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| Mr. | You | Zhang | University of Rochester | United States | Engineering | Best Researcher 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 |
| Dr. | Younes | Hamed | University of Gafsa | Tunisia | Environmental Science | Outstanding Scientist Award | popularscientist.com |
| Prof. Dr. | Yu | Shen | Nanjing Forestry University | China | Environmental Science | Best Researcher Award | popularscientist.com |
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| Dr. | 云飞 | 字 | Wuhan University of Technology | China | Computer Science | Best Researcher Award | popularscientist.com |
| Dr. | Yunjie | Zhang | LMU Clinic Munich | Germany | Medicine and Health Sciences | Best Researcher Award | popularscientist.com |
| Prof. | Yusuf Alper | KAPLAN | Osmaniye Korkut Ata Unv. | Turkey | Engineering | Best Researcher Award | popularscientist.com |
| Mrs. | Yuting | Liu | University of Texas at Austin | China | Psychology | Women Researcher Award | popularscientist.com |
| Mr. | Zaheer | Abbas | Sun Yat-sen University | China | Earth and Planetary Sciences | Best Researcher Award | popularscientist.com |
| Dr. | Zahra | Askari | Lorestan University | Iran | Engineering | Best Research Article Award | popularscientist.com |
| Mrs. | Zainab | El Arbi | ISSEP-KS | Tunisia | Medicine and Health Sciences | Women Researcher Award | popularscientist.com |
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