| Dr | Suraj | Yadav | Mississippi State University | United States | | |
| Dr | Teodor | Kalpakchiev | Uni Leeds | United Kingdom | Research Excellence Award | plantscientist.org |
| Dr | Leonel | Lagos | Florida International University | United States | | |
| Dr | Antonio | Anaya | INIFAP | Mexico | Breakthroughs in Crop Science | plantscientist.org |
| Dr | Erick | Ochoa-Chaparro | CIAD | Mexico | Young Scientist Award | plantscientist.org |
| Dr | Sallah | Al Hashedi | Central Laboratories, Department of Microbiology, King Faisal University, Al-Ahsa, Saudi Arabia | Saudi Arabia | Excellence in Research Award | plantscientist.org |
| Dr | Albert Novas | Somanje | Ministry of Agriculture | Zambia | Sustainable Agriculture Innovation Award | plantscientist.org |
| Dr | Chao | Bai | Beijing Zoo | China | Research Excellence Award | plantscientist.org |
| Dr | Elisa | Buzzatti | University Tor Vergata | Italy | Research Excellence Award | plantscientist.org |
| Dr | Xi | Xu | Anhui Jianzhu University | China | Best Paper Award | plantscientist.org |
| Dr | Wasiu Akande | Ahmed | Hangzhou International Innovation Institute of Beihang University | China | Excellence in Research Award | plantscientist.org |
| Dr | Arman | Utepov | Center for ecosystem solutions EcoMind PF | Kazakhstan | Research Excellence Award | plantscientist.org |
| Dr | Svetlana | Velizarova | Medical Univerity Sofia | Bulgaria | Research Excellence Award | plantscientist.org |
| Dr | Xiang-hua | Song | University of Jinan | China | Young Scientist Award | plantscientist.org |
| Dr | Ruben | Budău | University of Oradea | Romania | Research Excellence Award | plantscientist.org |
| Dr | changlu | hu | Northwest A&F University | China | Young Scientist Award | plantscientist.org |
| Dr | Sito-obong | Udofia | Hartpury University | United Kingdom | Research Excellence Award | plantscientist.org |
| Dr | Viktor | Husak | Vasyl Stefanyk Carpathian National University | Ukraine | Research Excellence Award | plantscientist.org |
| Dr | Licarion Kunwedomo | Miine | University of Cape Coast | Ghana | Research Excellence Award | plantscientist.org |
| Dr | Akbota | Kabayeva | Eurasian National University | Kazakhstan | Research Excellence Award | plantscientist.org |
| Dr | Esteban Ismael | Meza Torres | Unidad Ejecutora Lillo (Fundación Miguel Lillo - Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas) | Argentina | Best Paper Award | plantscientist.org |
| Dr | Patrícia | Rijo | Lusofona University | Portugal | Women Researcher Award | plantscientist.org |
| Dr | Cristina | Cruz | Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade de Lisboa | Portugal | 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 |