| Prof | Yoshiya | Tanaka | University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Japan | Japan | Medicine | Rheumatology | Innovative Research Award | View Profile |
| Prof. Dr | Yuchuan | Du | Tongji University | China | Civil Engineering | Transportation Engineering | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Dr | YUEH YEA | LO | Department of Language and Literacy Education, Faculty of Education, Universiti Malaya | Malaysia | Education | TESOL / TESL / English Language Education | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Dr | Yujie | Ning | Beijing New Building Materials Public Limited Company | China | Nanotechnology | coating | Research Excellence Award | View Profile |
| Dr | Zerrin | Polat | Atatürk university | Turkey | Biotechnology | Lipid production | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Dr | Zhang | Xinxin | College of architecture and art design, Hebei University of technology | China | Human Resource Management | Industrial Design | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Assoc. Prof. Dr | Zhaoxia | Duan | Hohai University | China | Robotics and Automation | Robotic path planing and control | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Prof | Zhen | Yuan | University of Macau | China | Medicine | Biomedical Engineering | Excellence in Research Award | View Profile |
| Prof. Dr | Zhiguo | Meng | Jilin University | China | Earth Science | Remote Sensing Information Mechanism | Research Excellence Award | View Profile |
| Dr | Zhihui | Zhao | Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Nursing | China | Medicine | Nursing | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Prof | Zi-Jun | Liu | University of Washington | United States | Medicine | Craniofacial Biology | Research Excellence Award | View Profile |
| Dr | Zinat | Shariati | University of Tehran | Iran | Business and Management | Entrepreneurial Finance | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Ms | Zixin | Wang | College of Basic Medical Sciences, Naval Medical University, Shanghai, China | China | Medicine | immunotherapy in gastric cancer | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |