| Prof | Ying-Wen | Liang | Department of Travel Management, Jinwen University of Science and Technology | Taiwan | Social Sciences | Tourism, Leisure, and Hospitality | Best Research Award | |
| Dr | Asma | Alwreikat | Al-Balqa Applied University | Jordan | Social Sciences | Information Behavior | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | Mubasher | Hussain | Islamic Research Institute, International Islamic University, Islamabad, Pakistan | Pakistan | Social Sciences | Islamic Religious Studies/Sharia Law | Best Research Award | |
| Prof | Puja | Khatri | Guru Gobind SIngh Indraprastha University | India | Social Sciences | Organizational Behaviour and Human Resource Management | Best Researcher Award | |
| Prof Dr | Jürgen | Schmude | Ludwig-Maximilians University | Germany | Social Sciences | Tourism Research | Best Researcher Award | |
| Prof | Janet | Hoskins | University of Southern California | United States | Social Sciences | Medical Anthropology | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | Efrat | Shaked | Bar Ilan University | Israel | Social Sciences | Incest | Best Research Award | |
| Dr | Mohammad | Qadam Shah | Seattle Pacific University | United States | Social Sciences | Political economy | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | Frederick | Dayour | SD Dombo University of Business and Integrated Development Studies | Ghana | Social Sciences | Tourism | Excellence in Research | |
| Dr | Gong | Chen | Georgia State University | United States | Social Sciences | Political Science | Best Researcher Award | |
| Mr | Christophe | Gironde | Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies, Geneva | Switzerland | Social Sciences | Political economy, gender studies | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | Juan Pablo | Gómez Lacayo | Universidad Centroamericana (UCA) | Nicaragua | Social Sciences | Memory Studies | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | Bhuvanachithra | Chidambaram | Department of Transport Planning, TU Dortmund University, Dortmund | Germany | Social Sciences | Transport Planning | Women Researcher Award | |
| Mr | Opanga | David | African Centre of Excellence for Innovative Teaching and Learning Mathematics and Science | Rwanda | Social Sciences | Education/Biology/Language use | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | Seema | Iyer | University of Baltimore | United States | Social Sciences | Urban Planning | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | Philip | Boland | Queen's University Belfast | United Kingdom | Social Sciences | Planning | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | Nancy | Viana | University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras Campus | Puerto Rico | Social Sciences | Social Work with Groups | Best Researcher Award | |
| Ms | Natia | Gamkrelidze | Linnaeus University/Harvard University | Sweden | Social Sciences | Political Science | Best Researcher Award | |
| Ms | Rebekah | Pierre | BASW | United Kingdom | Social Sciences | Care system | Excellence in Innovation | |
| Dr | Paul | Clements | Western Michigan University | United States | Social Sciences | Climate change policy, analysis and ethics | Best Researcher Award | |