| Dr | Ishrat | Naz | The University of Agriculture, Peshawar | Pakistan | Best Researcher Award | soilscientists.org |
| Dr | Recep Irfan | NAZLI | Cukurova University Agriculture Faculty | Turkey | Best Researcher Award | soilscientists.org |
| Ms | Gaelle | Ndayizeye | University of Göttingen | Germany | Best Researcher Award | soilscientists.org |
| Ms | Gabriele Rodine | Ngassa Tchoumi | Faculty of Agronomy and Agricultural Sciences/University of Dschang | Cameroon | Women Researcher Award | soilscientists.org |
| Dr | Titus | Ngmenzuma | Tshwane University of Technology,Pretoria, South Africa | South Africa | Best Researcher Award | soilscientists.org |
| Ms | Ngoc Kim Hong | Nguyen | Graduate school of Science and Technology, University of Tsukuba | Japan | Research Excellence Award | soilscientists.org |
| Prof | Oļģerts | Nikodemus | University of Latvia | Latvia | Best Soil Research Publication | soilscientists.org |
| Mr | Gelase | Nkurunziza | Makerere University | Burundi | Best Researcher Award | soilscientists.org |
| Mr | Clement | Nyarko Opoku | Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology | Ghana | Best Researcher Award | soilscientists.org |
| Mr | Paskari | Odoi | Makerere University | Uganda | Best Researcher Award | soilscientists.org |
| Dr | Collins | Oduro | Global Value Chains Department, Lincoln University, Lincoln, New Zealand | New Zealand | Best Researcher Award | soilscientists.org |
| Dr | Aliu | Olabamiji | Lagos State University | Nigeria | Best Researcher Award | soilscientists.org |
| Mr | Bernard | Omomoh | Federal University of Tech, Forestry and Wood Tech, Ak, Nigeria | Nigeria | Best Researcher Award | soilscientists.org |
| Prof Dr | Adem | Onal | Tokat Gaziosmanpasa university Natural Dyes Application and Research Center | Turkey | Best Researcher Award | soilscientists.org |
| Prof Dr | Kevin | OShea | Florida International University | United States | Outstanding Contribution Award | soilscientists.org |
| Dr | Houda | Oueriemmi | Arid Region Institute | Tunisia | Best Researcher Award | soilscientists.org |
| Dr | Hyginus | Ozioko | Michael Okpara University of Agriculture, Umudike, Abia State | Nigeria | Best Researcher Award | soilscientists.org |
| Dr | LAKSHMIKANTHAN | P | COUNCIL OF SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH-FOURTH PARADIGM INSTITUTE | India | Best Researcher Award | soilscientists.org |
| Ms | Naseefa | P K | Department of Botany, University of Calicut | India | Best Researcher Award | soilscientists.org |
| Assoc. Prof. Dr | Lifang | Pai | Lanzhou Jiaotong University | China | Best Researcher Award | soilscientists.org |