| Mr | Guanghao | Li | Yangzhou University | China | Research Excellence Award | plantscientist.org |
| Mr | Jianglong | Li | College of Horticulture, South China Agricultural University | China | Research Excellence Award | plantscientist.org |
| Mr | Linchao | Li | Inner Mongolia Agricultural University | China | Young Innovator Award | plantscientist.org |
| Mr. | Nanxi | Li | Imperial College London | United Kingdom | | |
| Mr | suamith | leveque | Universidade Federal de Lavras | Brazil | Innovative Research Award | plantscientist.org |
| Mr | suamith | leveque | ufla | Brazil | | |
| Dr | Ho Man Homan | Leung | Hong Kong Baptist University | Hong Kong | Best Researcher Award | plantscientist.org |
| Dr | Sandra | Lepak-Kuc | Warsaw University of Technology | Poland | Best Researcher Award | plantscientist.org |
| Mr. | Ling | Leng | Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine | China | Best Researcher Award | plantscientist.org |
| Prof. Dr | PATRICIA | LEAL | Universidade Federal da Bahia | Brazil | | |
| Assoc. Prof. Dr | PATRICIA | LEAL | Universidade Federal da Bahia | Brazil | Best Researcher Award | plantscientist.org |
| Assoc. Prof. Dr | PATRICIA | LEAL | Universidade Federal da Bahia | Brazil | | |
| Mr. | Rattan | Lal | The Ohio State University | United States | Best Researcher Award | plantscientist.org |
| Mr | Molla Tadesse | Lakew | Mekdela Amba University, Ethiopia | Ethiopia | Best Researcher Award | plantscientist.org |
| Dr | Sein | Lai Lai Aung | Yangtze University | China | Research Excellence Award | plantscientist.org |
| Dr | Leonel | Lagos | Florida International University | United States | | |
| Prof | Khabibjon | Kushiev | Scientific Research Institute of Agrobiotechnologies and Biochemistry Gulistan State University | Uzbekistan | Research Excellence Award | plantscientist.org |
| Dr | Marzena | Kurowska | University of Silesia in Katowice | Poland | Best Researcher Award | plantscientist.org |
| Dr | GARIMA | KUMARI | Geological Survey of India | India | Women Researcher Award | plantscientist.org |
| Dr | Pawan | Kumar | UNNATEE | India | Excellence in Plant Research | plantscientist.org |
| Prof | ANIL | KUMAR | Government Kaktiya PG College, Jagdalpur, India | India | Best Researcher Award | plantscientist.org |
| Dr | Sachin | Kumar | Sardar Swaran Singh National Institute of Bio-Energy | India | Best Researcher Award | plantscientist.org |
| Dr | Rishi | Kumar | ICAR-Central Institute for Cotton Research, Regional Station, Sirsa | India | Best Researcher Award | plantscientist.org |
| Dr | Amit | Kumar | CSIR-Institute of Himalayan Bioresource Technology | India | Best Researcher Award | plantscientist.org |
| Dr | PARDEEP | KUMAR | CSKHPKV, PALAMPUR | India | | |