| Prof Dr | XIaolu | Tang | Chengdu University of Technology | China | Best Researcher Award | soilscientists.org |
| Ms | Xiaowen | Zheng | School of Water Conservancy and Transportation, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450001, China; | China | Best Researcher Award | soilscientists.org |
| Assoc. Prof. Dr | Xingwen | Luo | Institute of Rock and Soil Mechanics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan | China | Best Researcher Award | soilscientists.org |
| Assoc. Prof. Dr | Xueting | Ma | Natural ScienceSupport Program of Xinjiang Production and Constuction Corps | China | Young Scientist Award | soilscientists.org |
| Prof Dr | Xusheng | Wan | Southwest Petroleum University | China | Best Researcher Award | soilscientists.org |
| Mr | xx | yy | aaa | China | Best Researcher Award | soilscientists.org |
| Prof | Yajuan | Zhu | Insititute of Ecological Conservation and Restoration, Chinese Academy of Forestry | China | Best Researcher Award | soilscientists.org |
| Prof | Yang | Li | Hangzhou Institute for Advanced Study, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences | China | Best Researcher Award | soilscientists.org |
| Assoc. Prof. Dr | Yang | Haichang | Shihezi University | China | Best Researcher Award | soilscientists.org |
| Dr | yanhong | Li | Henan University | China | Research Excellence Award | soilscientists.org |
| Assoc. Prof. Dr | Yanjun | Chai | School of Environment and Natural Resources, Zhejiang University of Science and Technology | China | Best Researcher Award | soilscientists.org |
| Prof | Yanli | LIU | Nanjing Hydraulic Research Institute | China | Best Researcher Award | soilscientists.org |
| Dr | Yanling | Li | Shandong Agricultural University | China | Interdisciplinary Soil Research Award | soilscientists.org |
| Ms | Yishu | Wang | Shandong Agricultural University | China | Research Excellence Award | soilscientists.org |
| Mr | Yohannes Kebede | Gebreyes | Graduate School of the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences | China | Emerging Soil Scientist Recognition | soilscientists.org |
| Assoc. Prof. Dr | Yonggan | Zhao | Tsinghua University | China | Best Researcher Award | soilscientists.org |
| Dr | Youngtae | Cho | Korea Land and housing Corporation / Land and Housing Research Institute | South Korea | Best Researcher Award | soilscientists.org |
| Dr | Yousra | Mukhtar | SKUAST-Kashmir | India | Best Researcher Award | soilscientists.org |
| Prof Dr | Yuan | Song | Lanzhou University | China | Best Researcher Award | soilscientists.org |
| Prof Dr | Yuan-Hsiou | Chang | National Taichung University of Science and Technology | Taiwan | Best Researcher Award | soilscientists.org |