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