| Assoc. Prof. Dr. | Yikai | Wang | North China Electric Power University | China | Best Researcher Award | naturalscientist.org |
| Mr | Yingying | WU | Institute of Edible Fungi/ Shanghai Academy of Agricultural Sciences | China | Research Excellence Award | naturalscientist.org |
| Mr. | Yuming | Yuan | South China University of Technology | China | Best Researcher Award | naturalscientist.org |
| Mr | Yunmeng | Liu | UAMS | United States | Best Researcher Award | naturalscientist.org |
| Ms. | Zenobia | Kusi-Afrakoma | Trinity College Dublin | Ireland | Best Researcher Award | naturalscientist.org |
| Mr | Zhi | Li | National Engineering Research Center of Coal Gasification and Coal-Based Advanced Materials, ShanDong Energy Group CO.,LTD. | China | Best Researcher Award | naturalscientist.org |
| Mr | Zhijie | Gan | economics school of Guangxi university | China | Best Researcher Award | naturalscientist.org |
| Dr | Zhiyu | Mao | Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics | China | Best Academic Researcher Award | naturalscientist.org |
| Mr | Zijun | Yi | Wuhan Textile University | China | Best Researcher Award | naturalscientist.org |
| Mr | 红伟 | 杜 | 内蒙古科技大学 | China | Best Researcher Award | naturalscientist.org |