| Dr | Yixin | Zhang | Tsinghua University | China | Engineering | urban planning | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | 树睿 | 闫 | Tsinghua University | China | Engineering | computational building design, sustainable urban and building design | Best Researcher Award | |
| Mr | Xianhe | Wang | Hong Kong Polytechnic University | China | Decision Sciences | Robust optimization | Best Researcher Award | |
| Assist. Prof. Dr | Yulong | Zhang | guangzhou | China | Environmental Science | Carbon emission | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | Yingju | Yang | Huazhong University of Science and Technology | China | Energy | CO2 utilization | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | Chong | Chen | Central University of Finance and Economics | China | Economics, Econometrics and Finance | Corporate Finance | Best Researcher Award | |
| Assoc. Prof. Dr | Yanan | Sun | Nantong University | China | Economics, Econometrics and Finance | Urban Economics | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | Xi-Pin | Wu | Northwest University | China | Environmental Science | Forest Ecology | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | Xuejian | Cao | General Institute of Water Resources & Hydropower Planning and Design, Ministry of Water Resources, Beijing, China | China | Earth and Planetary Sciences | hydrology/urban hydrology/flood modeling | Best Researcher Award | |
| Prof | Zhihong | Sun | Inner Mongolia Agricultural University | China | Agricultural and Biological Sciences | lactic acid bacteria | Best Researcher Award | |
| Assist. Prof. Dr | Jianan | Li | Beijing Institute of Technology | China | Computer Science | Photoelectric Imaging Detection and Recognition | Best Scholar Award | |
| Dr | Yi | Jiang | Suzhou University | China | Economics, Econometrics and Finance | Application economy / Consumer economy etc.. | Best Researcher Award | |
| Assoc. Prof. Dr | Qiqi | Li | Changsha University of Science & Technology | China | Engineering | lattice structures | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | Qiuwei | Wu | Tsinghua Berkeley Shenzhen Institute, Tsinghua University | China | Energy | Power and Energy Systems | Best Researcher Award | |
| Assist Prof Dr | Diyi | Liu | Nankai University | China | Energy | Renewable energy | Best Researcher Award | |
| Prof. Dr | Adela Jing | Li | South China Agricultural University | China | Environmental Science | Emerging contaminants, human health, risk assessment | Best Researcher Award | |
| Assoc. Prof. Dr | Yanchang | Li | Beijing Proteome Research Center | China | Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | Proteomics and ubiquitination research | Best Researcher Award | |
| Assoc. Prof. Dr | Yong | Wang | China University of Mining and Technology | China | Engineering | Structural engineering | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | Yusen | Geng | School of Control Science and Engineering, Shandong University | China | Engineering | Industrial Robots and Machine Vision | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | Youjun | Yang | Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine | China | Neuroscience | Cognitive function | Best Researcher Award | |