| Dr | Kenneth | Gossett | Walden University | United States | Social Sciences | Case Study/United Nations/Global | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Prof | Thowayeb | Hassan | King Faisal University | Saudi Arabia | Social Sciences | Tourism | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Prof | Josiah | Lebakeng | Thabo Mbeki African School of Public and International Affairs | South Africa | Social Sciences | Security and Intelligence | Best Research Article Award | View Profile |
| Dr | Nadeem | Akhtar | Hong Kong Chu Hai College | Hong Kong | Social Sciences | Communication Studies | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Dr | Richard | Arias-Hernandez | The University of British Columbia | Canada | Social Sciences | Archival Science | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Prof | Alexandre | Duarte | FCSH/UNL | Portugal | Social Sciences | Strategic Communication | Excellence in Research Award | View Profile |
| Assoc Prof Dr | Nurul Azita | Salleh | Universiti Utara Malaysia | Malaysia | Social Sciences | Environment and Waste Management | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Prof | Nikolaos | Tsingilis | Aristotle University of Thessaloniki | Greece | Social Sciences | Research Methods and Psychometrics | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Prof | Tatiane | Lucia de Melo | Pontifical Catholic University of Minas Gerais, Brazil | Brazil | Social Sciences | Governança de desastres | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Mr | Jason | Jimenez | De La Salle University | Philippines | Social Sciences | Education | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Dr | Kunhyui | Kim | Nagoya Univrsity | Japan | Social Sciences | Economics | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Prof | P.P.A. Wasantha | Athukorala | University of Peradeniya | Sri Lanka | Social Sciences | Education | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Prof | Chi-Cheng | Chang | Department of Technology Application and Human Resource Development, National Taiwan Normal University | Taiwan | Social Sciences | Education technology | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Assoc. Prof. Dr | Conglin | Zhang | Institutes of Science and Development, Chinese Academy of Science | China | Social Sciences | public policy and management | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Assist. Prof. Dr | Hakan | TAN | Ondokuz Mayıs University | Turkey | Social Sciences | History/History of the Ottoman Empire/Ottoman Modernization | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Dr | Diego | Borges Cordeiro | Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo (PUC-SP) | Brazil | Social Sciences | Sociologia | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Mr | Abdul | Wassay | National Defence University Islamabad | Pakistan | Social Sciences | International Relations and Strategic Studies | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Dr | Chunhui | Ren | Lingnan University | Hong Kong | Social Sciences | Sociology | | |
| Dr | CARMEN | BERNE MANERO | DIRECCIÓN DE MARKETING E INVESTIGACIÓN DE MERCADOS | Spain | Social Sciences | Market and Marketing Research | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Mr | kofi | Sarkodie | University of Education, Winneba | Ghana | Social Sciences | Geography | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |