| Mr. | Dazhi | Yang | Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research Chinese Academy of Sciences | China | Best Researcher Award | plantscientist.org |
| Mr. | Xiaoqiang | Zhao | Nanjing agricultural university | China | Best Researcher Award | plantscientist.org |
| Mr. | Joseph | Ayariga | Alabama State University | United States | Best Researcher Award | plantscientist.org |
| Mr. | Jose L. | Gonzalez-Andujar | CSIC | Spain | Best Researcher Award | plantscientist.org |
| Mr. | JOHN FESTUS | VANDY | INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION AND MANAGEMENT UNIVERSITY OF SIERRA LEONE | Sierra Leone | Best Researcher Award | plantscientist.org |
| Mr. | Lakha | Salaipeth | King Mongkut's University of Technology Thonburi | Thailand | Best Researcher Award | plantscientist.org |
| 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 |