| Prof | Jianling | Xu | Yazhou Bay Innovation Institute/College of Ecology and Environment, Hainan Tropical Ocean University/Northeast Institute of Geography and Agroecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences | China | Excellence in Soil Research | soilscientists.org |
| Assoc. Prof. Dr | Jianwei | Zhang | Zhejiang Ocean university | China | Best Researcher Award | soilscientists.org |
| Prof Dr | Lei | Zhang | Zhejiang Sci-Tech University | China | Best Researcher Award | soilscientists.org |
| Assist. Prof. Dr. | Jun | Meng | Zhejiang University of Science and Technology, China | China | Best Scholar Award | soilscientists.org |
| Assoc. Prof. Dr | Tianfu | Han | Zhengzhou university | China | Research Excellence Award | soilscientists.org |