| Dr | Christine | Asaju | Tshwane University of Technology | South Africa | Innovative Leadership | Computer Science | Women Researcher Award |
| Mr | Andrews | Tang | KNUST | Ghana | Ethical Leadership | Fairness in Food Safety and Quality | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Mbalenhle | Mpanza | University of Johannesburg | South Africa | Others | Mining and the environment | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Alejandro | Meruelo | UCSD | United States | Decision-making and Problem-solving | Adolescence | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Michael | Natarus | Ann and Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago | United States | Decision-making and Problem-solving | Process Improvement and Innovation | Best Researcher Award |
| Assoc Prof Dr | Nasser | Mozayani | Iran University of Science and technology | Iran | Decision-making and Problem-solving | artificial intelligence | Best Researcher Award |
| Prof | Soon-Do | Yoon | Chonnam National University/Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering | South Korea | Performance Management | Functional materials/Applications/Biomedical fields | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Farzad | Pourghazi | Mayo Clinic | United States | Others | Nutrition/Medicine | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Boris Arnaud | Kouomogne Nteungue | Central University of Nicaragua | Cameroon | Innovative Leadership | Infection Prevention and Control in Healthcare Facilities | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Mahdieh | Shokrollahi Barough | Iran University of Medical Sciences | Iran | Team Building and Team Management | Medical Immunology, COVID-19 Modeling | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Laeek Ahemad | Siddiqui | Centre of Demography of Gender, International Institute for Population Sciences | India | Visionary Leadership | Innovative thinking | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | EUGENE | ECHEWEOZO | David Umahi Federal University of Health Sciences , Uburu, Ebonyi state | Nigeria | Transformational Leadership | Medical and Engineering Physics | Best Researcher Award |
| Prof Dr | Yaoling | Niu | Laoshan Laboratory | China | Visionary Leadership | Earth Sciences | Best Researcher Award |
| Assoc Prof Dr | Liang | You | Shanxi University of Finance and Economics | China | Risk Management | risk preference | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Xianjun | Meng | Xiamen University | China | Others | Acupuncture and moxibustion of traditional Chinese medicine | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Chen | LIANG | PANZHIHUA University | China | Innovative Leadership | regional economy | Best Researcher Award |
| Prof | Fang | LIU | CHANGZHOU University | China | Innovative Leadership | regional economy | Best Researcher Award |
| Assoc Prof Dr | SANDIP | CHATTOPADHYAY | Vidyasagar University | India | Others | Biomedicine research | Best Researcher Award |
| Mr | Thilivhali Eugene | Rasimphi | University of Venda | South Africa | Others | Renewable energy | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Justine Guguneni | Tuolong | Simon Diedong Dombo University of Business and Integrated Development Studies | Ghana | Decision-making and Problem-solving | Social policy and health systems research | Best Researcher Award |