| Dr | Evinç | Doğan | Bogazici Universitesi | Turkey | Social Sciences | Urban studies | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | Mokhtar | Elareshi | Al Ain University | United Arab Emirates | Social Sciences | new media studies | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | Gianluca | Ferraro | University of Portsmouth | United Kingdom | Social Sciences | Public Policy and Administration | Most Reader's Article Award | |
| Prof | Ryoonhee | Kim | KAIST | South Korea | Social Sciences | Finance | Best Researcher Award | |
| Prof | Victoria | Gibbon | University of Cape Town | South Africa | Social Sciences | Biological Anthropology | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | Bing | Mu | University of Rhode Island | United States | Social Sciences | Intercultural competence | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | Ravi | Somani | Meta | United Kingdom | Social Sciences | Economics | Most Reader's Article Award | |
| Dr | Deepti | Prasad | Sydney School of Architecture, Design and Planning, The University of Sydney | Australia | Social Sciences | Urban and Regional Planning and Policy | Best Paper Award | |
| Mr | M M Abdullah Al Mamun | Sony | University of Debrecen | Hungary | Social Sciences | Social Policy | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | Tuffuor | Addo Kwadwo | Head, Department of Peace Studies, School for Development Studies, UCC | Ghana | Social Sciences | Peace Education | Best Researcher Award | |
| Assoc. Prof. Dr | Paula | Bajdor | Czestochowa University of Technology | Poland | Social Sciences | sustainable development, sustainable entrepreneurship, ICT, information systems, logistics, supply chain, cloud computing | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | Yikang | Lu | 云南财经大学 | China | Social Sciences | 人类行为 | Best Researcher Award | |
| Assist. Prof. Dr | HsiaoHsien | Lin | Jiaying University/National Changhua University of Education/National Chin-Yi University of Technology | Taiwan | Social Sciences | Behavioral economics/Environmental Economics/Psychology/Public policy analysis/Sustainability/Crossdisciplinary study | Best Researcher Award | citationawards.com |
| Ms | DING | YUAN | SHANXI UNIVERSITY | China | Social Sciences | Transformation of resource-based regions and governance | Best Researcher Award | citationawards.com |
| Mr | Jianhui | REN | Shanxi University of Finance and Economics | China | Social Sciences | Regional Innovation | Best Researcher Award | citationawards.com |
| Dr | Thomais | Rousoulioti | Aristotle University of Thessaloniki | Greece | Social Sciences | Didactics | Best Research Article Award | citationawards.com |
| Dr | Nomatter | Sande | University of South Africa | United Kingdom | Social Sciences | Migration | Best Research Article Award | citationawards.com |
| Mr | Fekadu Israel | Alambo | Hawassa University | Ethiopia | Social Sciences | Rural and Agricultural Sociology | Best Research Article Award | citationawards.com |
| Ms | Salsa | Muafiroh | Universitas Indonesia | Indonesia | Social Sciences | Human Geography | Young Scientist Award | citationawards.com |
| Assoc. Prof. Dr | ÖZCAN | PALAVAN | EUROPENA UNIVERSITY OF LEFKE | Cyprus | Social Sciences | Education | Most Reader's Article Award | citationawards.com |