| Assoc Prof Dr | Yongsun | Yi | Khalifa University | United Arab Emirates | Energy | Nuclear Engineering | Best Researcher Award |
| Mrs | Hacer | Yesilcicek | Karadeniz Technical University | Turkey | Engineering | Asphalt, Materials | Best Researcher Award |
| Assist Prof Dr | Rostam | Yazdani-Biouki | National Salinity Research Center | Iran | Agricultural and Biological Sciences | Medicinal Plants/ Salinity | Best Researcher Award |
| Assoc Prof Dr | Sheng | Yang | Central South University | China | Energy | ESE | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Bo | Yang | China University of Geosciences | China | Earth and Planetary Sciences | Tectonic | Best Researcher Award |
| Prof | Jianjun | Yan | Hunan University Of Technology and Business | China | Business, Management and Accounting | Resource and environmental management | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | VIRUPAXAPPA | YALIWAL | SDM College of Engg and Tech., Dharwad, India | India | Energy | Fuels | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Mohamed | Yahya | university of Nevada Reno | United States | Chemistry | physical organic chemistry | Best Researcher Award |
| Ms | Yuanyuan | Xu | Nanjing Institute of Geology and Palaeontology | China | Earth and Planetary Sciences | Palaeontology and Stratigraphy | Best Researcher Award |
| Assoc Prof Dr | Wang | Xiushan | Zhejiang Sci-Tech University | China | Engineering | Road materials and structural engineering | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Henggao | Xiang | Nanjing University of Science and Technology | China | Engineering | Mechanics of Materials | Best Researcher Awards |
| Assist Prof Dr | Zhaohui | Xia | Huazhong University of Science and Technology | China | Engineering | Mechanical Engineering | Best Researcher Awards |
| Prof | Angela TS | Wyse | Federal University of the Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS | Brazil | Neuroscience | Medical and Health Sciences in Neuroscience | Best Researcher Award |
| Mr | Gedefaw | Wubet | Debre Tabor University | Ethiopia | Agricultural and Biological Sciences | Agricultural economics, Value chain Management and Food Marketing | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Shaowen | Wu | University of Science and Technology Beijing | China | Materials Science | utilizing industrial wastes into construction materials, Hydrogen base reduction of chromite | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Cerile Ypolyte | Woumbo | University of Dschang | Cameroon | Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | Nutrition and Food Security/impact of processing methods on the bioactive compounds from functional foods/Food Security | Best Researcher Award |
| Prof Dr | Seongwoo | Woo | seongwoo woo | Ethiopia | Engineering | Mechanical | Best Researcher Award |
| Mr | Ketemaw | Wonde | Debre Markos University, Debre Markos, Ethiopia | Ethiopia | Agricultural and Biological Sciences | Rural Development | Best Researcher Award |
| Prof | Alevtina (Alla) | White Smirnova | SD Mines - an Engineering, Science, and Technology University/ N | United States | Materials Science | Battery recycling | Best Researcher Award |
| Mr | Aaron | Werikhe | National Planning Authority | Uganda | Environmental Science | Environmental Economics/Sustainable Development | Most Reader's Article Award |