| Prof. Dr | Jesús | Martínez-Frías | CSIC y Reales Academias de Ciencias y Doctores de España | Spain | Earth and Planetary Sciences | Geología Planetaria y Astrobiología | Research Excellence Award | View Profile |
| Ms | Rut | Meseguer Naturil | Health Research Institute INCLIVA | Spain | Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | Hematology, Immunotherapy and Cellular Therapy | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Prof. Dr | M. Ángeles | Baeza | Universidad de Granada | Spain | Economics, Econometrics and Finance | Infraestructuras | Best Research Article Award | View Profile |
| Dr | Pablo | Cortés-González | Universidad de Málaga | Spain | Social Sciences | Ciencias de la Educación | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | Jose Antonio | Curiel | INIA-CSIC | Spain | Agricultural and Biological Sciences | Tecnologia de Alimentos | Best Paper Award | View Profile |
| Dr | José Antonio | Sillero-Medina | University of Málaga | Spain | Environmental Science | Physical Geography / Soil / Remote sensing / Precision agriculture | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Mrs | Maria Visitación | Martínez Fernández | Mutua Montañesa Hospital | Spain | Health Professions | Fisioterapia. Terapia de mano | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Dr | Consuelo | Sendino | CSIC, MNCN | Spain | Environmental Science | Palaeoenvironment | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Mr | Manuel | Martín-Martín | Universidad de Alicante | Spain | Earth and Planetary Sciences | Estratigrafía y Geología Regional | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Dr | Amaia | Saralegui | Servicio Navarro de Salud | Spain | Nursing and Health Professions | Gestión de recursos de enfermería | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Assist. Prof. Dr | Manuel | Toledo Padrón | University of Cordoba | Spain | Environmental Science | Chemical Engineering | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Dr | Alfredo | Berzal-Herranz | Instituto de Parasitología y BIomedicina López-Neyra, CSIC | Spain | Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | Viroilogía Molecular; structura/función del RNA | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | Sixto | González Víllora | Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha | Spain | Social Sciences | Didáctica de la Expresión Corporal | Excellence in Research | |
| Dr | Jose Antonio | Mendiola | CIAL-CSIC | Spain | Chemical Engineering | Food Engeneering | Best Paper Award | View Profile |
| Mr | Jordi | Rodeiro | Institut de Recerca Sant Joan de Déu | Spain | Computer Science | Artificial intelligence and Statistics | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Assoc. Prof. Dr | Alberto | Esteban Fernández | Hospital Universitario Severo Ochoa | Spain | Medicine and Dentistry | Miocardiopatías | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Dr | JOSÉ ANTONIO | VELLIDO PÉREZ | UNIVERSIDAD DE GRANADA | Spain | Chemical Engineering | Tecnología de emulsiones | Research Excellence Award | View Profile |
| Prof. Dr | Maximino | Redondo | Universidad de Málaga | Spain | Health Professions | Laboratorio Clínico | Best Scholar Award | View Profile |
| Dr | M. Auxiliadora | Gómez-Morón | Universidad Pablo de Olavide | Spain | Chemistry | Química y ciencia de los materiales | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Dr | Periyasamy | Anushkkaran | Uva Wellassa University | Sri Lanka | Materials Science | Energy Materials for Electrochemical Energy Storage and Conversion | Research Excellence Award | View Profile |