| Dr | Zohreh | Izadifar | Wyss Institute/Harvard University | United States | Engineering | Biomedical Engineering/Tissue Engineering/Women's health | Best Researcher Award | |
| Mr | Zi Yi | Wang | Kunming University | China | Social Sciences | Smart tourism application, Tourism information technology, Hotel marketing strategy and planning. | Best Researcher Award | youngscientistawards.com |
| Mr | Zhiwei | Feng | Hefei University of Technology | China | Engineering | Optics | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | Zhihua | Xia | Jiangsu Normal University | China | Social Sciences | linguistics, the interdisciplinary research of linguistics and computer science | Best Researcher Award | |
| Prof | Zhihong | Sun | Inner Mongolia Agricultural University | China | Agricultural and Biological Sciences | lactic acid bacteria | Best Researcher Award | |
| Prof | Zhi-Yong | Ji | Hebei University of Technology | China | Environmental Science | Marine environmental protection and utilization of chemical resources | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | Zhenya | Wang | Fuzhou University | China | Engineering | Intelligent fault diagnosis for rotating machinery | Best Researcher Award | |
| Prof Dr | zhenming | zhang | College of Resources and Environment Engineering | China | Environmental Science | Environmental pedology | Best Scholar Award | |
| Dr | Zhengwei | Qin | Wuhan Center of China Geological Survey | China | Earth and Planetary Sciences | Geology/Geochemistry | 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 | |
| Dr | Zhao | Lei | The Hong Kong Polytechnic University | China | Engineering | Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning | Best Researcher Award | |
| Assoc Prof Dr | Zhanqiang | Zhang | Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications | China | Engineering | Electrical Engineering | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | Zhan-Qiang | Zhang | Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications | China | Engineering | Electrical Engineering | Young Scientist Award | |
| Dr | Yusen | Geng | School of Control Science and Engineering, Shandong University | China | Engineering | Industrial Robots and Machine Vision | Best Researcher Award | |
| Prof | Yunzhi | Tan | China Three Gorges University | China | Engineering | Civil engineering, geotechnical engineering, treatment and utilization of problematic soil, engineering materials | Best Researcher Award | |
| Prof | Yuewei | Ai | Central South University | China | Materials Science | Laser welding | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | Yueshan | Jiang | School of Materials Science and Engineering | China | Materials Science | Computational Materials Science | Best Researcher Award | |
| Prof | Yuan | Huang | Sichuan University | China | Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutical Science | drug delivery | Best Researcher Award | |
| Prof Dr | Young Kwan | Sohn | Gyeongsang National University | South Korea | Earth and Planetary Sciences | Volcanology, sedimentology | Best Researcher Award | |
| Prof | You-hua | Chen | South China Agricultural University | China | Economics, Econometrics and Finance | Agricultural Economics and Ploicy | Best Researcher Award | |