| Dr | Elizabet | Janić Hajnal | Institute of Food Technology in Novi Sad, University of Novi Sad | Serbia | Research Excellence Award | popularengineer.org |
| Mr | Jalil | Jamali | Islamic Azad University | Iran | Best Researcher Award | popularengineer.org |
| Mr | Rolf | Jakoby | Technical University of Darmstadt | Germany | Outstanding Scientist Award | popularengineer.org |
| Mr | Shubham | Jaiswal | University of Birmingham | United Kingdom | Best Researcher Award | popularengineer.org |
| Mrs | Fatemeh | Izadpanah | Potsdam University | Germany | Best Researcher Award | popularengineer.org |
| Mr | Valentin | Ivanov | Budker Institute of Nuclear Physics | Russia | Research Excellence Award | popularengineer.org |
| Dr | Babamotemi | Itakorode | Osun State University | Nigeria | Best Researcher Award | popularengineer.org |
| Dr | Md. Jahidul | Islam | IUBAT - International University of Business Agriculture and Technology | Bangladesh | Best Researcher Award | popularengineer.org |
| Mr | Umar | Islam | IQRA National University Swat Campus, KPK, Pakistan | Pakistan | Best Researcher Award | popularengineer.org |
| Mr | Homère | ISHIMWE | University of Rwanda - college of science and technology | Rwanda | Best Researcher Award | popularengineer.org |
| Mr | Rima | Isaifan | Georgetown University and Ministy of Higher Education Qatar | Qatar | Research Excellence Award | popularengineer.org |
| Mr | Naveed | Iqbal | Petro-Explorers Inc | Canada | Best Researcher Award | popularengineer.org |
| Mr | Kazuto | Ikemoto | Mitsubishi Gas Chemical company | Japan | Best Researcher Award | popularengineer.org |
| Prof | Dahi | Ibrahim | National Institute of Standards | Egypt | Best Researcher Award | popularengineer.org |
| Prof | Gwo-Jen | Hwang | National Taichung University of Education | Taiwan | Best Researcher Award | popularengineer.org |
| Prof | Chih-Lyang | Hwang | National Taiwan University of Science and Technology | Taiwan | Best Researcher Award | popularengineer.org |
| Dr | Hoon | Hur | Choice Dermatology Clinic | South Korea | Best Researcher Award | popularengineer.org |
| Dr | Yuhang | Hu | Georgia Institute of Technology | United States | Best Researcher Award | popularengineer.org |
| Dr. | Yingjie | Hu | Tsinghua University | China | Best Researcher Award | popularengineer.org |
| Mr | Jun | Hu | Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine | China | Research Excellence Award | popularengineer.org |