| Dr | Zamambo | Mkhize | University of Cape Town | South Africa | Social Sciences | Higher Education, STEM, Transformation | Best Researcher Award | youngscientistawards.com |
| Mr | Zeamanuel Anteneh | Yigzaw | Bahir Dar University | Ethiopia | Other | Public Health/Preventive Medicine | Young Scientist Award | youngscientistawards.com |
| Assoc. Prof. Dr | Zebin | Su | Xi'an Polytechnic University | China | Computer Science | Machine Vision | Best Researcher Award | youngscientistawards.com |
| Ms | zeinab | shafiei seifabadi | Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz | Iran | Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | stem cell | Young Scientist Award | |
| Dr | Zeinab | Bolboli | Shiraz University | Iran | Agricultural and Biological Sciences | Plant Pathology | Best Researcher Award | youngscientistawards.com |
| Dr | Zeinab | Ramezani | University of Miami | United States | Engineering | Semiconductor Devices and Physics, Biosensor | Best Researcher Award | youngscientistawards.com |
| Dr | Zekeria | Yusuf | Haramaya University | Ethiopia | Agricultural and Biological Sciences | Plant Biotechnology | Best Researcher Award | youngscientistawards.com |
| Dr | Zelin | Hou | College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Nankai University, Tianjin 300350, China | China | Environmental Science | Environmental Geochemistry | Best Researcher Award | |
| Ms | Zeynep Defne | Gürbüz | Biruni English Medical Faculty | Turkey | Medicine and Dentistry | Medicine | Young Scientist Award | |
| Mr | Zeyuan | Wang | Xi'an Jiaotong University | China | Energy | Natural gas storage and utilization | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | Zhadyra | Artykova | M. Auezov South Kazakhstan University | Kazakhstan | Chemical Engineering | Composition Polymers for drilling fluids | InnovateFuture YoungScientist Award | youngscientistawards.com |
| 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 | youngscientistawards.com |
| 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 | youngscientistawards.com |
| 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 | youngscientistawards.com |
| Assoc. Prof. Dr | Zhenbo | Qin | Tianjin University | China | Materials Science | Corrosion and surface modification | Best Researcher Award | |
| Mr | Zhengyang | Wu | China Agricultural University | China | Agricultural and Biological Sciences | Agricultural Engineering | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | Zhenwei | Liu | Northeastern University | China | Engineering | Control Science and Engineering | Best Researcher Award | |