| Prof. | Yuewei | Ai | Central South University | China | Environmental Science | Best Researcher Award | |
| Prof. | Yue-Der | Lin | Feng Chia University/Department of Automatic Control Engineering | Taiwan | Engineering | Best Researcher Award | popularscientist.com |
| Assoc. Prof. Dr. | Yue | Sun | Huaibei Normal University | China | Energy and Sustainability | Research Excellence Award | popularscientist.com |
| Assoc. Prof. Dr. | Yuchun | Wei | Shandong Cancer Hospital | China | Medicine and Health Sciences | Best Researcher Award | popularscientist.com |
| Assoc. Prof. Dr. | Yuanyuan | CHENG | School of Science | China | Energy and Sustainability | Women Researcher Award | |
| Assoc. Prof. Dr. | Yuan | Sun | Huazhong University of Science and Technology | China | Engineering | Best Researcher Award | popularscientist.com |
| Assoc. Prof. Dr. | Yu | Wang | Yu Wang, Reader, University of Salford | United Kingdom | Engineering | Best Researcher Award | popularscientist.com |
| Prof. Dr. | Yu | Shen | Nanjing Forestry University | China | Environmental Science | Best Researcher Award | popularscientist.com |
| Assoc. Prof. Dr. | Yu | Wang | Shenzhen Polytechnic | China | Social Sciences | Research Excellence Award | popularscientist.com |
| Dr. | Younes | Hamed | University of Gafsa | Tunisia | Environmental Science | Outstanding Scientist Award | popularscientist.com |
| Assist. Prof. Dr. | YouJoung | Heo | aDepartment of Pediatrics, Gwangmyeong Hospital, Chung-Ang University School of Medicine | South Korea | Environmental Science | Best Researcher Award | popularscientist.com |
| Mr. | You | Zhang | University of Rochester | United States | Engineering | Best Researcher Award | popularscientist.com |
| Assist. Prof. Dr. | Yongdong | Yu | University of Jinan | China | Chemistry and Materials Science | Research Excellence Award | popularscientist.com |
| Mrs. | YOLANDA | HERNÁNDEZ-GAGO | Complejo Hospitalario Universitario Insular Materno-Infantil | Spain | Medicine and Health Sciences | Innovative Research Award | popularscientist.com |
| Assist. Prof. Dr. | Yin Leng | Kua | Xiamen University Malaysia | Malaysia | Chemical Engineering | Women Researcher Award | popularscientist.com |
| Dr. | Yiguo | Chen | Guangdong University of Finance & Economics | China | Economics, Econometrics and Finance | Best Researcher Award | popularscientist.com |
| Prof. | Yifei | ZHANG | Hebei University | China | Engineering | Best Academic Researcher Award | popularscientist.com |
| Mr. | yibo | zhao | The second hospital of Shanxi Medical University | China | Medicine and Health Sciences | Best Researcher Award | |
| Prof | Yi | Liu | Management School, Hangzhou Dianzi University | China | Business, Management and Accounting | Best Researcher Award | |
| Assoc. Prof. Dr. | Yi | Yang | Beijing Normal University | China | Chemical Engineering | Best Researcher Award | |