| Dr | Mallesham | Bulle | Lousiana State University | United States | | |
| Mr. | Mallesham | Bulle | Lousiana State University | United States | Outstanding Scientist Award | plantscientist.org |
| Mr. | Stephanie | Coronado | University of South Florida | United States | Best Researcher Award | plantscientist.org |
| Dr | Juan Carlos | Fernandez Cadena | Brigham and Women´s Hospital - Harvard Medical School | United States | Editorial Board Member | |
| Mr. | Gaurav | Raturi | Texas Tech University | United States | Young Scientist Award | plantscientist.org |
| Dr | Suraj | Yadav | Mississippi State University | United States | | |
| Dr | Leonel | Lagos | Florida International University | United States | | |
| Dr | Kelsey | Fisher | Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station | United States | Research Excellence Award | plantscientist.org |
| Mr | Sai Suvidh | Maddela | University of Nebraska Lincoln | United States | Research Excellence Award | plantscientist.org |
| Mr | Johns | Saji | AgriPlex | United States | Research Excellence Award | plantscientist.org |
| Dr. | Shumayla | | University of Maryland | United States | | |
| Dr | Fnu | Shumayla | University of Maryland | United States | Women Researcher Award | plantscientist.org |
| Assoc. Prof. Dr | Guodong | Liu | University of Florida | United States | Research Excellence Award | plantscientist.org |
| Mr | Sai Prakash | Naroju | Tennessee State University | United States | | |
| Prof | Khabibjon | Kushiev | Scientific Research Institute of Agrobiotechnologies and Biochemistry Gulistan State University | Uzbekistan | Research Excellence Award | plantscientist.org |
| Dr | Bao Van | Nguyen | Institute of Biotechnology and Food Technology, Thai Nguyen University of Agriculture and Forestry, Vietnam. | Vietnam | Outstanding Scientist Award | plantscientist.org |
| Dr | عثمان | الحوشبي | جامعة عدن - كلية العلوم - قسم علوم الحياة | Yemen | Excellence in Plant Research | plantscientist.org |
| Dr | Albert Novas | Somanje | Ministry of Agriculture | Zambia | Sustainable Agriculture Innovation Award | plantscientist.org |
| Dr | MUNTARADZI | MATIVAVARIRA | Marondera University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology | Zimbabwe | Best Researcher Award | plantscientist.org |
| Dr | Soul | Washaya | Great Zimbabwe University | Zimbabwe | Best Researcher Award | plantscientist.org |