| Dr | zihan | gao | China University of Petroleum (East China) | China | Chemical Engineering | Best Researcher Award | thescientists.net |
| Dr | Zhizhong | Xing | Kunming Medical University | China | Artificial Intelligence | Best Innovation Award | thescientists.net |
| Assoc. Prof. Dr | Zhao | Wang | Shandong University | China | Pharmaceutical Sciences | Research Excellence Award | thescientists.net |
| Mr | Zhang | Guowei | Hebei University | China | Pharmaceutical Sciences | Excellence in Research | thescientists.net |
| Assoc. Prof. Dr | Yinfeng | Yang | School of Medical Informatics Engineering, Anhui University of Chinese Medicine | China | Artificial Intelligence | Research Excellence Award | thescientists.net |
| Mr | Yimin | Hu | SJTU | China | Science Communication | Research Excellence Award | thescientists.net |
| Dr | Yaxiong | Wu | Institute of Automation, Chinese Academy of Sciences | China | Robotics and Automation | Best Researcher Award | thescientists.net |
| Assist. Prof. Dr | Yasin | Kaya | Dicle Universty | Turkey | Mathematical Sciences | Research Excellence Award | thescientists.net |
| Ms | Yanan | Yang | Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine | China | Pharmaceutical Sciences | Research Excellence Award | thescientists.net |
| Ms | Yahui | Yang | China Three Gorges University, Yichang, China | China | Materials Science | Best Researcher Award | thescientists.net |
| Dr | Xuezhi | Feng | Ocean University of China/Shandong Institute of Ecology and Environment | China | Environmental Science | Best Researcher Award | thescientists.net |
| Assoc. Prof. Dr | Xue | Wu | Peking University | China | Cognitive Science | Outstanding Scientist Award | thescientists.net |
| Prof. Dr | Xin Shelley | Wang | MD Anderson Cancer Center | United States | Public Health | Excellence in Research | thescientists.net |
| Dr | Xiaoxuan | Li | Communication University of China, School of Cultural Industries Management | China | Science Communication | Best Researcher Award | thescientists.net |
| Prof | Werner E.G. | Müller | ERC Advanced Investigator Institute for Physiological Chemistry, University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz Duesbergweg 6, D-55128 Mainz; GERMANY. Tel.: +49 6131-39-25910; Fax: +49 6131-39-25243 E-mail: wmueller@uni-mainz.de | Germany | Materials Science | Outstanding Scientist Award | thescientists.net |
| Prof | Wen-bing | Ding | College of Plant Protection, Hunan Agricultural University | China | Molecular Biology | Pioneer Researcher Award | thescientists.net |
| Dr | Vera | Flores Fernandez | KU Leuven | Belgium | Environmental Science | Best Researcher Award | thescientists.net |
| Dr | venkateswarlu | sada | VSB-TUO | Czech Republic | Materials Science | Research Excellence Award | thescientists.net |
| Prof | Taija | Juutinen (Finni | University of Jyväskylä | Finland | Biomedical Sciences | Best Researcher Award | thescientists.net |
| Dr | Svetlana | Ilić | Vinča Institute of Nuclear Sciences, University of Belgrade, National Institute of the Republic of Serbia | Serbia | Materials Science | Best Researcher Award | thescientists.net |