| Dr | Xuemei | Zhang | Yangtze University | China | Research Excellence Award | plantscientist.org |
| Dr | Pujie | Lin | International College, Guangzhou College of Commerce, Guangzhou, China | China | | |
| Mr | Zhang | Weilin | Zhejiang Normal University | China | Best Researcher Award | plantscientist.org |
| Mr | Zhang | Weilin | Zhejiang Normal University | China | | |
| Ms | Yilin | Zhao | China University of Geosciences | China | | |
| Prof | Shuai | Zhang | Zhejiang University | China | | |
| Assoc. Prof. Dr | Fang | Wang | Zhejiang University of Technology | China | Best Researcher Award | plantscientist.org |
| Mr | Zuoren | Yang | Institute of Cotton Research of CAAS | China | Best Researcher Award | plantscientist.org |
| Prof | Zhan | Xu | National Center of Technology Innovation for Saline-Alkali Tolerant Rice | China | | |
| Prof | Zhan | Xu | National Center of Technology Innovation for Saline-Alkali Tolerant Rice | China | | |
| Mr | Fengyi | Hu | Yunnan university | China | Best Researcher Award | plantscientist.org |
| Assist. Prof. Dr | Yanxu | Wang | Ocean Univerisity of China | China | Best Researcher Award | plantscientist.org |
| Mr | Chunsheng | Yang | NCWU | China | | |
| Dr | Doongdong | Wang | Dezhou unversity | China | | |
| Assoc. Prof. Dr | Xin | Liu | Shenyang Agricultural University | China | | |
| Dr | Tayachew | Admas | Yangtze University | China | Young Scientist Award | plantscientist.org |
| Prof. Dr | JUDITH YAMILE | ORTEGA CONTRERAS | Francisco de Paula Santander University in Cúcuta | Colombia | Best Researcher Award | plantscientist.org |
| Prof. Dr | Monica | Blanco-Meneses | Universidad de Costa Rica | Costa Rica | Editorial Board Member | |
| Mr | Sanjay Kumar | Katiyar | CGIAR- AfricaRice | Côte d'Ivoire | Best Researcher Award | plantscientist.org |
| Dr. | Wahauwouele Hermann | Coulibaly | University Nangui Abrogoua | Côte d'Ivoire | | |
| Dr. | Wahauwouele Hermann | Coulibaly | University Nangui Abrogoua | Côte d'Ivoire | Research Excellence Award | plantscientist.org |
| Prof. Dr | Đani | Bencic | University of Zagreb Faculty of Agriculture | Croatia | Sustainable Agriculture Innovation Award | plantscientist.org |
| Prof. Dr | Đani | Bencic | University of Zagreb Faculty of Agriculture | Croatia | | |
| Mr. | Syed Inzimam Ul | Haq | Masaryk University | Czech Republic | Best Researcher Award | plantscientist.org |
| Ms | Yuliya | Krasylenko | Palacký University Olomouc | Czech Republic | Research Excellence Award | plantscientist.org |