| Dr | Matthew | Fowle | University of Pennsylvania | United States | Social Sciences | Housing/homelessness | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Assist. Prof. Dr | Tarryn | Paquet | Qatar University | Qatar | Social Sciences | Town and regional planning | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Dr | Lúcia | Pombo | University of Aveiro, CIDTFF | Portugal | Social Sciences | Mobile augmented reality educational games | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Dr | Abdulrhman | Gbban | King AbdulAziz University | Saudi Arabia | Social Sciences | Urban planning | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Mrs | NUR | ERADLI | Istanbul Technical University | Turkey | Social Sciences | Business Administration | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Prof. Dr | Özlem | Güzel | Akdeniz University | Turkey | Social Sciences | tourism psychology | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Dr | Jenaro | Guisasola | IMH Campus | Spain | Social Sciences | Physics Education | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Assist. Prof. Dr | Marjan | Kamyabi | Cyprus International University | Turkey | Social Sciences | Tourism management-sustainability | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Prof. Dr | Chun-Yen | Chang | National Taiwan Normal Univ. | Taiwan | Social Sciences | Education | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Ms | Rudo Violet | Denga | Copperbelt University | Zimbabwe | Social Sciences | Agricultural economies, policies, rural management | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Dr | Hongji | Chen | East China Normal University | China | Social Sciences | Economic Geography | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Dr | Ngoc | Nguyen | University of Sydney | Australia | Social Sciences | Higher Education | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Assist. Prof. Dr | Kaan | Koçali | Istanbul Gelisim University | Turkey | Social Sciences | Occupational Health and Safety | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Dr | Charles | Fonchingong Che | Global Banking School and Oxford Brookes University | United Kingdom | Social Sciences | Social Work | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Prof. Dr | MARÍA | SEBASTIÁN LÓPEZ | Faculty of Education, ARGOS-IUCA Research Group, Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences of Aragon (IUCA), UNIVERSIDAD DE ZARAGOZA. CIF: Q5018001G | Spain | Social Sciences | Geographical Education | Women Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Prof. Dr | Elsa | Morgado | Instituto Politécnico de Bragança | Portugal | Social Sciences | Special education | Research Excellence Distinction Award | View Profile |
| Dr | Dilkeshwar | Prasad | Radha Govind University Ramgarh Jharkhand 829122 | India | Social Sciences | Urban Tourism, Cultural Capital, and Metropolitan Transformation | Best Academic Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Prof | kaymarlin | govender | university of kwazulu-natal | South Africa | Social Sciences | public health | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Prof. Dr | Giovanni | Di Guardo | University of Teramo, Veterinary Medical Faculty | Italy | Veterinary Science and Veterinary Medicine | Veterinary and Comparative Pathology | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Prof. Dr | Giovanni | Di Guardo | University of Teramo, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine | Italy | Veterinary Science and Veterinary Medicine | Veterinary and Comparative Pathology | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |