| Prof. Dr | Shinji | Egashira | International Centre for Flood Hazards and Risk Management, PWRI, Japan (Retired in March 2025) | Japan | Best Academic Researcher Award | Awardee | petroleumengineering.org |
| Mr | Bolin | Ji | Donghua University | China | Best Academic Researcher Award | Awardee | petroleumengineering.org |
| Dr | Olusoji Lawrence | Taiwo | Schlumberger OilField UK Limited | United Kingdom | Best Academic Researcher Award | Awardee | petroleumengineering.org |
| Assist. Prof. Dr | Emanuela | Drago | University of Genoa | Italy | Best Academic Researcher Award | Awardee | petroleumengineering.org |
| Assoc. Prof. Dr | Xianli | Xue | Tianjin university of science and technology | China | Best Academic Researcher Award | Awardee | petroleumengineering.org |
| Prof. Dr | ROSA | RODRIGUEZ | Universidad Nacional de San Juan | Argentina | Best Academic Researcher Award | Awardee | petroleumengineering.org |
| Assoc. Prof. Dr | Qi | Yang | Qingdao University of Science and Technology | China | Best Academic Researcher Award | Awardee | petroleumengineering.org |
| Prof | moshu | qian | Nanjing Tech University | China | Best Academic Researcher Award | Awardee | petroleumengineering.org |
| Dr | AYSE | ÖZKAL | PAMUKKALE UNIVERSITY | Turkey | Best Academic Researcher Award | Awardee | petroleumengineering.org |
| Prof. Dr | Alian | Wang | Washington University in St. Louis | United States | Best Academic Researcher Award | Awardee | petroleumengineering.org |