| Prof | Fengbo | Yu | Nanchang University | China | Environmental Science | Organic solid waste recycling | Young Scientist Award | youngscientistawards.com |
| Prof | Jiangang | Yu | State key Laboratory of Exterme Environment Optoelectronic Dynamic Measyrement Technology and Instrument, North University of China, Taiyuan, Shanxi 030051, P. R. China | China | Physics | Microelectronics and Solid-State Electronics | Best Innovator Award | youngscientistawards.com |
| Dr | Haiying | Yuan | Beijing University of Technology | China | Engineering | Electronic engineering | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | Ziliang | Yuan | Chongqing University of Education | China | Chemistry | Catalyst | Best Researcher Award | youngscientistawards.com |
| Mr | Shuzhi | Yuan | Institute of plasma physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences | China | Engineering | VVUQ of plasma diagnostic systems in a tokamak | Best Researcher Award | youngscientistawards.com |
| Dr | Wei | Yuan | School of Transportation, Southeast University | China | Engineering | Geotechnical engineering | Best Researcher Award | youngscientistawards.com |
| Mr | Mehmet Ali | Yucel | Erzincan Binali Yıldırım University | Turkey | Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutical Science | Pharmaceutical chemistry | Young Scientist Award | |
| Dr | Kong | Yue | Nanjing Tech University | China | Materials Science | No.30 Puzhu Road (S), Nanjing, China | Best Researcher Award | |
| Mr | Zhengfu | Yue | Environment and Plant Protection Institute, Chinese Academy of Tropical Agricultural Sciences | China | Agricultural and Biological Sciences | Soil virus ecology | Young Scientist Award | |
| Mr | ÖZGÜR | YÜKSEKDAĞ | HARRAN ÜNİVERSİTESİ | Turkey | Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | Carbonic Anhydrase IX | Young Scientist Award | youngscientistawards.com |
| Dr | Z. Tugce | Yuksel | Arti Proje | Turkey | Engineering | Coastal and Harbour Engineering | Best Researcher Award | |
| Mr | Gyanajeet | Yumnam | Manipur University | India | Social Sciences | Library and Information Science | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | ERHAN | YUMUK | Ghent University | Belgium | Engineering | Control Engineering | Best Researcher Award | youngscientistawards.com |
| 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 | youngscientistawards.com |
| 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 | youngscientistawards.com |
| 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 | youngscientistawards.com |
| Prof | Muhammad | Zafar | Quaid-I-Azam University Islamabad | Pakistan | Chemistry | Inorganic Chemistry | Best Researcher Award | |