| Mr | Chala | Hussen | Ambo University | Ethiopia | Best Researcher Award | plantscientist.org |
| Mr | Atikilt | Alemayehu | Agricultural research | Ethiopia | Best Researcher Award | plantscientist.org |
| Mr | Ayomide | Olubaju | Abiola Ajimobi Technical University | Nigeria | Best Researcher Award | plantscientist.org |
| Mr | Zhongling | Yang | Henan University | China | Best Researcher Award | plantscientist.org |
| Mr | Yang | Liu | Sichuan Agriculture University | China | Best Researcher Award | plantscientist.org |
| Mr | Chanjoo | Park | National Institute of Forest Science | South Korea | Best Researcher Award | plantscientist.org |
| Mr | Ruibin | Hu | Xianghu laboratory | China | Young Researcher Award | plantscientist.org |
| Mr | Milena | Hristozova | INSTITUTE OF SOIL SCIENCE, AGROTECHNOLOGIES AND PLANT PROTECTION "NIKOLA POUSHKAROV", BULGARIA | Bulgaria | Women Researcher Award | plantscientist.org |
| Mr | Md Arif | Sakil | Bangladesh Agricultural University | Bangladesh | Best Researcher Award | plantscientist.org |
| Mr | Rupak | Ghosh | North Eastern Hill University | India | | |
| Mr | Leila | Ma'mani | ABRII | Iran | Best Researcher Award | plantscientist.org |
| Mr | Sanjay Kumar | Katiyar | CGIAR- AfricaRice | Côte d'Ivoire | Best Researcher Award | plantscientist.org |
| Mr | qihong | tu | East China University of technology | China | Best Researcher Award | plantscientist.org |
| Mr | Prasada Rao YVSSSV | | Vignana Bharathi Institute of Technology, Hyderabad | India | Best Researcher Award | plantscientist.org |
| Mr | Kiran Bala | Behura | College of Agricultural Engineering and Technology, OUAT, Bhubaneswar | India | Best Researcher Award | plantscientist.org |
| Mr | Harsimran | Kaur | KKIASR, Ganpat University | India | Best Researcher Award | plantscientist.org |
| Mr | ALADJI ABATCHOUA MADI | MADI IBRAM | University of Ebolowa | Cameroon | Best Researcher Award | plantscientist.org |
| Mr | Hanna | Liventseva | Geosciences Barcelona GEO3BCN, CSIC | Spain | Women Researcher Award | plantscientist.org |
| Mr | Pervez H. | Zaidi | CGIAR-International Maize & Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT) | India | Breakthroughs in Crop Science | plantscientist.org |
| Mr | Sonia | Malik | Baba Farid Group of Institutions | India | Excellence in Plant Tissue Culture | plantscientist.org |
| Mr | KAORI | SHIOJIRI | Ryukoku Univ. | Japan | Women Researcher Award | plantscientist.org |
| Mr | Yu | Peng | Minzu University of China | China | Research Excellence Award | plantscientist.org |
| Mr | Wenbin | Zhang | Kunming University | China | Research Excellence Award | plantscientist.org |
| Mr | Paloma | Moncalean | NEIKER | Spain | Excellence in Plant Research | plantscientist.org |
| Mr | Jing | Guo | Zhejiang A&F University | China | Excellence in Plant Ecology | plantscientist.org |