| Prof. Dr | Mei-Xia | Zhao | Henan University | China | Best Academic Researcher Award | Awardee | petroleumengineering.org |
| Prof. Dr | Tingshan | Zhang | SW Petroleum Univ. | China | Best Academic Researcher Award | Awardee | petroleumengineering.org |
| Dr | Jianming | Zhang | Ocean University of China | China | Best Researcher Award | Awardee | petroleumengineering.org |
| Mr | Tieshan | Zhang | Ningxia Institute Of Science And Technology | China | Best Researcher Award | Awardee | petroleumengineering.org |
| Mr | Jinyuan | Zhang | Xi’an Shiyou University | China | Best Researcher Award | Awardee | petroleumengineering.org |
| Dr | Jinfa | Zhang | China University of Petroleum (Beijing) | China | Research Excellence Award | Awardee | petroleumengineering.org |
| Prof | Dieqing | Zhang | Shanghai Normal University | China | Research Excellence Award | Awardee | petroleumengineering.org |
| Prof | Saeed | Zeinali Heris | Xi'an University of Science and Technology | China | Research Excellence Award | Awardee | petroleumengineering.org |
| Assist. Prof. Dr | Rahim | Zahedi | University of Tehran | Iran | Best Researcher Award | Awardee | petroleumengineering.org |
| Assist. Prof. Dr | Reza | Zabihi | Shahid Bahonar University of Kerman | Iran | Best Researcher Award | Awardee | petroleumengineering.org |