| Dr | Yaxiong | Wu | Institute of Automation, Chinese Academy of Sciences | China | Robotics and Automation | biomemitic robot | Best Researcher Award | thescientists.net |
| Mr | Yimin | Hu | SJTU | China | Science Communication | AI datacenter interconnects | Research Excellence Award | thescientists.net |
| Assoc. Prof. Dr | Yinfeng | Yang | School of Medical Informatics Engineering, Anhui University of Chinese Medicine | China | Artificial Intelligence | computational biology, Artificial intelligence | Research Excellence Award | thescientists.net |
| Assoc. Prof. Dr | Yogita | Padme | Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathwada University | India | Environmental Science | Waste water Engineering and Technology | Women Researcher Award | thescientists.net |
| Mr | YONG | YANG | Nanjing University of Science & Technology | China | Data Science | computing science | Outstanding Researcher Award | thescientists.net |
| Mrs | Yulia | Milshina | HSE University | Russia | Social Science Research | Human capital transformation under the influence of global trends | Research Excellence Award | thescientists.net |
| Dr | Yusuf Mathiinul | Hakim | National Research and Innovation Agency of Indonesia | Indonesia | Materials Science | Adsorption | Research Excellence Award | thescientists.net |
| Dr | Zakir | Ullah | Chungnam National University | South Korea | Materials Science | Chemistry | Young Scientist Award | thescientists.net |
| Mr | Zhang | Guowei | Hebei University | China | Pharmaceutical Sciences | Pharmacology of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) | Excellence in Research | thescientists.net |
| Assoc. Prof. Dr | Zhao | Wang | Shandong University | China | Pharmaceutical Sciences | Medicinal Chemistry | Research Excellence Award | thescientists.net |
| Dr | Zhizhong | Xing | Kunming Medical University | China | Artificial Intelligence | Intelligent rehabilitation | Best Innovation Award | thescientists.net |
| Dr | zihan | gao | China University of Petroleum (East China) | China | Chemical Engineering | Process Safety Management | Best Researcher Award | thescientists.net |