| Dr | Yongfeng | Zheng | South China University of Technology | China | Engineering | Structural Topology Optimization | Best Researcher Awards |
| Assoc Prof Dr | Yongsun | Yi | Khalifa University | United Arab Emirates | Energy | Nuclear Engineering | Best Researcher Award |
| Prof Dr | Yonny | Lopez | UNIFESSPA | Brazil | Agricultural and Biological Sciences | Ciências Agrarias/Ciências Florestais | Best Researcher Award |
| Prof Dr | Yoo-Seok | Yoon | Seoul National University Bundnag Hospital | South Korea | Medicine and Dentistry | Surgery/Pancreatic diease | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | YOUSSEF | EL MOURABIT | Université Ibn Zohr | Morocco | Environmental Science | Ecotoxicology | Best Researcher Award |
| Mr | Yu | Meng | Institute of Metal Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences | China | Materials Science | nanocarbon material | Most Cited Article Award |
| Dr | Yuan | Wei | Dongguan University of Technology | China | Chemical Engineering | Research on cellulose-based functional materials | Best Researcher Award |
| Ms | Yuanyuan | Xu | Nanjing Institute of Geology and Palaeontology | China | Earth and Planetary Sciences | Palaeontology and Stratigraphy | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Yuanyuan | Tian | Nanyang Technological University | Singapore | Engineering | Manufacturing | Best Researcher Award |
| Prof | Yue-Wei | Guo | SIMM-CAS | China | Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutical Science | Natural product chemistry and medicinal chemistry | Best Researcher Award |
| Prof | Yuedu | Chen | Taiyuan University of Technology | China | Engineering | Mining Engineering | Best Paper Award |
| Assoc Prof Dr | Yueliang | Liu | China University of Petroleum-Beijing | China | Energy | CO2 enhanced oil recovery and geological sequestration | Best Researcher Award |
| Mr | YUEPENG | YUE | Nagoya University | Japan | Chemical Engineering | Membrane Separation | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Yun-qi | Jiang | Zhongshan Hospital Fudan University | China | Medicine and Dentistry | Orthopaedics, spine surgery | Best Researcher Award |
| Mr | Yuqi | Wang | Northwestern University | China | Energy | Solid oxide fuel cell | Most Cited Article Award |
| Prof Dr | Yuqing | Huo | Medical College of Georgia, Augusta Univ | United States | Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutical Science | cardiovascular medicine research | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Yusif | Abdullayev | Baku Engineering University | Azerbaijan | Chemistry | Computational Chemistry | Best Paper Award |
| Dr | Yusuf | Chanchangi | University of Exeter | United Kingdom | Engineering | Renewable energy | Most Reader's Article Award |
| Prof | Yuvaraj | D | Vel Tech High Tech Dr. Rangarajan Dr. Sakunthala Engineering College | India | Environmental Science | Marine Biology | Most Reader's Article Award |
| Dr | Yuyun | LU | National University of Singapore | Singapore | Agricultural and Biological Sciences | Food Science | Most Reader's Article Award |