| Dr | Soumitra | Paul | University of Calcutta | India | Best Researcher Award | plantscientist.org |
| Dr | Christine | Daly | University of Calgary | Canada | Best Researcher Award | plantscientist.org |
| Dr | Licarion Kunwedomo | Miine | University of Cape Coast | Ghana | Research Excellence Award | plantscientist.org |
| Mr | Lydia | Madika | University of Cape Town | South Africa | Research Excellence Award | plantscientist.org |
| Mr | Marina | Lopez Pozo | University of Colorado, Boulder | Spain | Research Excellence Award | plantscientist.org |
| Mr. | Aristides | Moustakas | University of Crete | Greece | Best Researcher Award | plantscientist.org |
| Dr | Puranjit | Singh | University of Delaware | United States | Best Researcher Award | plantscientist.org |
| Dr | Puranjit | Singh | University of Delaware | United States | Emerging Plant Scientist Award | plantscientist.org |
| Dr | Dharmendra | kumar | University of Delhi | India | | |
| Mr | ALADJI ABATCHOUA MADI | MADI IBRAM | University of Ebolowa | Cameroon | Best Researcher Award | plantscientist.org |
| Mr. | Kamran | Ghasemzadeh | university of Edinburgh | United Kingdom | Best Researcher Award | plantscientist.org |
| Ms | pamela | mwikali | university of Eldoret | Kenya | Best Researcher Award | plantscientist.org |
| Ms | Mahtab | Shiravi | University of florence | Italy | Best Researcher Award | plantscientist.org |
| Assoc. Prof. Dr | Guodong | Liu | University of Florida | United States | Research Excellence Award | plantscientist.org |
| Mr. | Nabil | Killiny | University of Florida, Citrus Research and Education Center | United States | Best Researcher Award | plantscientist.org |
| Dr | MOJEED | AGORO | UNIVERSITY OF FORT HARE | South Africa | Best Researcher Award | plantscientist.org |
| Mr | Siyabonga | Gasa | University of Fort Hare | South Africa | Best Researcher Award | plantscientist.org |
| Mr. | Manuela Kristin | Gunther | University of Glasgow | United Kingdom | Best Researcher Award | plantscientist.org |
| Assoc. Prof. Dr | Sina | Siavash Moghaddam | University of Guilan | Iran | Best Researcher Award | plantscientist.org |
| Dr | Abiola | Ilori | University of Ibadan | Nigeria | Research Excellence Award | plantscientist.org |
| Dr | Xiang-hua | Song | University of Jinan | China | Young Scientist Award | plantscientist.org |
| Prof. Dr | Timothy | Namo | University of Jos | Nigeria | Best Researcher Award | plantscientist.org |
| Ms | Martha | Sheepo | University of KwaZulu Natal, Pietermaritzburg | South Africa | Best Researcher Award | plantscientist.org |
| Mr. | Helen Snethemba | Ndlovu | University of KwaZulu-Natal | South Africa | Young Scientist Award | plantscientist.org |
| Dr | Zezethu | Mnqeta | University of Limpopo | South Africa | | |