| Assoc Prof Dr | Yu | Guo | Anhui Science and Technology University | China | Best Researcher Award | inventionawards.org |
| Dr | Yudan | Yuan | Suzhou Vocational Institute of Industrial Technology | China | Best Researcher Award | inventionawards.org |
| Ms | Yue | Guo | Institute of Industrial Crops / Jiangsu Academy of Agricultural Sciences | China | Best Researcher Award | inventionawards.org |
| Prof | Yuhan | Liu | Huazhong University of Science and Technology | China | Best Researcher Award | inventionawards.org |
| Ms | Yuhui | Jing | Zhejiang University of Technology | China | Best Researcher Award | inventionawards.org |
| Prof | Yumei | Li | Gannan Medical University | China | Young Scientist Award | inventionawards.org |
| Dr | Yuniesky | Andrade-Talavera | Universidad Pablo de Olavide | Spain | Best Innovation Award | inventionawards.org |
| Dr | yunyun | Liu | Shaanxi University of Science and Technology | China | Best Researcher Award | inventionawards.org |
| Assist Prof Dr | Zahra | Al Timimi | Laser Physics Department, College of Science for Women, University of Babylon, Hillah, Iraq | Iraq | Best Researcher Award | inventionawards.org |
| Dr | Zahraa | Alzein | University of Genova | Italy | Research Excellence Award | inventionawards.org |
| Prof | Zbigniew | Nowak | Jerzy Kukuczka Academy of Physical Education Katowice, Poland | Poland | Innovative Research Award | inventionawards.org |
| Prof. Dr | Željko | Šitum | University of Zagreb, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and Naval Architecture | Croatia | Academic Excellence Recognition Award | inventionawards.org |
| Mr | Zenglin | Wu | Nanfang College Guangzhou | China | Best Researcher Award | inventionawards.org |
| Mr | Zewudu Mulatie | Worku | Wollo university | Ethiopia | Research Excellence Award | inventionawards.org |
| Assoc. Prof. Dr | zhangbao | xu | Fuyang Normal University | China | Best Researcher Award | inventionawards.org |
| Assoc. Prof. Dr | Zhangxin (Frank) | Liu | The University of Western Australia | Australia | Best Researcher Award | inventionawards.org |
| Dr | zhaoyang | wang | Institute of Information Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences | China | Best Researcher Award | inventionawards.org |
| Prof | Zhe | Wang | Institute of Computing Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences | China | Best Researcher Award | inventionawards.org |
| Dr | Zhe | Wang | Guangxi Minzu University | China | Best Researcher Award | inventionawards.org |
| Mr | Zhenyan | Xia | Tianjin University | China | Best Researcher Award | inventionawards.org |