| Dr | Sito-obong | Udofia | Hartpury University | United Kingdom | Research Excellence Award | plantscientist.org |
| Mr. | Nanxi | Li | Imperial College London | United Kingdom | | |
| Mr. | Danna | Abraham | Alliant International University | United States | Best Researcher Award | plantscientist.org |
| Mr. | Arthur M. | Feldman | Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University | United States | Best Researcher Award | plantscientist.org |
| Mrs | Ann Lee | Miller | Grand Canyon University | United States | | |
| Mr. | Holly | Neibergs | Washington State University | United States | Best Researcher Award | plantscientist.org |
| Mr. | David | Fenner | University of North Florida | United States | Best Researcher Award | plantscientist.org |
| Mr. | Nabil | Killiny | University of Florida, Citrus Research and Education Center | United States | Best Researcher Award | plantscientist.org |
| Mr. | Marina | Kalyuzhnaya | San Diego State University | United States | Best Researcher Award | plantscientist.org |
| Dr | Michael | Schatz | Johns Hopkins University | United States | | |
| Mr | Angel | Rodriguez | Harvard University | United States | | |
| Mr. | Valeisha | Ellis | Spelman College | United States | Best Researcher Award | plantscientist.org |
| Mr. | Alicia | Foxx | Chicago Botanic Garden | United States | Best Researcher Award | plantscientist.org |
| Mr. | Michael | Neff | Washington State University | United States | Best Researcher Award | plantscientist.org |
| Mr. | Rattan | Lal | The Ohio State University | United States | Best Researcher Award | plantscientist.org |
| Mr. | John | Carethers | UC San Diego | United States | Best Researcher Award | plantscientist.org |
| Mr. | Joseph | Ayariga | Alabama State University | United States | Best Researcher Award | plantscientist.org |
| Dr | Mahendar | Thudi | Fort Valley State university | United States | Editorial Board Member | |
| Mr. | Gurparshad Singh | Brar | Auburn University | United States | Best Researcher Award | plantscientist.org |
| Dr | Justine Kipruto | Kitony | Salk Institute for Biological Studes | United States | | |
| Mr. | Amir | Khoddamzadeh | Florida International University | United States | Best Researcher Award | plantscientist.org |
| Dr | Mather | Khan | University of Missouri | United States | Excellence in Plant Research | 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. | Saliha | Ahmad | Case Western Reserve University | United States | Best Researcher Award | plantscientist.org |