| Dr | Ishwarya | Ramachandran | CMFRI | Immunology of Infections | India | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | Abdul Rahman | Ramdzan | Universiti Malaysia Sabah | Animal Infectious Diseases, Zoonosis | Malaysia | Best Researcher Award | |
| Prof. | Amitis | Ramezani | Pasteur Institute of Iran | Vaccines and Vaccination | Iran | Best Researcher Award | pencis.com |
| Prof. Dr. | Akshay | Rao | University of Minnesota | Infectious Diseases Vaccines | United States | Best Researcher Award | |
| Prof Dr | Barbara | Rath | Vienna Vaccine Safety Initiative | Infectious Diseases Vaccines | Germany | Best Researcher Award | |
| Prof. Dr. | Amelia Pilar | Rauter | Faculdade de Ciencias, Universidade de Lisboa | Infectious Diseases Prevention, Control and Cure | Portugal | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | Shatrupa | Ray | Agricultural Research Organization, Volcani Centre, Israel | Microbial Pathogenesis and Virulence | Israel | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | Ali | Raza | Govt. Maulana Zafar Ali Khan Graduate College Wazirabad, 52000, Punjab Higher Education Department Lahore, Govt. Of Punjab, Pakistan | Epidemiology of Emerging and Re-Emerging Infectious Diseases | Pakistan | Best Research Award | |
| Mr | Taqi | Raza | University of Tennessee Knoxville | others | United States | Excellence Award (Any Scientific field) | |
| Dr | Edislo | Reguera | Instituto Politecnico Nacional, CICATA-Legaria | others | Mexico | Best Research Award | |
| Prof. Dr. | Jianan | Ren | Research Institute of General Surgery, Affiliated Jinling Hospital, Medical School of Nanjing University, Nanjing, China | Sepsis, Septicaemia | China | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | Julian Andres | Rengifo Herrera | CONICET | Antimicrobial, Antibiotic, Antibacterial Resistance | Argentina | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr. | LILIAN | RICCIO | FIOCRUZ | Malaria | Brazil | Best Researcher Award | pencis.com |
| Dr | Yuval | Rinkevich | helmholtz Center, Munich | others | Germany | Best Researcher Award | |
| Prof Dr | RAYMUNDO RENE | RIVAS | Universidad Autónoma de Ciudad Juárez | Microbial Pathogenesis and Virulence | Mexico | Best Research Award | |
| Ms | André | Rocha | Federal University of Viçosa (UFV) | Antimicrobial, Antibiotic, Antibacterial Resistance | Brazil | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | Tina | Rochelle | City University of Hong Kong | Infectious Diseases Prevention, Control and Cure | Hong Kong | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | Juan | Rodriguez | Universidad Nacional de Colombia | Tuberculosis | Colombia | Best Researcher Award | |
| Prof | Mario Henry | Rodriguez | Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública | Malaria | Mexico | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr. | Amanda | Rodriguez Betancourt | UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO | Surgical Site Infections | United States | Best Researcher Award | pencis.com |