| Dr | TSZ LOK | WAN | University of Alberta | Canada | Best Researcher Award |
| Mr | mohamed | Saber | Zagazig University | Egypt | Best Researcher Award |
| Assoc. Prof. Dr | Malik Muhammad | Akhtar | BUITEMS, Pakistan | Pakistan | Groundwater Research Excellence Award |
| Mr | DENG | Anjun | China Institute of Water Resources and Hydropower Research | China | Best Researcher Award |
| Prof. Dr | xiaojun | Tang | Xi’an Jiaotong University | China | Best Researcher Award |
| Prof. Dr | Guanhua | Huang | China Agricultural University | China | Best Researcher Award |
| Assoc. Prof. Dr | Sachin Sharma | Ashok Kumar | Taylor's University | Malaysia | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Zeling | Zhao | College of Mechanical & Energy Engineering, Beijing University of Technology | China | Best Researcher Award |
| Prof | Caixiang | Zhang | China University of Geosciences | China | Best Researcher Award |
| Prof. Dr | Mohammad | Nejad | Yasouj University | Iran | Best Researcher Award |
| Prof | Yunliang | Li | Nanjing Institute of Geography and Limnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences | China | Best Researcher Award |
| Prof | Guohong | Fang | First Institute of Oceanography, Ministry of Natural Resouces | China | Surface Water Dynamics Award |
| Prof. Dr | Jun | Qiu | Beijing Normal University | China | Innovative Water Solutions Award |
| Prof | Fangfang | Li | China Agricultural University | China | Women Researcher Award |
| Assist. Prof. Dr | Kaiyan | Wang | School of Electrical Engineering, Xi’an University of Technology | China | Best Researcher Award |
| Prof | Mingxing | YANG | Guizhou Institute of Technology | China | Best Researcher Award |
| Prof | Guoqian | Chen | Peking University | China | Excellence in Hydrology Award |
| Prof | Fang | Wang | China Institute of Water Resources and Hydropower Research | China | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Yuxiang | Ying | ZheJiang University | China | Best Researcher Award |
| Prof. Dr | 玉忠 | 杨 | 中国科学院西北生态环境资源研究院 | China | Best Researcher Award |