| Dr | Xiang | Yu | Huzhou Central Hospital | China | Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutical Science | Sustained and controlled release | Best Researcher Award | bestpaperawards.com |
| Prof | Xiang | Lu | Huazhong University of Sceicne & Technology | China | Chemical Engineering | Polymer processing; Polymer Composites | Most Cited Article Award | |
| Dr | Xiaofang | Chen | Shandong University (Qingdao Campus) | China | Chemistry | energy/materials science/computation science | Best Researcher Award | bestpaperawards.com |
| Assoc Prof Dr | Xiaogang | Guo | Yangtze Normal University | China | Materials Science | Nano energetic materials | Best Researcher Awards | |
| Mr | xiaolin | wang | China University of Geosciences (Wuhan) | China | Social Sciences | Resource Management Engineering | Best Researcher Awards | |
| Assist Prof Dr | Xiaowei | Fu | Sichuan University | China | Energy | Thermal Energy Storage | Best Researcher Awards | |
| Dr | Xuhao | Cui | Beijing University of Technology | China | Engineering | Transportation engineering | Best Paper Award | bestpaperawards.com |
| Dr | Yangchun | Li | Zhejiang University of Technology | China | Business, Management and Accounting | Marketing | Most Reader's Article Award | bestpaperawards.com |
| Dr | Yao | An | Tsinghua University | China | Social Sciences | Environmental economics | Best Researcher Awards | |
| Dr | Yongfeng | Zheng | South China University of Technology | China | Engineering | Structural Topology Optimization | 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 | |
| Ms | Yuhe | Cheng | Beijing Tongren Hospital CMU | China | Medicine and Dentistry | CT image quality | Excellence in Research Award | bestpaperawards.com |
| Dr | Yuyun | LU | National University of Singapore | Singapore | Agricultural and Biological Sciences | Food Science | Most Reader's Article Award | |
| Assist Prof Dr | Zhaohui | Xia | Huazhong University of Science and Technology | China | Engineering | Mechanical Engineering | Best Researcher Awards | |
| 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 | |
| Mr | Zhihao | Chen | School of Mechanical Engineering, Jiangsu University | China | Engineering | Tribology | Best Researcher Award | |
| Prof Dr | Zhimei | Sun | Beihang University | China | Materials Science | Materials infomatic engineering, machine learning potential, high-throughput ab-initio calculations, Phase change materials | Most Cited Article Award | |