| Dr. | Nuria | Bermejo | Hospital San Pedro de Alcántara | Spain | Medicine and Health Sciences | Breakthrough Research Award | popularscientist.com |
| Assist. Prof. Dr. | Manuel | Ruiz Bailen | Hospital de Jaén | Spain | Medicine and Health Sciences | Lifetime Achievement Award | popularscientist.com |
| Dr. | María | Pérez-Montalbán | University of Sevilla | Spain | Medicine and Health Sciences | Best Researcher Award | popularscientist.com |
| Dr. | Ana M. | González Ramos | IESA (CSIC) | Spain | Social Sciences | Best Researcher Award | popularscientist.com |
| Ms. | Belen | Cueto-Martin | Facultad de Ciencias del Deporte, Granada | Spain | Social Sciences | Research Excellence Distinction Award | popularscientist.com |
| Mr. | Ander | Ernaga Lorea | Hospital Universitario de Navarra | Spain | Health Professions | Research Excellence Award | popularscientist.com |
| Mrs. | Oumaima | Ghandour | uh1 | Spain | Computer Science | Research Excellence Award | popularscientist.com |
| Dr. | Patrik | Schulcz | Esade Business School | Spain | Social Sciences | Research Excellence Award | popularscientist.com |
| Dr. | José L | Meseguer-Valdenebro | Universidad Politécnica de Cartagena | Spain | Engineering | Best Researcher Award | popularscientist.com |
| Assoc. Prof. Dr. | Silvia | Pellicer-Ortín | University of Zaragoza | Spain | Arts and Humanities | Research Excellence Award | popularscientist.com |
| Assist. Prof. Dr. | Alejandro | Osorio-Rauld | University of Alicante | Spain | Social Sciences | Research Excellence Award | popularscientist.com |
| Prof. Dr. | Dong-Kwon | Lim | Korea University | South Korea | Chemical Engineering | Best Researcher Award | |
| Prof. | SUKHO | PARK | DGIST | South Korea | Engineering | Best Researcher Award | |
| Prof. Dr. | Tae Jung | Park | Chung-Ang University | South Korea | Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr. | Rengasamy | Balakrishnan | Konkuk University | South Korea | Neuroscience | Best Researcher Award | popularscientist.com |
| Dr. | Thi Sinh | Vo | Sungkyunkwan University | South Korea | Engineering | Best Researcher Award | popularscientist.com |
| Prof. Dr. | Jeung Ku | Kang | Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) | South Korea | Advanced Materials Engineering | Best Researcher Award | |
| Mr. | Jong Hui | Choi | KAIST | South Korea | Advanced Materials Engineering | Best Researcher Award | |
| Assist. Prof. Dr. | YouJoung | Heo | aDepartment of Pediatrics, Gwangmyeong Hospital, Chung-Ang University School of Medicine | South Korea | Environmental Science | Best Researcher Award | popularscientist.com |
| Mr. | Giju | Eoh | Chungnam National University | South Korea | Agricultural and Biological Sciences | Best Researcher Award | popularscientist.com |