION STUDIES | Best Researcher Award | |
| Prof | Peiwu | Qin | Tsinghua shenzhen International graduate school | China | Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | Meninges-brain structure and function | Best Researcher Award | |