| Mr. | Janéne | Strydom | ARC Infruitec-Nietvoorbij | South Africa | Research Excellence Award | plantscientist.org |
| Mr | Lydia | Madika | University of Cape Town | South Africa | Research Excellence Award | plantscientist.org |
| Dr | Zikhona | Tywabi-Ngeva | Nelson Mandela University | South Africa | | |
| Dr | Zikhona | Tywabi-Ngeva | Nelson Mandela University | South Africa | Women Researcher Award | plantscientist.org |
| Ms | Claire | Grootboom | University of the Western Cape/Agricultural Research Council | South Africa | | |
| Ms | Claire | Grootboom | University of the Western Cape/Agricultural Research Council | South Africa | Young Scientist Award | plantscientist.org |
| Prof | Rahmatullah | Jan | Kyungpook Natinal University, Korea | South Korea | Best Researcher Award | plantscientist.org |
| Dr | VELU | MANIKANDAN | Kumoh National Institute of Technology | South Korea | Young Scientist Award | plantscientist.org |
| Prof | Muhammad | Hilal | Sejong University | South Korea | Best Researcher Award | plantscientist.org |
| Ms | Amreen | Batool | Jeju National University | South Korea | Best Researcher Award | plantscientist.org |
| Mr. | soon-mi | shim | Sejong University | South Korea | Women Researcher Award | plantscientist.org |
| Mr. | Chanjoo | Park | National Institute of Forest Science | South Korea | Best Researcher Award | plantscientist.org |
| Mr. | Hyun Je | Oh | KiCT/UST | South Korea | Research Excellence Award | plantscientist.org |
| Mr. | Junseop | Shin | School of Psychology, Korea University | South Korea | Research Excellence Award | plantscientist.org |
| Prof | EUNSIL | JUNG | Kyungpook National University | South Korea | Research Excellence Award | plantscientist.org |
| Prof Dr | Jose | González-Andújar | Instituto de Agricultura Sostenible (CSIC) | Spain | Editorial Board Member | |
| Dr | Susana | Martín-Arroyo | Universidad de Zaragoza | Spain | Women Researcher Award | plantscientist.org |
| Dr | Consuelo | Sendino | CSIC, MNCN | Spain | Women Researcher Award | plantscientist.org |
| Dr | Svitlana | Plokhovska | University San Pablo CEU | Spain | Best Researcher Award | plantscientist.org |
| Dr | Gustavo | Cáceres | Instituto Murciano de Investigación y Desarrollo Agrario y Medioambiental (IMIDA) | Spain | Best Researcher Award | plantscientist.org |
| Prof. Dr | Jorge | Villafañe | Universidad Europea de Madrid | Spain | Best Researcher Award | plantscientist.org |
| Mr. | Catalina | Cabañas | Universidad de Extremadura | Spain | Best Researcher Award | plantscientist.org |
| Mr. | Jose L. | Gonzalez-Andujar | CSIC | Spain | Best Researcher Award | plantscientist.org |
| Mr. | Hanna | Liventseva | Geosciences Barcelona GEO3BCN, CSIC | Spain | Women Researcher Award | plantscientist.org |
| Mr. | Paloma | Moncalean | NEIKER | Spain | Excellence in Plant Research | plantscientist.org |