| Dr | Yuanyuan | Zhou | Anhui University | China | Engineering | intelligent perception and information processing, performance evaluation and condition monitoring | Best Researcher Award | bestpaperawards.com |
| Assoc. Prof. Dr | Yue | Ma | Nanjing University of Science and Technology | China | Engineering | Array signal processing, Communication | Best Researcher Award | bestpaperawards.com |
| 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 | |
| Mr | YUEPENG | YUE | Nagoya University | Japan | Chemical Engineering | Membrane Separation | Best Researcher Award | |
| Prof. Dr | Yuheng | Zeng | Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology & Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences | China | Materials Science | Photovoltaic | Best Research Article Award | bestpaperawards.com |
| Dr | Yun-qi | Jiang | Zhongshan Hospital Fudan University | China | Medicine and Dentistry | Orthopaedics, spine surgery | Best Researcher Award | bestpaperawards.com |
| Dr | Yunge | Zou | Chongqing University | China | Engineering | Battery life; Electrified transportation;control strategy | Best Researcher Award | bestpaperawards.com |
| 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 | bestpaperawards.com |
| 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 | |
| Prof | Z K | Heiba | Ain shams university | Egypt | Materials Science | Nano compounds | Best Paper Award | |
| Dr | Zafer | Ceylan | 1 Van Yüzüncü Yıl University, 2 Bilecik Şeyh Edebali University | Turkey | Agricultural and Biological Sciences | Food Science | Most Reader's Article Award | |
| Assoc. Prof. Dr | Zahid | Hussain | Qilu University of Technology (Shandong Academy of Sciences), Jinan, China | China | Economics, Econometrics and Finance | Economics/transport economics | Best Researcher Award | |
| Assist Prof Dr | Zahid Irshad | Younas | NUST Business School | Pakistan | Economics, Econometrics and Finance | Finance | Best Researcher Award | |
| Assoc. Prof. Dr | Zahra | Ghasemi | University of Hormozgan | Iran | Environmental Science | Environmental pollution | Best Researcher Award | bestpaperawards.com |
| Prof | Zahra | Farsi | Aja University of Medical Sciences | Iran | Nursing and Health Professions | pain management / complementary medicine/ trauma | Best Researcher Awards | |
| Mr | Zaib | Ullah | Deakin University | Australia | Agricultural and Biological Sciences | ZOOLOGY | Best Researcher Award | |