| Dr | ERHAN | YUMUK | Ghent University | Belgium | Engineering | Control Engineering | Best Researcher Award |
| Prof | Tao | Yun | Institute of Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Sciences, Zhejiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences | China | Veterinary Science and Veterinary Medicine | Molecular Pathogenesis and Vaccine Development | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | NORAZRIENA | YUSOFF | UNIVERSITI MALAYA | Malaysia | Other | PHOTONICS AND MATERIAL SCIENCE | Women Researcher Award |
| Dr | Zekeria | Yusuf | Haramaya University | Ethiopia | Agricultural and Biological Sciences | Plant Biotechnology | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Muthuraman | Yuvaraj | Agricultural College and Research Institute, Vazhavachanur, Tiruvannamalai, Tamil Nadu, India | India | Agricultural and Biological Sciences | Nanofertilizer | Best Researcher Award |
| Mr | Mohammed | Yuya | Haramaya University | Ethiopia | Health Professions | Public Health | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Yonca | Yuzugullu | Kocaeli University | Turkey | Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | Structural Biology | Best Researcher Award |
| Prof | Muhammad | Zafar | Quaid-I-Azam University Islamabad | Pakistan | Chemistry | Inorganic Chemistry | Best Researcher Award |
| Assoc Prof Dr | Bagher | Zahabiyoun | IUST-Iran University of Science and Technology | Iran | Engineering | Water Resources, Climate Change, Droughts, Floods | Excellence in Research |
| Ms | anam | Zahid | Beijing Forestry University | Pakistan | Agricultural and Biological Sciences | Horticulture | Young Scientist Award |
| Dr | Aqib | Zahoor | Tianjin University | China | Environmental Science | moderncities | Young Scientist Award |
| Ms | Ayesha | Zahoor | National University of Modern Languages, Main Campus, Islamabad. | Pakistan | Arts and Humanities | Literature | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Tatheer | Zahra | Queensland University of Technology | Australia | Engineering | Structural Engineering | Women Researcher Award |
| Ms | Samia | Zahra | Higher Education Archieve and libraries Department; KP | Pakistan | Economics, Econometrics and Finance | Environmental Economics | Women Researcher Award |
| Assist Prof Dr | Elsaid Mamdouh Mahmoud | Zahran | University of Nottingham Ningbo China | China | Engineering | Civil Engineering | Best Researcher Award |
| Mrs | Julia Ayana | Zaides | Haifa University | Israel | Social Sciences | Creative Arts Therapy | Best Researcher Award |
| Ms | KAOUTAR | ZAIDI | University Mohammed Fisrt | Morocco | Chemistry | Applied chemistry and environnement | Best Researcher Award |
| Mr | Hamidreza | Zalpoor | Shiraz Neuroscience Research Center, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran | Iran | Immunology and Microbiology | Cancer Biology | Young Scientist Award |
| Mr | Mohammad Yassin | Zamanian | Hamadan University of Medical Sciences | Iran | Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutical Science | Pharmacology | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Afshin | Zand | University of Pecs, Medical School | Hungary | Medicine and Dentistry | Nutrigenomics | Best Researcher Award |
