| Prof | 林鹏 | 董 | 西安工业大学 | China | Materials Science | 宽禁带半导体材料与器件 | Best Researcher Award | |
| Mr | 吉 | 梅 | 中山大学环境科学与工程学院 | China | Environmental Science | 大气污染治理 催化技术 | Best Researcher Award | bestpaperawards.com |
| Assoc Prof Dr | سالي | الشلقامي | المعهد القومي لعلوم البحار و المصايد | Egypt | Veterinary Science and Veterinary Medicine | fisheries | Most Reader's Article Award | |
| Dr | Ihab | Zubeidat | Sakhnin College For Teacher Education | Israel | Psychology | Sexual Bahaviour, Anxiety Disorders, Social-Emotional Aspects of Students and Teachers | Best Researcher Award | |
| Assoc Prof Dr | Benteng | Zou | University of Luxembourg | Luxembourg | Economics, Econometrics and Finance | Economics | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | Yunge | Zou | Chongqing University | China | Engineering | Battery life; Electrified transportation;control strategy | Best Researcher Award | bestpaperawards.com |
| Dr | Mehdi | Zolfaghari | Tarbiat Modares University | Iran | Economics, Econometrics and Finance | Financial Economics | Best Paper Award | |
| Assoc Prof Dr | Afshin | Zohdi | University of Zanjan | Iran | Earth and Planetary Sciences | Sedimentology | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | Ben Ahmed | Ziyad | University Ammar Telidji Laghouat-Algeria | Algeria | Chemistry | Analytical chemistry Development | Best Paper Award | |
| Prof | Kongjun | Zhu | Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics | China | Materials Science | Energy storage material | Best Researcher Award | |
| Mr | Jiasheng | Zhu | RMIT University | Australia | Engineering | Civil engineering | Best Paper Award | bestpaperawards.com |
| Prof. Dr | Si | Zhou | Dalian University of Technology | China | Materials Science | Computational Materials Science | Most Cited Article Award | |
| Prof. Dr | Keqing | Zhou | China University of Geosciences | China | Materials Science | Composites/Safety engineering | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | Zhuangyi | Zhou | University of New South Wales | Australia | Engineering | Photovoltaics | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | Yuanyuan | Zhou | Anhui University | China | Engineering | intelligent perception and information processing, performance evaluation and condition monitoring | Best Researcher Award | bestpaperawards.com |
| Prof | Mohammad | Zhiani | Faculty of Chemistry | Iran | Energy | fuel cells | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | Yongfeng | Zheng | South China University of Technology | China | Engineering | Structural Topology Optimization | Best Researcher Awards | |
| Prof | Jing | Zhao | Xi'an University of Technology | China | Economics, Econometrics and Finance | Regional Development, Urbanization and Policy Analysis | Best Paper Award | |
| Dr | Yandong | Zhao | College of Engineering, Beijing Forestry University | China | Agricultural and Biological Sciences | Soil moisture content, stem moisture content, sensor | Best Researcher Award | bestpaperawards.com |
| Prof | Zhang | Zhang | Hebei university of tochnology | China | Materials Science | Condensed matter physics | Best Paper Award | |