| Mr | Juan | Zapata-Mina | Universidad Tecnológica de Pereira | Colombia | Energy | Applied thermodynamics | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | Marjan | Zare | Mechanical Engineering | Canada | Energy | Environemnt | Best Researcher Award | |
| Assoc. Prof. Dr | Rouholah | Zare Dorabei | University of Toronto | Canada | Chemistry | Analytical Chemistry | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Dr | SAJAD | ZARGAR | SKUAST-KASHMIR | India | Agricultural and Biological Sciences | Crop genomics & proteomics | Best Researcher Award | |
| Prof | Afshin | Zarghi | School of Pharmacy, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences | Iran | Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutical Science | Pharmaceutical Chemistry | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Assist. Prof. Dr | Fattane | Zarrinkalam | University of Guelph | Canada | Engineering | Computer engineering | Women Researcher Award | |
| Mr | REDA SAMY | ZAZOUN | Sonatrach | Algeria | Earth and Planetary Sciences | Geology | Best Researcher Award | |
| Prof. Dr | Thami | ZEGHLOUL | Institut Pprime | France | Engineering | Séparation électrostatique | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Dr | Sahar | Zeinali | Institute for Electrical Engineering in Medicine, University of Luebeck | Germany | Other | Autonomous systems | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Dr | mounia | zemamou | Ibn Tofail university | Morocco | Energy | renewable energy | Women Researcher Award | |
| Prof | mojgan | zendehdel | Arak university | Iran | Chemistry | zeolite, porous materials, catalyst | Women Researcher Award | |
| Dr | Liyun | Zeng | Panzhihua University | China | Social Sciences | Health and safety research in construction, tourism, city, etc. | Young Scientist Award | |
| Assist Prof Dr | Zhixiong | Zeng | The Hong Kong University of Science & Technology | Hong Kong | Engineering | Civil Engineering/Geotechnical Engineering/Environmental Geotechnics | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | Liangwei | Zeng | Guangzhou Maritime University | China | Physics and Astronomy | Nonlinear Optics | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | Nejat | Zeydalinejad | Shahid Beheshti University | Iran | Earth and Planetary Sciences | Groundwater | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | MIN | ZHAN | Nanjing University | China | Engineering | Environmental Engineering | Best Researcher Award | |
| Prof | Lingling | Zhang | Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University | China | Agricultural and Biological Sciences | biocontrol | Young Scientist Award | |
| Dr | Yan | Zhang | Harvard University | United States | Social Sciences | Anthropology | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | honglu | zhang | Sport Waitakere | New Zealand | Social Sciences | sport, health, and education | Young Scientist Award | |
| Dr | Lin | Zhang | Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics | China | Engineering | Structural Mechanical Properties and Numerical Methods | Best Researcher Award | |