| Dr | Xiuqing | Yang | Institute of Biotechnology, Shanxi University | China | Agricultural and Biological Sciences | Functional Foods and Biological Functions | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Ms | Yan | Yang | Guangdong University of Technology | China | Environmental and Sustainable Materials | Environment Science and Engineering | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Dr | Shaokun | Yang | Army Engineering University of PLA | China | Engineering | Geotechnical Engineering | Research Excellence Award | View Profile |
| Assoc. Prof. Dr | Angela | Yang | RMIT University | Australia | Health Professions | Chinese Medicine | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Prof. Dr | Makoto | Yasuda | The University of Osaka | Japan | Chemistry and Materials Science | Organic chemistry | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Dr | Mika | Yasuoka | Roskilde University | Denmark | Computer Science | Human Computer Interaction, Living Lab | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Dr | OLIVE | YEMELE MEKONTCHOU | Hohai University | China | Engineering | Water pollution research | Women Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Assoc. Prof. Dr | Junghun | Yeum | Gangneung-Wonju National University | South Korea | Ecology and Conservation | Urban green space | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Prof. Dr | Cameron | Yin | University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center | United States | Medicine and Health Sciences | Hematology/Oncology | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Mr | Jiao | yiyang | NORTHEAST PETROLEUM UNIVERSITY | China | Environmental and Sustainable Materials | pollution control | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Dr | Elif | Yıldırım | Konya Technical University | Turkey | Data Science and Analytics | Biostatistics | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Assoc. Prof. Dr | Taşkın | Yıldız | Adana Alparslan Türkeş Science and Technology University, Department of Mining Engineering | Turkey | Engineering | Mining engineering | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Mr | Jimin | Youn | KAIST | South Korea | Robotics and Automation | Robotics | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Assist Prof Dr | Khaleel Hasan | Younis Babi | Erbil Polytechnic University | Iraq | Engineering | Civil Engineering | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Prof | Hong | Yu | Medical University of South Carolina | United States | Dentistry | Periodontal Diseases | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Assoc. Prof. Dr | Biao | Yu | Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University | China | Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | Researcher in Endocrinology and Metabolic Diseases | Excellence in Innovation | View Profile |
| Prof | GAO | YUAN | Linyi Scientific Exploration Laboratory | China | Ecology and Conservation | water environment | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Prof. Dr | Xu | Yuanyuan | Nanjing Agricultural University | China | Agricultural and Biological Sciences | Department of Basic Veterinary Medicine | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Dr | Jose Antonio | Zafra-Agea | A Department of Nursing, Faculty of Health Sciences at Manresa, University of Vic–Central University of Catalonia (UVic-UCC) | Spain | Health Professions | health promotion, prevention, primary care | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Assist. Prof. Dr | Rahim | Zahedi | University of Tehran | Iran | Environmental Science | Energy and Environment | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |