| Dr. | Younes | Hamed | University of Gafsa | Tunisia | Environmental Science | Outstanding Scientist 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 |
| Assoc. Prof. Dr. | Yuan | Sun | Huazhong University of Science and Technology | China | Engineering | Best Researcher Award | popularscientist.com |
| Assoc. Prof. Dr. | Yuanyuan | CHENG | School of Science | China | Energy and Sustainability | Women Researcher Award | |
| Assoc. Prof. Dr. | Yuchun | Wei | Shandong Cancer Hospital | China | Medicine and Health Sciences | Best Researcher Award | popularscientist.com |
| Assoc. Prof. Dr. | Yue | Sun | Huaibei Normal University | China | Energy and Sustainability | Research Excellence Award | popularscientist.com |
| Prof. | Yue-Der | Lin | Feng Chia University/Department of Automatic Control Engineering | Taiwan | Engineering | Best Researcher Award | popularscientist.com |
| Prof. | Yuewei | Ai | Central South University | China | Environmental Science | Best Researcher Award | |
| Prof. | Yumin | TAN | Beihang University | China | Energy and Sustainability | Best Researcher Award | popularscientist.com |
| Dr | Yun | Zhao | China University of Geosciences, Beijing | China | Earth and Planetary Sciences | Young Scientist Award | |
| Prof. Dr. | Yun-Hsuan | Chang | Institute of Gerontology, National Cheng Kung University | Taiwan | Psychology | Research Excellence Award | popularscientist.com |
| Dr. | Yunjie | Zhang | LMU Clinic Munich | Germany | Medicine and Health Sciences | Best Researcher Award | popularscientist.com |
| Mr. | Yupeng | Yang | School of Management, Xiamen university | China | Business, Management and Accounting | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr. | Yusif | Rzayev | Scientific and Technical Center “Sharg” | Azerbaijan | Chemical Engineering | 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 |
| Dr. | Yuvaraj | R M | University of Madras | India | Earth and Planetary Sciences | Best Researcher Award | |
| Mr. | Zaheer | Abbas | Sun Yat-sen University | China | Earth and Planetary Sciences | Best Researcher Award | popularscientist.com |