| Mr | Mosekama Osia | Mokhele | Nelson Mandela University | South Africa | Best Researcher Award | innovationtechnologist.com |
| Dr | Bheki | Mthembu | Durban University of Technology | South Africa | Best Researcher Award | innovationtechnologist.com |
| Mr | Ntokozo | Gqweta | University of the Witwatersrand | South Africa | Best Researcher Award | innovationtechnologist.com |
| Dr | Hellen | Agumba | University of Johannesburg | South Africa | Best Researcher Award | innovationtechnologist.com |
| Assoc. Prof. Dr | Tambwe willy | Muzumbukilwa | University of Kwazulu-Natal | South Africa | Research Excellence Award | innovationtechnologist.com |
| Dr | Deborah | Olaniyan | University of the free state | South Africa | Innovative Research Award | innovationtechnologist.com |
| Prof | Ndumiso Daluxolo | Ngidi | Durban University of Technology | South Africa | Research Excellence Award | innovationtechnologist.com |
| Ms | Priyanka | Govender | University of KwaZulu-Natal | South Africa | Research Excellence Award | innovationtechnologist.com |
| Prof | Viliam | Bárek | Slovak University of Agriculture | Slovakia | Excellence in Research Award | innovationtechnologist.com |
| Dr | Jeehyun | Park | Singapore-ETH Centre | Singapore | Research Excellence Award | innovationtechnologist.com |
| Assist. Prof. Dr | MAHIR | SHARIF | Prince Sattam ibn Abdelaziz University | Saudi Arabia | Best Researcher Award | innovationtechnologist.com |
| Dr | MOUNIR | JAOUADI | Arab Open University | Saudi Arabia | Best Researcher Award | innovationtechnologist.com |
| Prof | Evgeny | Tretyakov | N. D. Zelinsky Institute of Organic Chemistry | Russia | Best Researcher Award | innovationtechnologist.com |
| Prof. Dr | Alexey | Beskopylny | Don State Technical University | Russia | Best Researcher Award | innovationtechnologist.com |
| Prof | Vladimir | Chigrinov | HKUST | Russia | Best Researcher Award | innovationtechnologist.com |
| Dr | Oana | Panazan | Transylvania University of Brasov | Romania | Best Researcher Award | innovationtechnologist.com |
| Ms | DEFTA | MONICA | Transilvania University of Brasov | Romania | Best Research Article Award | innovationtechnologist.com |
| Dr | Ana | Alves | SERQ, Innovation and Competence Forest Centre, 6100-711 Sertã, Portugal | Portugal | Research Excellence Award | innovationtechnologist.com |
| Mr | Tomasz | Zieliński | Orlen S.A. | Poland | Best Industrial Research Award | innovationtechnologist.com |
| Prof | Juan Martin | Garcia Chumacero | Universidad Señor de Sipán | Peru | Excellence in Innovation Award | innovationtechnologist.com |