| Mr | Xinyang | Yao | Xinjiang Key Laboratory for Geodynamic Processes and Metallogenic Prognosis of the Central Asian Orogenic Belt | China | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Y KrishnaBhargavi | | Gokaraju Rangaraju Institute of Engineering and Technology | India | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Yafang | Sun | China University of Geosciences, Wuhan | China | Best Researcher Award |
| Assist Prof Dr | Yang | Liu | Yellow Sea Fisheries Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences | China | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Yanlong | Zhan | Innovation Center of Yangtze River Delta, Zhejiang University | China | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Yaoqiang | Lin | Research Institute Of Petrelum Exploration & Development | China | Best Researcher Award |
| Ms | Yaqi | Xiao | Sun Yat-sen University | China | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Yasir | Almajidi | Baghdad college of medical sciences | Iraq | Best Researcher Award |
| Mr | Yi | Cui | Stanford University | United States | Best Researcher Award |
| Assist Prof Dr | Yinhui | Li | Taiyuan University of Technology | China | Best Researcher Award |
| Assoc Prof Dr | YiWei | Li | Biology Institute, Qilu University of Technology (Shandong Academy of Sciences) | China | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Yiwen | LIN | Shanghai Jiao Tong University | China | Best Researcher Award |
| Prof Dr | Yong | Zhang | University of Science and Technology Beijing | China | Academic Excellence Recognition Award |
| Dr | yongcaho | XUE | China University of Petroleum （Beijing）） | China | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Young Hun | Jeong | Korea Institute of Ceramic Engineering and Technology | South Korea | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Yousef | Kazemzadeh | Persian Gulf University | Iran | Best Innovation Award |
| Prof | youyi | sun | north university of china | China | Best Researcher Award |
| Assoc Prof Dr | Yu | Guo | Anhui Science and Technology University | China | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Yudan | Yuan | Suzhou Vocational Institute of Industrial Technology | China | Best Researcher Award |
| Ms | Yuhui | Jing | Zhejiang University of Technology | China | Best Researcher Award |