| Mr | Henglin | Xiao | Jianghan University/Hubei University of Technology | China | Innovative Leadership | Civil engineering | Best Researcher Award | scifat.com |
| Dr | Xiao-Na | Pang | Beijing University of Agriculture | China | Innovative Leadership | Food microbiology | Best Researcher Award | scifat.com |
| Dr | Raffaella | Sguinzi | HFR Fribourg | Switzerland | Innovative Leadership | Pancreatic surgery | Excellence in Innovation | scifat.com |
| Mrs | Xi | Yang | ChongQing Academy of Animal Sciences | China | Innovative Leadership | life sciences | Best Researcher Award | scifat.com |
| Dr | Gaoshang | Li | Ningbo University | China | Innovative Leadership | Decision-making and Problem-solving | Best Researcher Award | scifat.com |
| Dr | Christopher | Prashad | York University | Canada | Innovative Leadership | Innovative Leadership | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | Prince Atta | Opoku | Harbin Institute of Technology | China | Innovative Leadership | Leadership and Management | Excellence in Leadership and Management Award | scifat.com |
| Assist Prof Dr | Marco | Sharkawi | Faculty of pharmacy | Egypt | Innovative Leadership | Microanalytical Techniques | Best Researcher Award | scifat.com |
| Prof Dr | Jian | Hao | Chongqing University | China | Innovative Leadership | Electrical Engineering | Best Researcher Award | scifat.com |
| Prof | Lifeng | Chen | School of Petroleum Engineering, Yangtze University | China | Innovative Leadership | Enhancing oil and gas recovery | Best Researcher Award | scifat.com |
| Dr | Zhaoping | Wu | Hangzhou City University | China | Innovative Leadership | Urban metabolism | Best Researcher Award | scifat.com |
| Assoc Prof Dr | Xiao | Hu | Zhejiang Sci-Tech University | China | Innovative Leadership | Fluid Mechanics | Best Researcher Award | scifat.com |
| Dr | Hongbang | shao | Light Alloy Research Institute, Central South University | China | Innovative Leadership | Adaptive Leadership Innovative Leadership | Best Researcher Award | scifat.com |
| Dr | Kiran | Solingapuram Sai | Wake Forest School of Medicine | United States | Innovative Leadership | Best Researcher Award | Best Researcher Award | scifat.com |
| Dr | Justin | Schaffer | Baylor Scott & White The Heart Hospital | United States | Innovative Leadership | Ethical Leadership | Best Researcher Award | scifat.com |
| Dr | Candis | Morello | University of California Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences | United States | Innovative Leadership | Education | Best Researcher Award | scifat.com |
| Dr | Isabel | Lastres-Becker | Universidad Autónoma de Madrid | Spain | Innovative Leadership | Mujer investigadora | Best Researcher Award | scifat.com |
| Assoc Prof Dr | Angelika | Kmita | AGH University of Krakow | Poland | Innovative Leadership | Enviroment | Best Researcher Award | scifat.com |
| Dr | Kyan | Sahba | Neuropathic Therapy Center, Loma Linda Medical Center | United States | Innovative Leadership | Neuropathy | Best Researcher Award | scifat.com |
| Dr | Neera | Ahuja | Stanford | United States | Innovative Leadership | Human health and nutrition | Best Researcher Award | scifat.com |