| Mr | Richard | Shumbusho | University of Rwanda | Rwanda | Best Academic Researcher Award | Awardee | petroleumengineering.org |
| Assist. Prof. Dr | Reza | Zabihi | Shahid Bahonar University of Kerman | Iran | Best Researcher Award | Awardee | petroleumengineering.org |
| Assist. Prof. Dr | Reza | Alayi | Department of mechanics, Ge.C., Islamic Azad University, Germi, Iran | Iran | Best Academic Researcher Award | Awardee | petroleumengineering.org |
| Prof. Dr | Ren-Shi | Nie | Southwest Petroleum University | China | Best Researcher Award | Awardee | petroleumengineering.org |
| Dr | Reiko | Kiyonami | Thermo Fisher Scientific | United States | Best Industrial Research Award | Awardee | petroleumengineering.org |
| Prof. Dr | Rashed | Sahraeian | Shahed university | Iran | Best Scholar Award | Awardee | petroleumengineering.org |
| Assist. Prof. Dr | Rasha | El-Sayed Mohamed | Egyptian Petroleum Research institute | Egypt | Best Researcher Award | Awardee | petroleumengineering.org |
| Dr | Ramesh Chandra | Nayak | Synergy Institute of Technology | India | Best Researcher Award | Awardee | petroleumengineering.org |
| Assist. Prof. Dr | Rahim | Zahedi | University of Tehran | Iran | Best Researcher Award | Awardee | petroleumengineering.org |
| Dr | Rabia | Ahmad | King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals (KFUPM), Dharan, 31261, KSA | Saudi Arabia | Best Researcher Award | Awardee | petroleumengineering.org |