| Prof. Dr | Mehdi | Zarei | Shahid Chamran University of Ahvaz | Iran | Immunology and Microbiology | Food Microbiology | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Prof | Márcio Gilberto | Zangeronimo | Federal University of Lavras | Brazil | Veterinary Science and Veterinary Medicine | Animal metabolism | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | Mohammed | Zameer | Jazan Armed Forces Hospital | Saudi Arabia | Dentistry | Pediatric Dentistry | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Dr | Carlos | Zambra | Universidad de Talca | Chile | Engineering | Simulación computacional | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Mr | Md Nahid Uz | Zaman | Hokkaido University, Japan | Japan | Nursing and Health Professions | Menstrual Health and Hygiene | Research Excellence Award | View Profile |
| Mr | Nahla | Zakzouk | Arab Academy for Science and Technology and Maritime Transport (AAST), Alexandria , Egypt | Egypt | Engineering | Electrical and Control Engineering, Renewable energy, Power Electronics, Power Quality | Best Researcher Award | |
| Mr | Samy | Zaky | Al-Azhar University, Al-Zahraa Hospital | Egypt | Immunology and Microbiology | Viral Hepatitis | Best Academic Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Dr | Iyyad | Zahran | Palestine Polytechnic University | Palestine, State of | Business, Management and Accounting | Marketing | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Dr | Sadia | Zafar Bajwa | National Institute for Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering (NIBGE) Jhang Road P.O. Box 577, Faisalabad, Pakistan | Pakistan | Materials Science | Nanosensor | Best Review Article Award | |
| Dr | Sadia | Zafar Bajwa | National Institute for Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering (NIBGE) Jhang Road P.O. Box 577, Faisalabad, Pakistan | Pakistan | Materials Science | Nanotechnology | Most Cited Article Award | |
| Prof. Dr | Hamit | Yurtseven | Baskent University | Turkey | Physics and Astronomy | Condensed Matter Physics | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Prof. Dr | Fatma | YURT | Ege University | Turkey | Materials Science | Biomaterials | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Ms | DING | YUAN | SHANXI UNIVERSITY | China | Social Sciences | Transformation of resource-based regions and governance | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Dr | Xiaolei | Yuan | Aalto University | Finland | Engineering | sustainable built environments | Most Reader's Article Award | |
| Assist Prof Dr | Yang | Yu | The Hang Sang University of Hong Kong | Hong Kong | Business, Management and Accounting | Social media marketing; marketing communication;corporate social responsibility and business ethics | Best Paper Award | |
| Mr | Wenbing | Yu | Chongqing Jiaotong University | China | Engineering | Cold regions | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | Chang-He | Yu | Beijing university of Chinese medicine affiliated Dongzhimen hospital | China | Medicine and Dentistry | Complementary and alternative medicine | Most Reader's Article Award | |
| Dr | Xianqiang | Yu | UCLA | United States | Medicine and Dentistry | Acute pancreatitis | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | Bolin | Yu | Wuhan University | China | Economics, Econometrics and Finance | Energy and Environmental Economics | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Dr | Min | Yu | Peking University School and Hospital of Stomatology | China | Dentistry | Dental sleep medicine | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |