| Prof | Zoubir Mehdi | Sbartaï | University of Bordeaux | France | Best Researcher Award | soilscientists.org |
| Mr | Ziqian | Wang | Xinjiang Agricultural University | China | Best Researcher Award | soilscientists.org |
| Mr | Zhu | Zhihao | College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Anqing Normal University | China | Best Researcher Award | soilscientists.org |
| Mr | Zhongfu | Wang | Institute of Environmental Biology and Life Support Technology, School of Biological Science and Medical En-gineering, Beihang University | China | Best Researcher Award | soilscientists.org |
| Dr | Zhiyuan | Li | College of Horticulture, Xinjiang Agricultural University | China | Young Scientist Award | soilscientists.org |
| Dr | Zhiyong | Zhang | Tianjin university of traditional Chinese medicine | China | Best Researcher Award | soilscientists.org |
| Assoc. Prof. Dr | Zhihua | Qiao | Shandong Academy of Agricultural Sciences | China | Best Researcher Award | soilscientists.org |
| Assoc. Prof. Dr | Zemin | Ai | College of Geomatics, Xi'an University of Science and Technology | China | Best Researcher Award | soilscientists.org |
| Dr | Zeinab | Hazbavi | University of Mohaghegh Ardabili | Iran | Best Researcher Award | soilscientists.org |
| Prof | Ze | Zhang | Shihezi University | China | Best Researcher Award | soilscientists.org |
| Prof | Yue | Li | Kunming University of Science and Technology | China | Best Researcher Award | soilscientists.org |
| Prof Dr | Yuan-Hsiou | Chang | National Taichung University of Science and Technology | Taiwan | 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 |
| Assoc. Prof. Dr | Yonggan | Zhao | Tsinghua University | China | Best Researcher Award | soilscientists.org |
| Prof | Yanli | LIU | Nanjing Hydraulic Research Institute | China | Best Researcher 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 | Yang | Li | Hangzhou Institute for Advanced Study, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences | 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 Dr | Xusheng | Wan | Southwest Petroleum University | 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 |