| Mr | Saurabh | Maurya | Indian Institute of Technology BHU, Varanasi | India | Hydrometeorology | Extreme rainfall modelling, WRF simulations, monsoon hydrometeorology, atmosphere-chemistry-hydrology integration | Innovative Research Award | hydrologists.net |
| Prof. Dr | xiaojun | Tang | Xi’an Jiaotong University | China | Hydroinformatics | Monitoring of underground water | Best Researcher 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 |
| Prof. Dr | Mohammad | Nejad | Yasouj University | Iran | Hydraulic Engineering | Pressure Vessel | Best Researcher Award | hydrologists.net |
| Dr | Xuanhe | Han | Hainan University | China | Hydraulic Engineering | Deepsea Mining | Best Researcher Award | hydrologists.net |
| Prof | Mingxing | YANG | Guizhou Institute of Technology | China | Groundwater Hydrology | Groundwater Pollution Remediation | Best Researcher Award | hydrologists.net |
| Prof | Caixiang | Zhang | China University of Geosciences | China | Groundwater Hydrology | Jianghan Plain | Best Researcher Award | hydrologists.net |
| Assoc. Prof. Dr | Malik Muhammad | Akhtar | BUITEMS, Pakistan | Pakistan | Groundwater Hydrology | Groundwater Recharge | Groundwater Research Excellence Award | hydrologists.net |
| Prof | Claudia | Cherubini | Università degli studi di Trieste | Italy | Groundwater Hydrology | Unsaturated zone | Research Excellence Award | hydrologists.net |
| Dr | Mekash S. | Kifelew | Institute of Geographical Science and Natural Resource Research | Canada | Groundwater Hydrology | Hydrology | Best Researcher Award | hydrologists.net |
| Dr | Zohaib | Akbar | Chinese Academy of Sciences | Pakistan | Groundwater Hydrology | Geophysical Studies | Research Excellence Award | hydrologists.net |
| Dr | Gordana | Devic | University of Belgrade, IHTM | Serbia | Groundwater Contamination | groundwater contamination | Women Researcher Award | hydrologists.net |
| Prof. Dr | Evangelia | Farsirotou | University of Thessaly | Greece | Flood Modeling | River Hydraulics | Research Excellence Award | hydrologists.net |
| Prof. Dr | Mohamed | Elhag | King Abdulaziz University | Saudi Arabia | Flood Modeling | Remote Sensing | Best Researcher Award | hydrologists.net |
| Dr | Yuxiang | Ying | ZheJiang University | China | Ecohydrology | Fluid Dynamics | Best Researcher Award | hydrologists.net |
| Prof | Fang | Wang | China Institute of Water Resources and Hydropower Research | China | Ecohydrology | Arid and semi-arid regions | Best Researcher Award | hydrologists.net |
| Prof | Guohong | Fang | First Institute of Oceanography, Ministry of Natural Resouces | China | Coastal Hydrology | Tide Dynamics | Surface Water Dynamics Award | hydrologists.net |
| Prof. Dr | 玉忠 | 杨 | 中国科学院西北生态环境资源研究院 | China | Climate Hydrology | 冰冻圈水文 | 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 |
| Ms | Yishu | Wang | Shandong Agricultural University | China | Climate Hydrology | Hydrological Modeling, Flood Control & Disaster Reduction | Research Excellence Award | hydrologists.net |