| Dr | Zhiyou | Jia | University of Minho | Portugal | Engineering | Construction materials and technologies | Young Scientist Award | |
| Assoc. Prof. Dr | Zhiyu | Mao | 中国科学院大连化学物理研究所 | China | Chemical Engineering | 电化学工程 | Best Researcher Award | youngscientistawards.com |
| Dr | Zhize | Li | Carnegie Mellon University | United States | Computer Science | algorithm design, mathematical optimization, federated learning and machine learning | Young Scientist Award | |
| Prof | Zhong | Wu | Tianjin University | China | Materials Science | Materials electrochemistry and surface interface engineering | Best Researcher Award | |
| Assoc. Prof. Dr | Zhongchen | Cao | Tianjin Univeristy | China | Engineering | Ultra-precision machining and advanced optics manufacturing | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | Zhongkai | Fan | University of South China | China | Environmental Science | radiation measurement/Radiation protection and environmental monitoring | Best Research Award | |
| Assoc. Prof. Dr | Zhou | Wangbao | Central South University | China | Engineering | Structural Engineering | Best Researcher Award | |
| Assist. Prof. Dr | Zhou | Li | Sichuan Agricultural University | China | Agricultural and Biological Sciences | Plant Science/Horticulture | Best Researcher Award | youngscientistawards.com |
| Mr | Zhou | Jinxing | Beijing Forestry University | China | Agricultural and Biological Sciences | soil and water conservation;desertification combating | Best Researcher Award | youngscientistawards.com |
| Ms | Zhuo | Chen | Southeast University | China | Computer Science | approximate computing | Best Researcher Award | |
| Prof | Zhuoyuan | Zheng | Nanjing Tech University | China | Energy | Energy Storage Materials and Devices | Young Scientist Award | |
| Assist. Prof. Dr | Zi | Chen | Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School | United States | Engineering | Biomechanics | Best Researcher Award | youngscientistawards.com |
| Dr | Ziba | Majidi | Department of Medical Laboratory Science, School of Allied Medical Sciences (SAMS), Tehran University of Medical Sciences (TUMS), Tehran, Iran. | Iran | Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | Clinical Laboratory | Best Researcher Award | youngscientistawards.com |
| Dr | Zihao | Wu | Shenzhen Tourism College, Jinan University | China | Business, Management and Accounting | Consumer Behavior, Hospitality Management | Young Scientist Award | youngscientistawards.com |
| Ms | Zijun | Zhou | Jiamusi University | China | Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutical Science | Natural Medicinal Chemistry | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | Ziliang | Yuan | Chongqing University of Education | China | Chemistry | Catalyst | Best Researcher Award | youngscientistawards.com |
| Ms | Ziyu | Han | School of Public Health (Shenzhen), Shenzhen Campus of Sun Yat-sen University, Shenzhen 518107, Guangdong, China | China | Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | Oxidative stress | Best Researcher Award | youngscientistawards.com |
| Dr | Zohreh Sadat | Sangsefidi | north khorasan university of medical sciences | Iran | Other | nutrition | Best Researcher Award | youngscientistawards.com |
| Dr | Zoleka | Ncoyini-Manciya | University of KwaZulu-Natal | South Africa | Environmental Science | Climate change | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | Zongru | Li | Peking University People's Hospital | China | Medicine and Dentistry | hematology | Young Scientist Award | |