| Assoc. Prof. Dr | José | Madeira | Faculdade de Ciências, Universidade de Lisboa | Portugal | Best Researcher Award | soilscientists.org |
| Mr | Aoyang | Ma | Shanghai Jiaotong university | China | Sustainable Soil Practices Award | soilscientists.org |
| Assoc. Prof. Dr | Xueting | Ma | Natural ScienceSupport Program of Xinjiang Production and Constuction Corps | China | Young Scientist 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 | Hao | Lu | Huazhong University of Science and Technology | China | Young Scientist Award | soilscientists.org |
| Mr | Oliver | Löwe | HAWK Hochschule für angewandte Wissenschaft und Kunst | Germany | Best Researcher Award | soilscientists.org |
| Prof | Yanli | LIU | Nanjing Hydraulic Research Institute | China | Best Researcher Award | soilscientists.org |
| Dr | xiaolan | liu | Tianjin Chengjian University | China | Best Researcher Award | soilscientists.org |
| Dr | Habte Tadesse | LIKASSA | Arizona State University | United States | Best Academic Researcher Award | soilscientists.org |
| Dr | Zhiyuan | Li | College of Horticulture, Xinjiang Agricultural University | China | Young Scientist Award | soilscientists.org |
| Prof | Yang | Li | Hangzhou Institute for Advanced Study, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences | China | Best Researcher Award | soilscientists.org |
| Mr | Hongchao | Li | Kunming University of Science and Technology - Lianhua Campus | China | Best Researcher Award | soilscientists.org |
| Prof | Yue | Li | Kunming University of Science and Technology | China | Best Researcher Award | soilscientists.org |
| Dr | Dongqin | Li | Institute of Quality Standard and Monitoring Technology for Agro-Products, Guangdong Academy of Agricultural Sciences | China | Best Researcher Award | soilscientists.org |
| Mr | Yuzhen | Li | Hebei University of Architecture | China | Best Researcher Award | soilscientists.org |
| Mr | Eric | LEGBA | World Vegetable Center, West and Central Africa (WCA), based at the IITA-Benin Campus in Cotonou, Benin | Benin | Young Scientist Award | soilscientists.org |
| Assoc. Prof. Dr | Amzad | Laskar | Physical Research Laboratory Ahmedabad | India | Best Researcher Award | soilscientists.org |
| Mr | Weihua | L | Tianjin University | China | Best Researcher Award | soilscientists.org |
| Assist. Prof. Dr. | Irina | Kumukova | Moscow Multidisciplinary Clinical Center "Kommunarka,", Moscow, Russia | Russia | Best Researcher Award | soilscientists.org |
| Dr | Rajneesh | Kumar | Department of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Indian Institute of Technology (BHU) Varanasi | India | Best Researcher Award | soilscientists.org |