| Dr | Yuxiang | Ying | ZheJiang University | China | Ecohydrology | Fluid Dynamics | Best Researcher Award | hydrologists.net |
| Prof | Caixiang | Zhang | China University of Geosciences | China | Groundwater Hydrology | Jianghan Plain | Best Researcher Award | hydrologists.net |
| Dr | Zeling | Zhao | College of Mechanical & Energy Engineering, Beijing University of Technology | China | Sustainable Water Use | mechanical engineering | Best Researcher Award | hydrologists.net |
| Dr | Congyue | Zhou | Zhejiang university | China | Climate Change Impacts | Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China | Best Researcher 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 |