| Dr | Meghna | Gohain | Universiti Malaya | Malaysia | Dentistry | Best Researcher Award | popularscientist.com |
| Dr | Saharuddin | Mohamad | Faculty of Science, Universiti Malaya | Malaysia | Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | Best Researcher Award | popularscientist.com |
| Prof Dr | Bey Hing | Goh | Sunway Biofunctional Molecules Discovery Centre, School of Medical & Life Sciences, Sunway University | Malaysia | Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | Best Researcher Award | popularscientist.com |
| Assist. Prof. Dr. | Numair | Siddiqui | Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS | Malaysia | Earth and Planetary Sciences | Best Researcher Award | popularscientist.com |
| Mr | Azubuike | Amadi | Universiti Teknologi Petronas | Malaysia | Engineering | Best Researcher Award | popularscientist.com |
| Assist. Prof. Dr. | Yin Leng | Kua | Xiamen University Malaysia | Malaysia | Chemical Engineering | Women Researcher Award | popularscientist.com |
| Assist. Prof. Dr. | KokHoe | Wong | University of Southampton Malaysia | Malaysia | Energy and Sustainability | Best Researcher Award | |
| Prof. Dr | Ho | Soonmin | INTI International University | Malaysia | Chemistry and Materials Science | Excellence in Scientific Innovation Award | popularscientist.com |
| Dr. | MOHD RAMLAN | MOHD ARSHAD | UNIVERSITI TEKNOLOGI MARA MALAYSIA | Malaysia | Social Sciences | Best Researcher Award | popularscientist.com |
| Dr. | Tawakalitu | Odubiyi | INTI International University | Malaysia | Engineering | Best Researcher Award | popularscientist.com |
| Dr. | Wei Lun | Wong | Faculty of Education, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Malaysia | Malaysia | Social Sciences | Best Researcher Award | popularscientist.com |
| Dr. | Ezlika | Ghazali | Faculty of Business and Economics, Universiti Malaya | Malaysia | Human-Computer Interaction | Research Excellence Award | popularscientist.com |
| Mr. | Mohsen | Malekalketab Khiabani | Universiti Teknologi Malaysia | Malaysia | Business, Management and Accounting | Research Excellence Award | popularscientist.com |
| Prof. Dr. | Gazi Mahabubul | Alam | Taylor’s University | Malaysia | Economics, Econometrics and Finance | Research Excellence Award | popularscientist.com |
| Mr. | Oluwasegun | Oladapo | Monash University Malaysia | Malaysia | Energy and Sustainability | Research Excellence Award | popularscientist.com |
| Dr. | Chifundo Colleta | Zimba | C/O University of North Carolina | Malawi | Health Professions | Best Researcher Award | popularscientist.com |
| Mr. | Gibson | Kwenda | Malawi Adventist University, Lakeview Campus | Malawi | Agricultural and Biological Sciences | Research Excellence Award | popularscientist.com |
| Dr. | Ahmed | Abdel Fattah | Macao University of Tourism (UTM) | Macau | Social Sciences | Research Excellence Award | popularscientist.com |
| Assoc Prof Dr | Inga | Morkvėnaitė-Vilkončienė | Vilnius Gediminas Technical university | Lithuania | Engineering | Excellence in Scientific Innovation Award | popularscientist.com |
| Prof. | Bilal | Hamad | Bilal Hamad, Professor, American University of Beirut | Lebanon | Engineering | Best Researcher Award | |