| Mr | Wei | Wei | School of New Energy and Power Engineering | China | Social Media and Digital Marketing Strategy | fault diagnosis | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Abdulwasea | Alkhazzan | Northwestern polytechnical university | China | Social Media Advertising | The Impact of media coverage on the dynamics of epidemic models | Excellence in Research |
| Assoc Prof Dr | Weijun | Ma | School of Psychology and Cognitive science, East China Normal University (ECNU), China | China | Social Media Metrics and Measurement | Social and Clinical psychology | Best Researcher Award |
| Assist Prof Dr | Hui | XU | Shanghai Maritime University | China | Social Media and Digital Marketing Strategy | Gamification in crowdsourcing, User innovation, Consumer green behavior | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Jiale | Zhang | University of Technology Malaysia | China | Understanding Consumer Behavior | Tourist behaviour | Best Researcher Award |
| Prof | Fangcheng | Tang | Beijing University of Chemical Technology | China | Social Media Platforms and Their Features | Collaborative Pattern of Platform and Their Network Structure | Excellence in Research |
| Assist Prof Dr | Pai | Liu | Dalian University of Technology | China | Analytics and Reporting | Big data analysis and report | Best Researcher Award |
| Prof | Yu | Pan | Shanghai International Studies University | China | Mobile Marketing | Information systems and digital marketing | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Yuxi | Qin | Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications | China | Web Analytics and Metrics | Wireless sensing | Digital Marketing Research Impact Award |
| Dr | ISSAM | KHELFAOUI | Shantou university | China | Future of Social Media and Digital Marketing | Information and communication Technonolgies on future of health | Best Researcher Award |
| Assoc Prof Dr | Ming | Xu | Liaoning Technical University | China | Future Trends in Social Media and Digital Marketing | Urban computing | Best Researcher Award |
| Mr | Xiuqi | Huang | Tianjin University | China | Social Media and Digital Marketing Strategy | Stock Message Board Information Diffusion | Best Researcher Award |
| Ms | Xinyi | Hong | Guangzhou University of China | China | Understanding Consumer Behavior | Consumer Willingness to Pay | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | N'guadi Blaise | Allou | University of Felix Houphouet Boigny | Côte d'Ivoire | Social Media and Digital Marketing Strategy | Chemical Science | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Aleksandar | Radic | Independent Researcher | Croatia | Social Media and Digital Marketing Strategy | Financial technologies and digital payments | Best Researcher Award |
| Prof Dr | Anet | Režek Jambrak | Faculty of Food Technology and Biotechnology, University of Zagreb | Croatia | Introduction to Social Media and Digital Marketing | Promotion of science | Outstanding Scientist Award |
| Prof | Maria | Economidou-Kogetsidis | University of Nicosia | Cyprus | Introduction to Social Media and Digital Marketing | Email Pragmatics and Language | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | JAGAN MOHAN | DODDA | New Technologies Research Centre/ University of West Bohemia | Czech Republic | Social Media Platforms and Their Features | Technological scientific Progress | Best Researcher Award |
| Mr | Niels | Bech | Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland, GEUS | Denmark | Web Analytics and Metrics | • Simulation of CO2 storage and sequestration | Best Researcher Award |
| Assist Prof Dr | Gemechu Shale | Ogato | Ambo University | Ethiopia | Community Management and Engagement | Towards integrated, and sustainable municipal solid waste management system | Best Researcher Award |