| Prof | Wang | Shijin | Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources, CAS | China | Water Resources | Glacier runoff | Best Researcher Award | hydrologists.net |
| Dr | Sabab Ali | Shah | Department of Environmental Sciences, Aror University of Art, Architecture, Design and Heritage, Pakistan | Pakistan | Climate Hydrology | Hdrology | Best Researcher Award | hydrologists.net |
| Mr | Roshan | Sewa | Southern Illinois University Carbondale | United States | Urban Flooding | Flood Susceptibility Mapping | Best Researcher Award | hydrologists.net |
| Prof. Dr | EUGENIO | SANZ PEREZ | Universidad Politécnica de Madrid. España | Spain | Water Resources | Groundwater (karst) | Excellence in Research Award | hydrologists.net |
| Dr | Salomon | Salumu Zahera | Institut National du Bâtiment et des Travaux Publics | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | Hydroinformatics | Hydraulics & hydrology | Research Excellence Award | hydrologists.net |
| Dr | Nafiseh | Salehi Siavashani | IDAEA- CSIC | Spain | Water Quality | Machine learning | Research Excellence Award | hydrologists.net |
| Prof | Ali | Salajegheh | Department of Reclamation of Arid and Mountainous Regions, University of Tehran, Karaj, Iran | Iran | Watershed Management | The impact of watershed management on the water balance | Innovative Research Award | hydrologists.net |
| Prof | Seyed Hamidreza | Sadeghi | Tarbiat Modares University | Iran | Watershed Management | Soil Erosion and Sediment Yield | Research Excellence Award | hydrologists.net |
| Dr | Azad | Sadeghi | university of North Carolina at Charlotte | United States | Groundwater Hydrology | Groundwater, Surfacewater interaction | Excellence in Innovation Award | hydrologists.net |
| Mr | mohamed | Saber | Zagazig University | Egypt | Hydropower Systems | hydropower | Best Researcher Award | hydrologists.net |
| Mr | M M Shah Porun | Rana | University of Nebraska, Lincoln | United States | Watershed Management | Wetland Management | Sustainable Water Management Award | hydrologists.net |
| Prof. Dr | Jun | Qiu | Beijing Normal University | China | Water Security | Atmospheric Water Harvesting | Innovative Water Solutions Award | hydrologists.net |
| Mr | Saurav | Pradhananga | IWMI-Nepal | Nepal | Water Resources | Climate change impact | Best Researcher Award | hydrologists.net |
| Ms | Ráhel | PORTIK-SZABÓ | IRCEM- Institute for Research in Circular Economy and Environment "Ernest Lupan" | Romania | Urban Hydrology | Sustainable Membrane Systems | Research Excellence Award | hydrologists.net |
| Dr | Troy | Peters | Washington State University | United States | Water Conservation | Agricultural Water Use | Research Excellence Award | hydrologists.net |
| Prof. Dr | Mohammad | Nejad | Yasouj University | Iran | Hydraulic Engineering | Pressure Vessel | Best Researcher Award | hydrologists.net |
| Mr | Tatek Wondimu | Negash | Ethiopia Institute Of Agricultural Research, Melkassa Agricultural Research Center. | Ethiopia | Water Resources | Irrigation and Drainage Engineering | Best Researcher Award | hydrologists.net |
| Mr | Irenee Felix | Munyejuru | The Ohio State University | United States | Catchment Hydrology | Hydrological Modeling | Best Researcher Award | hydrologists.net |
| Mr | Md. | Moniruzzaman | Institute of Water Modelling (IWM) | Bangladesh | Watershed Management | Hydrology | Best Researcher Award | hydrologists.net |
| Dr | Saeedreza | Moazeni | Department of Reclamation of Arid and Mountainous Regions, University of Tehran, Karaj, Iran | Iran | Watershed Management | The impact of watershed management on the water balance | Innovative Research Award | hydrologists.net |