| Assist Prof Dr | Claire | Li | Royal Holloway University of London | United Kingdom | Business, Management and Accounting | Accounting and finance | Most Cited Article Award | |
| Assist Prof Dr | Xuelong | Li | Shandong University of Science and Technology | China | Environmental Science | Environmental Science and Pollution Research | Most Cited Author Award | |
| Assoc. Prof. Dr | Junjie | Li | Beijing Jiaotong University | China | Environmental Science | sustainable building design | Best Researcher Award | |
| Prof | Xinzhong | Li | Henan University of Science and Technology | China | Physics and Astronomy | Optics | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Prof | Jingfeng | Li | School of Pharmacy, Yantai University | China | Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | Cancer biology | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Dr | yan | Li | Guangdong Pharmaceutical University | China | Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | autoimmune， cancer | Research Excellence Award | View Profile |
| Assist. Prof. Dr | Jieming | Li | Henan University of Chinese Medicine | China | Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutical Science | Medicinal chemistry | Research Excellence Award | View Profile |
| Prof | Ming | Li | Henan Normal University | China | Computer Science | Information Security | Best Researcher Award | |
| Mr | Kaijian | Li | Chongqing University | China | Social Sciences | Urban studies | Best Researcher Award | |
| Prof | Wenbo | Li | Northeastern University | China | Engineering | Efficient resource utilization of strategic metals | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Dr | Dario Alejandro | Leon Valido | Norwegian Universuty of Life Sciences | Norway | Materials Science | Electronic Structure Methods | Best Researcher Award | |
| Assist. Prof. Dr | Luigi | Lentini | Politecnico di Torino | Italy | Engineering | Tribology | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Dr | guangyao | leng | China University of Petroleum, Beijing | China | Energy | Petroleum engineering | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | Lin | LEI | Jilin University | China | Veterinary Science and Veterinary Medicine | Animal nutrition and metabolic diseases | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | Kowtharapu | Leela Prasad | Dr. Reddy's Laboratories | India | Chemistry | Analytical chemistry | Excellence in Research Award | View Profile |
| Dr | Yu Geon | Lee | Korea Food Research Institute (KFRI) | South Korea | Agricultural and Biological Sciences | Functional food analysis | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Prof | Soon-Jae | Lee | University of Lausanne & African Genome Center | Switzerland | Agricultural and Biological Sciences | Mycorrhizal Symbiosis | Research Excellence Award | View Profile |
| Dr | Els | Leclercq | Delft University of Technology | Netherlands | Other | Urbanism | Most Cited Article Award | |
| Mr | Phuoc-Cuong | Le | The University of Danang-University of Science and Technology | Vietnam | Agricultural and Biological Sciences | Environmental Sciences | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | Wan | Le | China University of Geosciences | China | Earth and Planetary Sciences | geology and geochemistry | Best Researcher Award | |