| Dr | Yanny Marliana | Baba Ismail | Universiti Sains Malaysia | Malaysia | Engineering | Materials | Most Tweeted Article Award | |
| Dr | Yanxia | Liang | 西安邮电大学 | China | Computer Science | UAV technology | Research Excellence Award | View Profile |
| Assoc Prof Dr | YAO | Yongsheng | Chongqing Jiaotong University | | Engineering | Pavement Engineering | Most Cited Article Award | |
| Dr | Yasser | Eliwa | Loughborough University | United Kingdom | Business, Management and Accounting | Accounting and Finance | Most Cited Article Award | |
| Mr | Yasser | Nassar | Wadi Alshatti University | Libya | Energy | Energy conservation in buildings | Best Researcher Award | |
| Prof | Yi | Guan | Harbin institute of technology | China | Computer Science | medical informatics | Best Paper Award | |
| Mr | Yi | Zhang | Hunan University | China | Engineering | Laser welding | Best Researcher Award | |
| Prof | Yi | Chen | New Jersey Institute of Technology | United States | Business, Management and Accounting | Business Data Science | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | Yi | Yang | Yangzhou University | China | Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 兽医学 | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Prof | Yi-Lei | Zhao | Shanghai Jiao Tong University | China | Chemistry | Computational Biochemistry | Best Researcher Award | |
| Prof | YiHsuan | Wang | Department of Educational Technology, Tamkang university | Taiwan | Social Sciences | e-learning | Best Paper Award | |
| Dr | Yihua | Ren | rwth-aachen university | Germany | Energy | Combustion; In-situ laser diagnostics | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | Yikang | Lu | 云南财经大学 | China | Social Sciences | 人类行为 | Best Researcher Award | |
| Prof Dr | Yin | Lu | Key Laboratory of Pollution Exposure and Health Intervention of Zhejiang Province, College of Biology and Environmental Engineering, Zhejiang Shuren University | China | Environmental Science | Environmental Toxicology/Biodiversity | Best Researcher Award | |
| Assoc Prof Dr | Yinan | Deng | Guangzhou Marine Geological Survey | China | Earth and Planetary Sciences | Geochemistry | Best Researcher Award | |
| Assoc. Prof. Dr | Ying | Ding | Renmin University of China | China | Business, Management and Accounting | Marketing and Decision Making | Best Researcher Award | |
| Ms | Ying | Wang | McMaster University | Canada | Health Professions | Health Research Methodology, Evidence-based Medicine | Most Tweeted Article Award | |
| Mrs | Ying | Guo | Tongji University | China | Business, Management and Accounting | Infrastructure investment and economic development | Best Researcher Award | |
| Mr | Yinhua | Huang | Hangzhou Normal University | China | Chemistry | Organic Chemistry; Organometallic Chemistry | Best Researcher Award | |
| Mr | Yiwei | Chen | School of Economics and Management, China Jiliang University | China | Economics, Econometrics and Finance | urban economics | Best Research Article Award | View Profile |