| Dr. | Lanre | Daodu | Kingston University London | United Kingdom | Medicine and Health Sciences | Research Excellence Award | popularscientist.com |
| Mrs. | Beatriz | Jacob-Furlan | Federal University of Paraná - UFPR | Brazil | Chemistry and Materials Science | Research Excellence Award | popularscientist.com |
| Dr. | Peter Tettey | Yamak | Academic City University | Ghana | Computer Science | Research Excellence Award | popularscientist.com |
| Dr. | Zejin | Ou | Guangzhou Twelfth People's Hospital | China | Environmental Science | Research Excellence Award | popularscientist.com |
| Dr. | Antonio Luigi | Manai | University of Cagliari | Italy | Neuroscience | Research Excellence Award | popularscientist.com |
| Dr. | Rebeca | Abibe | Innovationshub Muskuloskelettale Chirurgie Halle (IMCH) - BG Bergmannstrost Halle and Universitätmedizin Halle | Germany | Veterinary Science and Veterinary Medicine | Research Excellence Award | popularscientist.com |
| Dr. | Samia | Farhaj | Broughton Life Sciences Limited | United Kingdom | Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutical Science | Research Excellence Award | popularscientist.com |
| Mr. | Usama | Javed | Qatar University | Qatar | Environmental Science | Research Excellence 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 |
| Prof. | Qinjun | Wang | Aerospace Information Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences | China | Earth and Planetary Sciences | Research Excellence Award | popularscientist.com |
| Dr. | Xiaotao | Xu | Sixth People’s Hospital Affiliated with Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine | China | Immunology and Microbiology | Research Excellence Award | popularscientist.com |
| Ms. | Olga | Yazovtseva | National Research Mordovia State University | Russia | Mathematics | Research Excellence Award | popularscientist.com |
| Dr. | Junnan | LI | SJTU(上海交通大学) | China | Environmental Science | Research Excellence Award | popularscientist.com |
| Dr. | Hayden | Smith | University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina, United States | United States | Social Sciences | Research Excellence Award | popularscientist.com |
| Mr. | Pierre | Ntakirutimana | Carnegie Mellon University | Rwanda | Data Science and Analytics | Research Excellence Award | popularscientist.com |
| Assoc. Prof. Dr. | Fernando | Magalhães | Polytechnic Institute of Leiri | Portugal | Social Sciences | Research Excellence Award | popularscientist.com |
| Dr. | Soobin | Im | Department Of Neurosurgery | South Korea | Neuroscience | Research Excellence Award | popularscientist.com |
| Dr. | Ghadeer | Jalloul | American University of Beirut | Lebanon | Chemical Engineering | Research Excellence Award | popularscientist.com |
| Dr. | Chijindu | Chijioke | University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital | Nigeria | Medicine and Health Sciences | Research Excellence Award | popularscientist.com |
| Mr. | Sanwal | Zeb | Politecnico di Torino | Italy | Engineering | Research Excellence Award | popularscientist.com |