| Assoc Prof Dr | Karin | Beland Lindahl | Luleå University of Technology | Sweden | Best Researcher Award | |
| Assoc Prof Dr | Adil | Calap | None | United Kingdom | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Dr | Pau Chung | Leng | UNIVERSITI TEKNOLOGI MALAYSIA | Malaysia | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Prof Dr | Zakir Hussain | Ahmed | Imam Mohammad Ibn Saud Islamic University | Saudi Arabia | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Dr | Yujin | Oh | Seoul Munbaek Elementary School | South Korea | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Dr | Rosalinda | Larios | California State University, Fullerton | United States | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Prof | Sadegh | Salehi | University of Mazandaran | Iran | Best Researcher Award | |
| Mr | PEDRO | RIOS GUAYASAMIN | Institute of Forestry and Conservation, UofT; Facultad de Ciencias de la Vida, UEA | Ecuador | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Assist Prof Dr | Adelew | Filkale | Hawassa University-Ethiopia | Ethiopia | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | Martin | Bojaj | Faculty of Economics | Montenegro | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | Aidan | McCarthy | Education Transformation Services | Australia | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Dr | Oghenethoja | Umuteme | UNICAF Organization | Nigeria | Best Researcher Award | |
| Prof | El-Kaber | HACHEM | Faculty of Sciences Moulay Ismail University | Morocco | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Prof Dr | Alan | Cheung | The Chinese University of Hong Kong | Hong Kong | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Mr | Gashaw | Ayanaw | University of Gondar | Ethiopia | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | ABDUL-KADRI | YAHAYA | Department of Environment and Resource Studies, Simon Diedong Dombo University of Business and Integrated Development Studies | Ghana | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Assist Prof Dr | Joana | Dias | Universidade Europeia | Portugal | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Assoc Prof Dr | Wunhong | Su | Hangzhou Dianzi University | China | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | SOUMEN | MANDAL | Hanyang University ERICA | South Korea | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Dr | Dr Wided | Dafri | American University in the Emirates | United Arab Emirates | Best Researcher Award | |