| Mr | Manikandan | Sathianarayanan | National Taiwan University | Taiwan | Social Media Crisis Management | Disaster studies | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Chu-Chih | Chen | National Health Research Institutes | Taiwan | Social Media and Digital Marketing Ethics and Governance | Environmental Science and governance | Best Researcher Award |
| Prof Dr | Kuei Tien | Chou | Risk Society and Policy Research Center, National Taiwan University | Taiwan | Social Media and Digital Marketing Ethics and Governance | governance | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Antoine | Levasseur | Centre hospitalier universitaire vaudois | Switzerland | Analytics and Reporting | Forensic Sciences | Young Scientist Award |
| Ms | Cécile | Zachlod | FHNW | Switzerland | Social Media Metrics and Measurement | Social media analytics, Social media analysis, Social media data, Social media monitoring, Social media listening | Top Researcher Award |
| Mrs | Roxan | Saleh | Dalarna University | Sweden | Introduction to Social Media and Digital Marketing | Transport safety | Women Researcher Award |
| Dr | Prasad | Mahindarathne | Uva Wellassa University, Badulla, Sri Lanka | Sri Lanka | Community Management and Engagement | Information Behaviour | Excellence in Research |
| Mrs | Supuni | Aluthge | RMIT University, Melbourne | Sri Lanka | Analytics and Reporting | Food Science and Technology | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Cristina | Prieto | University of Seville | Spain | Analytics and Reporting | Renewable energy in the Media | Women Researcher Award |
| Assist Prof Dr | Diego | Gómez-Carmona | Universidad de Cádiz | Spain | Understanding Consumer Behavior | Neuromarketing | Best Researcher Award |
| Mr | Victor | García Morales | University of Granada | Spain | Future of Social Media and Digital Marketing | social media and digital marketing strategy | Outstanding Scientist Award |
| Assoc Prof Dr | Rodrigo | Martín Rojas | University of Granada | Spain | Introduction to Social Media and Digital Marketing | Digital technologies | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Manuel | Martí Vilar | Facultat de Psicolgia/Universitat de València | Spain | Introduction to Social Media and Digital Marketing | prosocial | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Yolanda | Castro | Instituto de Cerámica y Vidrio/CSIC | Spain | Social Media and Digital Marketing Strategy | Materials | Best Researcher Award |
| Prof Dr | Andrés | Gómez | Esic University | Spain | Social Media and Digital Marketing Strategy | Digitalization | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Ramona-Diana | Leon | Universitat Politecnica de Valencia | Spain | Social Media Metrics and Measurement | Enterprise Social Networks | Excellence in Research |
| Mrs | María | Alesanco-Llorente | Universidad de La Rioja | Spain | Understanding Consumer Behavior | Marketing | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Núria | Vallès-Peris | Research Institute of Artificial Intelligence (National Spanish Research Council) | Spain | Social Media and Digital Marketing Ethics and Governance | Education, Science and Technology Studies | Best Researcher Award |
| Prof | María M. | Muñoz | Universidad de Málaga Facultad de Comercio y Gestión | Spain | Social Media Metrics and Measurement | Multicriteria Analysis | Best Research Award |
| Assoc Prof Dr | Francisco J. | Amaro-Gahete | University of Granada | Spain | Introduction to Social Media and Digital Marketing | Exercise is Medicine | Young Scientist Award |