| Mr. | Ling | Leng | Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine | China | Best Researcher Award | plantscientist.org |
| Mr. | Li | Long | Wuhan University | China | Sustainable Agriculture Innovation Award | plantscientist.org |
| Mr. | Huamin | Zhao | Shanxi Agricultural University | China | Best Researcher Award | plantscientist.org |
| Mr. | Gulnar | Ultanbekova | Al-Farabi Kazakh National University | Kazakhstan | Best Researcher Award | plantscientist.org |
| Mr. | Helen Snethemba | Ndlovu | University of KwaZulu-Natal | South Africa | Young Scientist Award | plantscientist.org |
| Mr. | Eleni G. | Papazoglou | Agricultural University of Athens | Greece | Best Researcher Award | plantscientist.org |
| Mr. | Aristides | Moustakas | University of Crete | Greece | Best Researcher Award | plantscientist.org |
| Mr. | Gurparshad Singh | Brar | Auburn University | United States | Best Researcher Award | plantscientist.org |
| Mr. | Busisiwe | Vilakazi | University of Mpumalanga | South Africa | Best Researcher Award | plantscientist.org |
| Mr. | Dalrene Teresa Keerthika | James | South and City College Birmingham | United Kingdom | Best Researcher Award | plantscientist.org |
| Mr. | Amir | Khoddamzadeh | Florida International University | United States | Best Researcher Award | plantscientist.org |
| Mr. | Vassilios | Raikos | Hellenic Meditarranean University | Greece | Best Researcher Award | plantscientist.org |
| Mr. | soon-mi | shim | Sejong University | South Korea | Women Researcher Award | plantscientist.org |
| Mr. | XU | Xingkai | Institute of Atmospheric Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences | China | Best Researcher Award | plantscientist.org |
| Mr. | Xue | Ying | Beijing Forestry University, School of Grassland Science | China | Best Researcher Award | plantscientist.org |
| Mr. | Kastory | Mbunda | The Mwalimu Nyerere Memorial Academy | Tanzania | Young Researcher Award | plantscientist.org |
| Mr. | Chao | Wang | College of Engineering | China | Best Researcher Award | plantscientist.org |
| Mr. | Shuaiya | Hu | Nanjing Agricultural University | China | Best Researcher Award | plantscientist.org |
| Mr. | Hina | Ashraf | The Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station | United States | Best Researcher Award | plantscientist.org |
| Mr. | Temitope | Folorunso | Auburn University | United States | Best Researcher Award | plantscientist.org |
| Mr. | Shafeeq | Rahman | United Arab Emirates University | United Arab Emirates | Best Researcher Award | plantscientist.org |
| Mr. | Saliha | Ahmad | Case Western Reserve University | United States | Best Researcher Award | plantscientist.org |
| Mr. | Adane | Gebeyehu | Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences | Sweden | Best Researcher Award | plantscientist.org |
| Mr. | Jean-Baptiste | Thomas | KTH Royal Institute of Technology | Sweden | Best Researcher Award | plantscientist.org |
| Mr. | Nadia | Daskalova | Technical University of Varna, Department Plant Production | Bulgaria | Best Researcher Award | plantscientist.org |