| Mr | Jiajun | Xu | Wuhan University | China | Economics, Econometrics and Finance | Spatial economics | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | Chengcheng | Xu | Zhejiang University of Water Resources and Electric Power | China | Engineering | Building thermal comfort | Young Scientist Award | |
| Ms | Bu | Xu | Chongqing Jiaotong University | China | Computer Science | Computer Vision | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Dr | Yunwen | Xu | Shanghai Jiao Tong University | China | Engineering | Intelligent transportation control | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Prof Dr | Jing | Xiong | Anyang Normal University | China | Computer Science | Knowledge Engineering | Best Researcher Award | |
| Assoc Prof Dr | Lanchang | Xing | Cranfield University, China University of Petroleum | United Kingdom | Energy | Natural gas hydrate | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | Furong | Xie | Shanghai Ninth People’s Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine | China | Dentistry | development of dental-facial tissue | Best Researcher Award | |
| Mr | Haonan | Xie | Hunan University | China | Energy | Energy economics | Best Research Award | View Profile |
| Assoc. Prof. Dr | Jing | Xie | Sun Yat-Sen University | China | Environmental Science | natural and urban environmental gradients, urban local climate, urban analytics, environmental factors' modeling, phenology and productivity of vegetation, timing and accumulation of snow, mountain ecosystems, land use land cover, as well as climate change | Best Research Award | View Profile |
| Prof | Renxin | Xiao | Kunming University of Science and Technology | China | Engineering | New energy vehicle | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | Yang | Xiao | Central China Normal University | China | Psychology | Student learning outcomes | Best Researcher Award | |
| Prof Dr | Fang | Xiao | Central South University | China | Environmental Science | Environmental toxicology | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | Chixin | Xiao | Xiangtan University | China | Computer Science | Smart Grid and Smart City, Computational Intelligence and Applications | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Dr | Hong-Wei | Xiao | Shanghai Jiao Tong University | China | Earth and Planetary Sciences | atmospheric isotope chemistry | Best Researcher Award | |
| Mr | Yi | Xia | Information Engineering University | China | Computer Science | Artificial intelligence; Knowledge reasoning | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | Zhihua | Xia | Jiangsu Normal University | China | Social Sciences | linguistics, the interdisciplinary research of linguistics and computer science | Best Researcher Award | |
| Prof | Li | Xia | Qingdao University of Science and Technology | China | Chemical Engineering | Process Systems Engineering | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Mr | Yosef | Wubet | University of Gondar Institute of Technology | Ethiopia | Engineering | Electrical Engineering | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Mr | Zhengyang | Wu | China Agricultural University | China | Agricultural and Biological Sciences | Agricultural Engineering | Best Researcher Award | |
| Prof | Heng | Wu | Guangdong University of Technology | China | Engineering | Optical Engineering | Best Researcher Award | |