| Mrs | Zainab | Khalid | National University of Sciences and Technology, SEECS | Pakistan | Other | Digital Forensics, Information Security | Best Researcher Award | |
| Prof | Zaidatun | Tasir | Universiti Teknologi Malaysia | Malaysia | Social Sciences | Educational Technology | Best Researcher Award | |
| Mr | Zaid | Hamoodi | Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust | United Kingdom | Health Professions | Trauma and Orthopedics surgery | Best Researcher Award | |
| Mrs | Zaib un | Nisa | Universiti Tecknologi Petronas | Malaysia | Chemistry | Material synthesis and characterization | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | Zahrabeigom | Moradi Shakoorian | Aerofarms | Iran | Agricultural and Biological Sciences | Agriculture sustainability | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Dr | Zahra | Ghaemi | Tarbiat Modares University | Iran | Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | Genetics, Cell and Molecular Biology, cancer | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | Zahra | Bahmani | Bio-medical engineering group, Faculty of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Tarbiat Modares University | Iran | Engineering | Cognitive neuroscience | Best Researcher Award | |
| Ms | Zahra | Amiri | Tabriz Islamic Art University | Iran | Computer Science | computet games | Women Researcher Award | |
| Assist Prof Dr | Zahra | Motaghi | ISlamic Azad University | Iran | Engineering | Textile Engineering and Nano Technology | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Dr | Zahra | Parvar | Department of Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Fisheries and Environmental Sciences, Gorgan University of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources, Gorgan, Golestan, Iran | Iran | Environmental Science | urban landscape | Women Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Assoc. Prof. Dr | Zahra | Ghasemi | University of Hormozgan | Iran | Environmental Science | environmental pollution | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Assoc. Prof. Dr | Zahoor | Ahmad | University of Central Punjab | Pakistan | Agricultural and Biological Sciences | Crop Physiology | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Dr | Zahid | Mahmood | COMSATS University Abbottabad, KP, Pakistan | Pakistan | Engineering | Image processing, machine learning | Best Researcher Award | |
| Mr | Zahid | Hussain | USTB, China | Pakistan | Engineering | Mining Engineering | Young Scientist Award | View Profile |
| Assist Prof Dr | Zaher | Haddad | Alaqsa University | Palestine, State of | Other | Information Security and privacy | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | Z. Tugce | Yuksel | Arti Proje | Turkey | Engineering | Coastal and Harbour Engineering | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | Yuze | Wang | Huazhong Agricultural University | China | Economics, Econometrics and Finance | Resource and Environmental Economics, Health Economics | Young Scientist Award | View Profile |
| Ms | Yuying | Huang | University of Canterbury | New Zealand | Business, Management and Accounting | Tourism, Leisure and Hospitality Management | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | YUVARAJ | L | Acharya institute of technology | India | Engineering | Acoustics | Young Scientist Award | |
| Mr | Yuval | Geva | University of Haifa | Israel | Arts and Humanities | Linguistics | Young Scientist Award | |