| Dr | Yuxiang | Ying | ZheJiang University | China | Ecohydrology | Fluid Dynamics | Best Researcher Award | hydrologists.net |
| Mr | Roshan | Sewa | Southern Illinois University Carbondale | United States | Urban Flooding | Flood Susceptibility Mapping | Best Researcher Award | hydrologists.net |
| 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 |
| Assist. Prof. Dr | Kaiyan | Wang | School of Electrical Engineering, Xi’an University of Technology | China | Hydropower Systems | electric engineering | Best Researcher Award | hydrologists.net |
| Dr | Xuanhe | Han | Hainan University | China | Hydraulic Engineering | Deepsea Mining | Best Researcher Award | hydrologists.net |
| Prof | Nicholas | Kounis | University of Patras | Greece | Climate Change Impacts | Crdiology | Research Excellence Award | hydrologists.net |
| Assoc. Prof. Dr | Sachin Sharma | Ashok Kumar | Taylor's University | Malaysia | Climate Change Impacts | Corrosion Science | Best Researcher Award | hydrologists.net |
| Mr | Saurav | Pradhananga | IWMI-Nepal | Nepal | Water Resources | Climate change impact | Best Researcher Award | hydrologists.net |
| Prof. Dr | Jun | Qiu | Beijing Normal University | China | Water Security | Atmospheric Water Harvesting | Innovative Water Solutions 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 |
| Mr | NSHIMIYIMANA | Elisee | Zhejiang ocean University | China | Water Quality | Aquaculture / Environmental Science | Research Excellence Award | hydrologists.net |
| Dr | Bagher | Shirmohammadi | University of Tehran | Iran | Integrated Water Management | Adaptive Water Resources Management | Best Researcher Award | hydrologists.net |