| Assist Prof Dr | Betül | Yanık Özger | Kahramanmaraş Sütçü İmam University | Turkey | Social Sciences | Early Child Education | Young Scientist Award | |
| Assoc. Prof. Dr | ZhiMing | Yao | Hefei Institutes of Physical Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences | China | Computer Science | Sensing technology and intelligent system | Best Researcher Award | |
| Prof | Liu | Yaobin | Nan Chang University | China | Environmental Science | environmental governance;Regional Sustainable Development | Best Researcher Award | |
| Assoc Prof Dr | Adem | Yar | Bingol University | Turkey | Engineering | Mechanical Engineering | Best Researcher Award | |
| Ms | melis | yarar | ETH Zürich | Turkey | Chemical Engineering | Catalysis | Young Scientist Award | |
| Assoc Prof Dr | Achalu | Yarimo | Ambo University | Ethiopia | Agricultural and Biological Sciences | Natural Resource Management | Best Researcher Award | |
| Prof Dr | Naveed | Yasin | Canadian University Dubai | United Arab Emirates | Business, Management and Accounting | Entrepreneurship | Excellence in Innovation | |
| Assist Prof Dr | Veera Reddy | Yatham | IISER-TVM | India | Chemistry | Organic Chemistry | Best Researcher Award | |
| Mrs | ÖZGE | YAVAŞ TEZ | Department of Recreation, Faculty of Sports Science Faculty, Manisa Celal Bayar University, Manisa, Turkey | Turkey | Other | Adventure tourism, Extreme sports | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | İsa | YAYLA | Ministry of Culture and Tourism | Turkey | Social Sciences | Tourism | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | OMID | YAZDAN PANAH | Hybrid Structural Testing Center (Hystec), Myongji University, Yongin-si, South Korea | South Korea | Engineering | Structural Health Monitoring,Seismic Assessment,Performance-Based Earthquake Engineering,Machine learning,Deep Learning | Best Researcher Award | |
| Assist Prof Dr | Devran | YAZIR | Karadeniz Technical university | Turkey | Engineering | Maritime Transportation and Management Engineering | Best Researcher Award | |
| Assoc. Prof. Dr | Jiajiu | Ye | Hefei Institutes of Physical Science, Chinese Academy of Science | China | Materials Science | Perovskite Materials, Photovoltaic Solar Cells, Low-Dose X-ray Detectors and Imaging | Best Researcher Award | youngscientistawards.com |
| Prof. Dr | ovgu | yelgel | recep tayyip erdogan university | Turkey | Materials Science | computational materials science | Best Researcher Award | youngscientistawards.com |
| Mr | Chalachew | Yenew | Debre Tabor University | Ethiopia | Health Professions | One Health | Young Scientist Award | |
| Assoc. Prof. Dr | Andres Felipe | Yepes Perez | Antioquia University | Colombia | Chemistry | Química Medicinal | Best Researcher Award | youngscientistawards.com |
| Dr | Pooja | Yesantharao | Stanford University | United States | Medicine and Dentistry | Plastic Surgery | Best Researcher Award | youngscientistawards.com |
| Prof Dr | Kaan | Yetilmezsoy | Yildiz Technical University | Turkey | Engineering | Environmental Engineering | Best Researcher Award | |
| Mr | Abdurahman Yasin | Yiğit | Mersin University | Turkey | Other | Geomatics, Survey, Geoscience | Young Scientist Award | |
| Mr | Zeamanuel Anteneh | Yigzaw | Bahir Dar University | Ethiopia | Other | Public Health/Preventive Medicine | Young Scientist Award | youngscientistawards.com |