| Prof. Dr | Tingshan | Zhang | SW Petroleum Univ. | China | Best Academic Researcher Award | Awardee | petroleumengineering.org |
| Prof. Dr | Yuxin | Zhao | CNPC Tubular Goods Research Institute (TGRI) | China | Best Researcher Award | Awardee | petroleumengineering.org |
| Prof. Dr | Pier Giorgio | Natali | Department of Medicine and Aging Sciences, Center for Advanced Studies and Technology (CAST), G. D'Annunzio University, Chieti, Italy, | Italy | Excellence in Research Award | Awardee | petroleumengineering.org |
| Prof. Dr | Rashed | Sahraeian | Shahed university | Iran | Best Scholar Award | Awardee | petroleumengineering.org |
| Prof. Dr | S.S. | Mortazavi | Shahid Chamran University of Ahvaz | Iran | Best Academic Researcher Award | Awardee | petroleumengineering.org |
| Prof. Dr | Ida Lykke | Fabricius | Techni | Denmark | Best Researcher Award | Awardee | petroleumengineering.org |
| 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 |
| Prof. Dr | Peter | Rose | Energy & Geoscience Institute at the University of Utah | United States | Best Researcher Award | Awardee | petroleumengineering.org |
| Prof. Dr | Hu | Jia | Southwest Petroleum University | China | Best Researcher Award | Awardee | petroleumengineering.org |
| Prof. Dr | Yang | Zhao | China University of Petroleum-Beijing | China | Best Researcher Award | Awardee | petroleumengineering.org |