| 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 | 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 |
| Dr | Yul Derek | Davids | HSRC | South Africa | Social Sciences | Political Science | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Assist. Prof. Dr | Kaan | Koçali | Occupational Health and Safety | Turkey | Social Sciences | Occupational Health and Safety | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Assist. Prof. Dr | Rocsana | Bucea-Manea-Țoniș | National University of Physical Education and Sport | Romania | Social Sciences | Sport Scince | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Dr | Cian | Brown | University of Oklahoma | United States | Social Sciences | Counseling | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Prof. Dr | Luisa | López Banet | Universidad de Murcia | Spain | Social Sciences | Educación | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Assoc. Prof. Dr | ABDULKADIR | KESKIN | İstanbul medeniyet üniversity | Turkey | Social Sciences | Numeric Method | Best Scholar Award | View Profile |