| Mr | Sipho Sethu | Mashiyi | University of Fort Hare | South Africa | Engineering | Excellence in Research | |
| Mr. | Caspar | Montgomery | University of Exeter; Onaya Science | United Kingdom | Social Sciences | Research Excellence Award | popularscientist.com |
| Dr | Grace | Boamah | University of Environment and Sustainable Development (UESD) | Ghana | Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | Best Researcher Award | popularscientist.com |
| Prof. | Zhiyao | Zhang | University of Electronic Science and Technology of China | China | Engineering | Best Researcher Award | popularscientist.com |
| Prof. Dr. | Hayder | Giha | UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH, THE QUEENS MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE | United Kingdom | Medicine and Health Sciences | Research Excellence Award | popularscientist.com |
| Mrs. | ASHA | RIPANDA | UNIVERSITY OF DODOMA | Tanzania | Environmental Science | Women Researcher Award | |
| Ms. | Angelina | Makaye | University of Dodoma | Tanzania | Chemistry and Materials Science | Best Researcher Award | popularscientist.com |
| Ms. | Samira | Binte Saif | University of Dhaka | Bangladesh | Environmental Science | Excellence in Research Award | popularscientist.com |
| Prof. | Balaram | Pani | University of Delhi | India | Agricultural and Biological Sciences | Outstanding Scientist Award | |
| Rita | Kakkar | University of Delhi | India | Agricultural and Biological Sciences | Best Researcher Award | |
| Anshu | Dandia | University of Delhi | India | Environmental Science | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr. | Paschal | Mdukula | University of Dar es Salaam | Tanzania | Arts and Humanities | Research Excellence Award | popularscientist.com |
| Dr. | João Miguel | Alves Ferreira | University of Coimbra – Faculty of Medicine | Portugal | Psychology | Research Excellence Award | popularscientist.com |
| Ms. | Sizhe | Wu | University of Chinese Academy of Social Sciences | China | Social Sciences | Best Researcher Award | popularscientist.com |
| Assist. Prof. Dr. | Huma | Qureshi | University of Chakwal | Pakistan | Agricultural and Biological Sciences | Best Researcher Award | popularscientist.com |
| Assist. Prof. Dr. | Dr. Syeda Nadia | Ahmad | University of Chakwal | Pakistan | Agricultural and Biological Sciences | Best Researcher Award | popularscientist.com |
| Dr. | Stuart | Hesketh | University of Central Lancashire | United Kingdom | Biology and Life Sciences | Best Researcher Award | popularscientist.com |
| Assist. Prof. Dr. | Maya | Gunawardena | University of Canberra | Australia | Biology and Life Sciences | Best Researcher Award | |
| Ms. | Shubana | Hayat | University of Campania | Italy | Medicine and Health Sciences | Research Excellence Award | popularscientist.com |
| Dr. | Nuru | Noor | University of Cambridge | United Kingdom | Health Professions | Best Researcher Award | popularscientist.com |