| Mr. | Ling | Leng | Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine | China | Best Researcher Award | plantscientist.org |
| Dr | Sandra | Lepak-Kuc | Warsaw University of Technology | Poland | Best Researcher Award | plantscientist.org |
| Dr | Ho Man Homan | Leung | Hong Kong Baptist University | Hong Kong | Best Researcher Award | plantscientist.org |
| Mr. | Chang | Li | Tongji Hospital, Tongji University | China | Best Researcher Award | plantscientist.org |
| Mr. | Dun | Li | Tsinghua University | China | Best Researcher Award | plantscientist.org |
| Mr. | Hongli | Li | Nanjing Normal University | China | Best Researcher Award | plantscientist.org |
| Mr. | Yong-Kang | Li | Sun Yat-sen University | China | Best Researcher Award | plantscientist.org |
| Mr. | Xiaoqiong | Li | Guangxi University | China | Best Researcher Award | plantscientist.org |
| Mr | Guanghao | Li | Yangzhou University | China | Research Excellence Award | plantscientist.org |
| Mr | Jianglong | Li | College of Horticulture, South China Agricultural University | China | Research Excellence Award | plantscientist.org |
| Mr | Linchao | Li | Inner Mongolia Agricultural University | China | Young Innovator Award | plantscientist.org |
| Mr. | Nanxi | Li | Imperial College London | United Kingdom | | |
| Dr | Pujie | Lin | International College, Guangzhou College of Commerce, Guangzhou, China | China | | |
| Mr. | Yuqing | Liu | Shenyang university | China | Best Researcher Award | plantscientist.org |
| Mr. | Wei | Liu | Hebei university | China | Best Researcher Award | plantscientist.org |
| Mr. | jingjing | Liu | Hubei University of Chinese Medicine | China | Best Researcher Award | plantscientist.org |
| Mr. | Peijiang | Liu | the Fifth Electronics Research Institute of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology | China | Best Researcher Award | plantscientist.org |
| Mr | Yang | Liu | Sichuan Agriculture University | China | Best Researcher Award | plantscientist.org |
| Assoc. Prof. Dr | Guodong | Liu | University of Florida | United States | Research Excellence Award | plantscientist.org |
| Mr | Hanna | Liventseva | Geosciences Barcelona GEO3BCN, CSIC | Spain | Women Researcher Award | plantscientist.org |
| Mr. | Li | Long | Wuhan University | China | Sustainable Agriculture Innovation Award | plantscientist.org |
| Mr | Marina | Lopez Pozo | University of Colorado, Boulder | Spain | Research Excellence Award | plantscientist.org |
| Mr. | Xiankai | Lu | South China Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences | China | Best Researcher Award | plantscientist.org |
| Mr. | Rongcan | Luo | Lanzhou University | China | Best Researcher Award | plantscientist.org |
| Dr | Basile | Luse Belanganayi | Université Officielle de Ruwenzori | Belgium | Excellence in Plant Research | plantscientist.org |