| Dr | Yan | Feng | Harbin Engineering University | China | Engineering | Marine and Ocean Engineering | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Assoc Prof Dr | Yan | Wang | Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences | China | Environmental and Sustainable Materials | Fenton-like Catalysis, Heterogeneous catalysts | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Ms | Yan | xiaofei | Xinjiang Agricultural University | China | Veterinary Science and Veterinary Medicine | Parasitology | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Prof | Yan-Jiang | Zhao | Harbin University of Science and Technology | China | Robotics and Automation | Medical robot | Excellence in Research Award | View Profile |
| Assoc Prof Dr | Yang | Yunan | Beihang University | China | Environmental Science | Wetland ecosystem restoration | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Prof | Yang-Bao | Miao | Sichuan Academy of Medical Sciences and Sichuan Provincial People's Hospital | China | Bioelectronics and Biomaterials | Biomaterials | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Dr | yanjie | shi | Inner Mongolia University of Technology | China | Mathematics | Reliability analysis of complex system | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Mr | Yifan | YAO | City University of Hong Kong | Hong Kong | Materials for 5G and Beyond | Materials Science and Engineering | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Prof | YING | LI | City University of Hong Kong | China | Neuroscience | Biomedical Sciences | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Assoc Prof Dr | Ying | Zhang | Aerospace Information Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences | China | Environmental Science | Remote sensing of atmosphere | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Dr | Ying | Zhou | Wuhan University of Science and Technology | China | Agricultural and Biological Sciences | Nano resistance | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Dr | Yingying | Zhang | School of Geology and Mining Engineering, Xinjiang University | China | Others | Electromagnetic method | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Prof | Ylenia | Della Rocca | Link University | Italy | Medicine and Health Sciences | Regenerative medicine | Research Excellence Award | View Profile |
| Dr | YOGESH | SUBRAMANIAN | MADRAS MEDICAL COLLEGE AND RGGGH | India | Medicine and Health Sciences | MEDICAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH | Best Academic Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Dr | Yonas | Gezahegn | Nestle Purina/Washington State University | United States | Engineering | Food Engineering | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Assoc Prof Dr | Yong | Li | Fujian Police College | China | Engineering | Intelligent Detection Technology | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Prof | Yong | Zheng | China Three Gorges University | China | Chemical Engineering | Catalysis | Research Excellence Award | View Profile |
| Prof | Yong-Nan | Liu | Central South University of Forestry and Technology | China | Agricultural and Biological Sciences | macrofungi；mushroom | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Dr | Yongqi | Ding | Hubei Normal University | China | Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | Nanozyme for Biosensing | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Prof | Yoshiaki | Kanamori | Tohoku University | Japan | Materials for 5G and Beyond | Photonics | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |