| Dr | Akeem | Akinfenwa | Yaba College of Technology, Yaba, Lagos Nigeria | Nigeria | Natural and plant-based skincare ingredients | Antioxidants and oxidative stress in skin | Research Excellence Award | skincareaward.com |
| Mr | Dalien | Guillemet | Nexira | France | Natural and plant-based skincare ingredients | in vitro model for representiveness of orally intented ingredient study | Innovative Research Award | skincareaward.com |
| Mr | Daniel | Tswaledi | Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University | South Africa | Wound healing and regenerative skin therapies | Biomedical Sciences | Emerging Researcher Award | skincareaward.com |
| Mr | Dawud Teha | Ahmed | Ministry of Agriculture | Ethiopia | Chemical peels and resurfacing technologies | Skin care product processing Technology | Research Excellence Award | skincareaward.com |
| Assoc. Prof. Dr | Dengke | Chen | College of Transportation, Ludong University | China | 3D bioprinting of skin tissues | Biosurface | Best Researcher Award | skincareaward.com |
| Prof. Dr | Dezhi | Sui | Liaodong University | China | Skin inflammation and immune response | Functional cosmetic active ingredients (polysaccharides), transdermal nanocarrier systems (lipid nanoparticles, liposomes), structure-activity-permeation relationships, polysaccharide fingerprinting for quality control, skin immune microenvironment modulation, and anti-aging efficacy evaluation. | Young Scientist Award | skincareaward.com |
| Dr | Dmitrii | Atiakshin | RUDN University | Russia | Wound healing and regenerative skin therapies | regenerative medicine | Excellence in Research Award | skincareaward.com |
| Prof | Domenico | Otranto | University of Bari | Italy | Skin microbiome and probiotics | Fungi | Research Excellence Award | skincareaward.com |
| Prof. Dr | Dongjie | Jia | Qingdao Agricultural University | China | Natural and plant-based skincare ingredients | Fruit Quality Regulation and Genetic Improvement | Best Researcher Award | skincareaward.com |
| Prof. Dr | Dorota | Olszewska-Słonina | Collegium Medicum of Nicolaus Copernicus University | Poland | Skin penetration enhancers and permeability studies | Ion Transport Pathways in the Skin Microenvironment | Best Researcher Award | skincareaward.com |
| Dr | Ahmed | Fadiel | U Chicago | United States | Exosomes and cell signaling in skin | Regenerative Medicine | Research Excellence Award | skincareaward.com |
| Dr | Claudio | Villota | Universidad Bernardo O'Higgins | Chile | Skin aging biomarkers and assessment | Cancer | Research Excellence Award | skincareaward.com |
| Assoc. Prof. Dr | morad | jafari | Urmia University | Iran | Natural and plant-based skincare ingredients | Plant Biotechnology | Excellence in Research Award | skincareaward.com |
| Dr | Nagwa | Ibrahim Abu-Zahra | Animal health research institute | Egypt | Antioxidants and oxidative stress in skin | Aquaculture and aquatic toxicology | Best Researcher Award | skincareaward.com |
| Prof | Taihao | Quan | Univ of Michigan | United States | Skin aging biomarkers and assessment | Skin Aging | Research Excellence Award | skincareaward.com |
| Assoc. Prof. Dr | Elisabetta | Damiani | Università Politecnica delle Marche | Italy | UV-induced skin damage and photoprotection | Photoprotection | Excellence in Research Award | skincareaward.com |
| Assist. Prof. Dr | Eman | Shalaby | National research centre | Egypt | Anti-aging skincare formulations | Pharmaceutical technology | Best Research Award | skincareaward.com |
| Prof. Dr | Fethiye | Göde | Süleyman Demirel University | Turkey | Environmental pollution and skin health | adsorption of dye | Research Excellence Award | skincareaward.com |
| Assist. Prof. Dr | Filipe | Madeira | Instituto Politécnico de Santarém | Portugal | Artificial intelligence in dermatology and skincare diagnostics | IA for privacy-preserving multi-class skin lesion classification | Best Research Article Award | skincareaward.com |
| Prof | Francisco | Sanchez-Madrid | Hospital Universitario de la Princesa | Spain | Psoriasis treatment innovations | Immunology | Top Skincare Innovation Award | skincareaward.com |