| Mr. | Reigner Jay | Escartin | University of the Immaculate Conception | Infectious Diseases Prevention, Control and Cure | Philippines | Best Researcher Award | pencis.com |
| Dr | Lebea | Nthunya | University of the Witwatersrand | Antimicrobial, Antibiotic, Antibacterial Resistance | South Africa | Best Researcher Award | |
| Prof. | Akira | Akabayashi | University of Tokyo | Vaccines and Vaccination | Japan | Best Researcher Award | |
| Ms. | Ammazia | Hanif | University of Tsukuba | Causes and Symptoms of Infectious Diseases | Japan | Best Researcher Award | pencis.com |
| Assist Prof Dr | sobhi | mleyhi | University of Tunis elManar, faculty of medicine of Tunis, La rabta Hospital | Tuberculosis | Tunisia | Best Research Award | |
| Prof Dr | Abdulhamit | Subasi | University of Turku | Diagnosis of Infectious Diseases | Finland | Excellence in Research | |
| Prof | Paolo | Gisondi | University of Verona | Immunology of Infections | Italy | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | Tahmineh | Azizi | University of Wisconsin-Madison | others | United States | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | Tahmineh | Azizi | University of Wisconsin-Madison | others | United States | Women Researcher Award | |
| Ms | Celia | Moffat Joel Matyanga | University of Zimbabwe | Infectious Diseases Prevention, Control and Cure | Zimbabwe | Best Researcher Award | |
| Prof Dr | waseem | ahmed | Uoh | Plant Disease Modelling and Parameter Estimation | Pakistan | Outstanding Scientist Award | |
| Prof. Dr. | Expedito | Luna | USP | Infectious Diseases Vaccines | Brazil | Best Researcher Award | pencis.com |
| Dr | Kaiming | Bi | UT Austin | Ebola and Zika Viral Infections | United States | Best Researcher Award | |
| Assoc Prof Dr | Pınar | TALAY PINAR | Van Yuzuncu Yil University | Antimicrobials, Antibiotics, Antibacterials | Turkey | Best Researcher Award | |
| Assoc Prof Dr | Shabbab | Alhammadi | Vice Rectorate for Facilities and Operation, Princess Nourah bint Abdulrahman University, P.O. Box 84428, Riyadh 11671, Saudi Arabia. | others | Saudi Arabia | Best Researcher Award | |
| Prof Dr | Barbara | Rath | Vienna Vaccine Safety Initiative | Infectious Diseases Vaccines | Germany | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | Ravindra | Badhe | Vivocon Technologies Pvt. Ltd. | Infectious Diseases Prevention, Control and Cure | India | Best Researcher Award | |
| Mr | Goraw | Yemer | Wageningen University and Research and Bahir Dar University | Infectious Diseases Prevention, Control and Cure | Ethiopia | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | Yawei Jenny | Yang | Weill Cornell Medical Center | Immunology of Infections | United States | Best Researcher Award | |
| Mrs | Elinor | Aviv-Sharon | Weizmann Institute of Science | Infectious Diseases Prevention, Control and Cure | Israel | Best Researcher Award | |