| Prof. Dr | George | Papatheodorou | University of Patras, Oceanus Lab | Greece | Research Excellence Award | botanyscientist.com |
| Prof. Dr | Tarek | Yousef | Imam Mohammad Ibn Saud Islamic University | Saudi Arabia | Research Excellence Award | botanyscientist.com |
| Prof. Dr | Ferenc | Orosz | HUN-REN Research Centre for Natural Sciences | Hungary | Research Excellence Award | botanyscientist.com |