| Dr | Yuanju | Qu | Shenzhen University | China | Engineering | Industrial engineering | Best Researcher Award |
| Prof | Yuedu | Chen | Taiyuan University of Technology | China | Engineering | Mining Engineering | Best Researcher Award |
| Prof | Yufeng | Liu | Liaoning University | China | Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutical Science | Pharmacognosy | Best Researcher Award |
| Assoc Prof Dr | Yun | Tang | Hunan University of Science and Technology | China | Physics and Astronomy | Laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy | Most Cited Article Award |
| Assist Prof Dr | Yunpeng | Yang | Antai College of Economics and Management | China | Economics, Econometrics and Finance | Digital platform; Model innovation; Digital trade; User behavior | Best Researcher Award |
| Prof | Yunzhi | Tan | China Three Gorges University | China | Engineering | Civil Engineering | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Yuping | Wu | Nanjing Tech University | China | Energy | Energy Chemistry | Most Cited Article Award |
| Prof Dr | Yuran | Jin | School of Business Administration, University of Science and Technology Liaoning | China | Business, Management and Accounting | Business Model Innovation, Sustainable Logistics, Sustainable Supply Chain, 3D Printing, Scientometrics, Intelligent Manufacturing Management | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Yuri L. | Lyubchenko | University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE. | United States | Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutical Science | Pharmaceutical Sciences | Most Reader's Article Award |
| Prof | Z K | Heiba | Ain shams university | Egypt | Materials Science | Nano compounds | Best Paper Award |
| Assoc Prof Dr | Zafar | Said | University of Sharjah | United Arab Emirates | Energy | Properties and performance in heat transfer | Most Cited Article Award |
| Mrs | Zahra | Halili | Malek-ashtar university | Iran | Business, Management and Accounting | Identifying and ranking appropriate strategies for effective technology transfer in the automotive industry: Evidence from Iran | Most Cited Article Award |
| Dr | Zahra | Arabi | Islamic Azad university, Gorgan, Iran | Iran | Environmental Science | soil pollution | Most Cited Article Award |
| Prof | Zakaria | Elbarbary | king khalid university | Saudi Arabia | Energy | Electrical Power engineering | Best Researcher Award |
| Assoc Prof Dr | Zehra | Karapinar Senturk | Duzce University | Turkey | Computer Science | Artificial Intelligence, data mining | Most Reader's Article Award |
| Assoc. Prof. Dr | Zhijie | Liu | Xi'an Jiaotong University | China | Chemical Engineering | cold plasma application | Best Research Article Award |
| Dr | Zhimin | Chen | Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese medicine | China | Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutical Science | Traditional Chinese Medicine | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Zhong | Peng | Huazhong Agricultural University | China | Veterinary Science and Veterinary Medicine | Animal infectious Diseases | Best Researcher Award |
| Mr | Zhuo | Shen | School of psychology, Liaoning Normal University | China | Psychology | Street-crossing | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Ziming | Ye | Glencore | Australia | Materials Science | Mineral Processing | Best Researcher Award |