| Dr | Yaling | Sun | Tianjin University | China | Best Researcher Award | researchscientist.net |
| Dr | Yaqiong | Guo | Institute of Biotechnology and Health, Beijing Academy of Science and Technology | China | Best Researcher Award | researchscientist.net |
| Dr | Yavuz | Yasul | Ondokuz Mayis Üniversitesi | Turkey | Best Scholar Award | researchscientist.net |
| Ms | Zahra | Pezeshki | National Research University "Moscow Power Engineering Institute" | Russia | Best Researcher Award | researchscientist.net |
| Dr | Zhongyi | Yu | China Agriculture University | China | Best Researcher Award | researchscientist.net |