| Dr | Zhan-Qiang | Zhang | Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications | China | Engineering | Electrical Engineering | Young Scientist Award |
| Dr | Zhang | Meng | Ningxia University | China | Chemistry | electrochemical | Best Researcher Award |
| Mrs | zhanling | Li | China University of Geosciences (Beijing) | China | Other | Environmental Science and Engineering/Hydrology and Water Resources | Best Researcher Award |
| Assoc Prof Dr | Zhanqiang | Zhang | Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications | China | Engineering | Electrical Engineering | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Zhao | Lei | The Hong Kong Polytechnic University | China | Engineering | Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning | Best Researcher Award |
| Prof | Zhaoju | Yu | Xiamen University | China | Materials Science | Ceramics | Best Researcher Award |
| Prof Dr | Zhaojun | Li | Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences | China | Environmental Science | Recycling of livestock and poultry wastes for sustainable development | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Zhaoyi | Zhang | Dalian Maritime University | China | Engineering | Intelligent navigation of ships | Best Researcher Award |
| Assoc Prof Dr | Zhenbo | Qin | Tianjin University | China | Materials Science | Corrosion and surface modification | 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 | Zhengwei | Qin | Wuhan Center of China Geological Survey | China | Earth and Planetary Sciences | Geology/Geochemistry | Best Researcher Award |
| Mr | Zhengyang | Wu | China Agricultural University | China | Agricultural and Biological Sciences | Agricultural Engineering | Best Researcher Award |
| Prof Dr | zhenming | zhang | College of Resources and Environment Engineering | China | Environmental Science | Environmental pedology | Best Scholar Award |
| Dr | Zhenwei | Liu | Northeastern University | China | Engineering | Control Science and Engineering | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Zhenya | Wang | Fuzhou University | China | Engineering | Intelligent fault diagnosis for rotating machinery | 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 |
| Assist Prof Dr | Zhifang | He | School of Business, Jiangnan University | China | Social Sciences | Financial Risk Management, Behavioral Finance, and Energy Finance | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Zhigang | Zang | Chongqing University | China | Engineering | Optical Engineering | Best Researcher Award |
| Prof | Zhihong | Sun | Inner Mongolia Agricultural University | China | Agricultural and Biological Sciences | lactic acid bacteria | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Zhihua | Xia | Jiangsu Normal University | China | Social Sciences | linguistics, the interdisciplinary research of linguistics and computer science | Best Researcher Award |