| Prof | Jie | Yang | Suzhou University of Science and Technology | China | Environmental Science | Environmental Policy and Management | Best Researcher Award | bestpaperawards.com |
| Assoc. Prof. Dr | Liang | Song | Huaiyin Institute of Technology | China | Chemistry | Computational Chemistry | Best Researcher Award | |
| Prof | Zhang | Zhang | Hebei university of tochnology | China | Materials Science | Condensed matter physics | Best Paper Award | |
| Prof. Dr | Si | Zhou | Dalian University of Technology | China | Materials Science | Computational Materials Science | Most Cited Article Award | |
| Prof. Dr | Zhen | Wen | Soochow University | China | Materials Science | Nanogenerator and Smart Sensors | Best Researcher Award | |
| Assoc. Prof. Dr | Xiaolong | Chen | Jinan University | China | Materials Science | ceramic coating for thermal protection | Best Researcher Award | |
| Prof. Dr | Keqing | Zhou | China University of Geosciences | China | Materials Science | Composites/Safety engineering | Best Researcher Award | |
| Prof | Xue | Qin | Tianjin university | China | Materials Science | Electrode materials for lithium ion batteries | Best Researcher Award | |
| Prof. Dr | Liangchi | Zhang | Southern University of Science and Technology | China | Engineering | Mechanics of Materials, Advanced Materials, Numerical Analysis, Nanotechnology, Tribology | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | Panbo | Liu | Northwestern Polytechnical University | China | Materials Science | electromagnetic wave absorption | Most Cited Article Award | |
| Prof | Wenchao | Zhang | Nanjing University of Science and Technology | China | Materials Science | Energetic materials | Best Researcher Award | |
| Assist. Prof. Dr | Bruno THierry | Nyatchouba Nsangue | College of Marine Sciences, Shanghai Ocean University, Shanghai 201306, P. R. China | China | Engineering | Ocean Engineering | Best Researcher Award | |
| Prof | Zhi | Sun | Institute of Process Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences | China | Chemical Engineering | Metal recycling | Most Reader's Article Award | |
| Dr | MILLICENT | APPIAH | Wuhan University of Technology/ Guangdong Technion Israel Institute of Technology() | China | Materials Science | Temperature-stable/microwave dielectric ceramics | Best Researcher Award | |
| Assist. Prof. Dr | Xin | Cao | Nanjing Normal University | China | Chemistry | material chemistry | Most Reader's Article Award | |
| Prof. Dr | Guangzhao | Qin | Hunan University | China | Materials Science | Computational Materials Science | Best Researcher Award | |
| Assoc. Prof. Dr | Zahid | Hussain | Qilu University of Technology (Shandong Academy of Sciences), Jinan, China | China | Economics, Econometrics and Finance | Economics/transport economics | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | Jingjing | Li | Hefei university of technology | China | Energy | green technology diffusion | Most Reader's Article Award | |
| Prof | Jing | Zhao | Xi'an University of Technology | China | Economics, Econometrics and Finance | Regional Development, Urbanization and Policy Analysis | Best Paper Award | |
| Dr | Hua-Jun | Fan | Sichuan University of Science and Engineering | China | Chemistry | Computational Chemistry | Best Researcher Award | |