| Prof Dr | Edicarlos | Souza | Federal University of Rondonópolis | Brazil | Best Researcher Award | materialscientists.com |
| Mr | Bernard | Omomoh | Federal University of Tech, Forestry and Wood Tech, Ak, Nigeria | Nigeria | Best Researcher Award | soilscientists.org |
| Prof Dr | Kevin | OShea | Florida International University | United States | Outstanding Contribution Award | soilscientists.org |
| Dr | Sivaranjani | S | G B Pant National Institute of Himalayan Environment, North East Regional Centre | India | Best Researcher Award | soilscientists.org |
| Dr | Alexander | Kokhanovsky | GFZ Potsdam | Germany | Best Researcher Award | soilscientists.org |
| Mr | Sher Shah | Hassan | Global Climate-Change Impact Studies Centre, MoCC&EC, Islamabad | Pakistan | Best Researcher Award | soilscientists.org |
| Dr | Collins | Oduro | Global Value Chains Department, Lincoln University, Lincoln, New Zealand | New Zealand | Best Researcher Award | soilscientists.org |
| Assoc. Prof. Dr | Farshad | Kiani | Gorgan university of agricultural sciences and natural resources | Iran | Best Researcher Award | soilscientists.org |
| Dr | Jamal | Nasar | Guizhou University | China | Best Researcher Award | soilscientists.org |
| Dr | Chowlani | Manpoong | Guru Ghasidas Vishwavidyalaya | India | Best Researcher Award | soilscientists.org |
| Assoc. Prof. Dr | Liming | Zhang | Hainan University | 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 |
| Prof Dr | Soner | Soylu | Hatay Mustafa Kemal University | Turkey | Best Researcher Award | soilscientists.org |
| Dr | Alemayehu | kiflu | Hawassa University | Ethiopia | Best Researcher Award | soilscientists.org |
| Mr | Oliver | Löwe | HAWK Hochschule für angewandte Wissenschaft und Kunst | Germany | Best Researcher Award | soilscientists.org |
| Mr | Yuzhen | Li | Hebei University of Architecture | China | Best Researcher Award | soilscientists.org |
| Prof Dr | Taiji | Kou | Henan University of Science and Technology | China | Best Researcher Award | soilscientists.org |
| Dr | Jasvir | Singh | Himachal Pradesh University, Shimla | India | Soil and Sustainable Development | soilscientists.org |
| Dr | Ahmad Zaeem | Faraz | Hohai University | United States | Best Researcher Award | soilscientists.org |
| Prof Dr | Prof. Dr. habil. Christian | Siewert | HTW Dresden, Fakultät LUC | Germany | Best Researcher Award | soilscientists.org |