| Assist Prof Dr | Xiaowei | Fu | Sichuan University | China | Energy | Thermal Energy Storage | Best Researcher Awards | |
| Dr | Yongfeng | Zheng | South China University of Technology | China | Engineering | Structural Topology Optimization | Best Researcher Awards | |
| Prof Dr | Guangzhao | Qin | Hunan University | China | Engineering | Mechanical Engineering | Best Researcher Awards | |
| Dr | Yao | An | Tsinghua University | China | Social Sciences | Environmental economics | Best Researcher Awards | |
| Assist Prof Dr | Dewang | Zeng | Southeast university | China | Energy | Chemical Looping | Best Researcher Awards | |
| Dr | Hong | Guo | Yunnan University | China | Chemistry | Electrochemical--Li metal batteries | Best Researcher Awards | |
| Assist Prof Dr | Zhaohui | Xia | Huazhong University of Science and Technology | China | Engineering | Mechanical Engineering | Best Researcher Awards | |
| Mr | xiaolin | wang | China University of Geosciences (Wuhan) | China | Social Sciences | Resource Management Engineering | Best Researcher Awards | |
| Dr | Shengfang | Shi | Lecturer | China | Materials Science | ceramics | Best Researcher Awards | |
| Prof Dr | Shuang | Wang | Jiangsu University | China | Energy | Biomass conversion for biofuels and chemical platforms | Best Researcher Award | |
| Assoc Prof Dr | Xiaogang | Guo | Yangtze Normal University | China | Materials Science | Nano energetic materials | Best Researcher Awards | |
| Assoc Prof Dr | Yueliang | Liu | China University of Petroleum-Beijing | China | Energy | CO2 enhanced oil recovery and geological sequestration | Best Researcher Award | |
| Prof | Aoxue | Wang | College of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture, Northeast Agricultural University | China | Agricultural and Biological Sciences | Postharvest preservation and biotechnology | Best Researcher Award | |
| Prof Dr | Zhaowei | Zhang | Oil Crops Research Institute Chinese Academy of Agricultural Science | China | Agricultural and Biological Sciences | food safety and quality | Most Cited Article Award | |
| Prof | Jianjun | Yan | Hunan University Of Technology and Business | China | Business, Management and Accounting | Resource and environmental management | Best Researcher Award | |
| Prof Dr | Peigao | Duan | Xi'an Jiaotong University | China | Energy | Biomass Energy | Best Paper Award | |
| Mr | Zhihao | Chen | School of Mechanical Engineering, Jiangsu University | China | Engineering | Tribology | Best Researcher Award | |
| Prof | Baoyu | Liu | Guangdong University of Technology | China | Chemical Engineering | Material Synthesis and Catalytic Science | Best Researcher Award | |
| Assoc Prof Dr | Huiyang | Bian | Nanjing Forestry University | China | Agricultural and Biological Sciences | Bio-based nanomaterials and fuels | Most Cited Article Award | |
| Mr | Kewei | Hu | Huazhong University of Science and Technology | China | Engineering | Power-to-hydrogen | Most Reader's Article Award | |