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| Prof. | Zienab | Ahmed | UAE University | United Arab Emirates | Biology and Life Sciences | Best Paper Award | popularscientist.com |
| Dr. | Zhun | Gong | Qingdao University | China | Psychology | Best Researcher Award | popularscientist.com |
| Mr. | zhiyuan | feng | Nanjing Normal University | China | Psychology | Best Researcher Award | popularscientist.com |
| Prof. | Zhiyao | Zhang | University of Electronic Science and Technology of China | China | Engineering | Best Researcher Award | popularscientist.com |
| Prof. Dr. | zhi | yang | Zhengzhou university | China | Advanced Materials Engineering | Best Researcher Award | popularscientist.com |
| Assoc. Prof. Dr. | Zhenli | Lu | Changshu Institute of Technolgy | China | Social Robotics | Outstanding Scientist Award | popularscientist.com |
| Prof. | Zhengrong | Yuan | Beijing Forestry University College of Biological Sciences and Technology | China | Biology and Life Sciences | Best Researcher Award | popularscientist.com |
| Dr. | Zhaoyun | Liu | Department of Hematology, General Hospital of Tianjin Medical University | China | Health Professions | Best Researcher Award | popularscientist.com |
| Mr. | Zeke | Ahern | Queensland University of Technology | Australia | Mathematics | Best Researcher Award | popularscientist.com |
| Assist. Prof. Dr | Zeeshan | khan | Bacha Khan University Charsadda | Pakistan | Mathematics | Most Cited Paper Award | popularscientist.com |
| Mrs. | Zainab | El Arbi | ISSEP-KS | Tunisia | Medicine and Health Sciences | Women Researcher Award | popularscientist.com |
| Dr. | Zahra | Askari | Lorestan University | Iran | Engineering | Best Research Article Award | popularscientist.com |
| Mr. | Zaheer | Abbas | Sun Yat-sen University | China | Earth and Planetary Sciences | Best Researcher Award | popularscientist.com |
| Mrs. | Yuting | Liu | University of Texas at Austin | China | Psychology | Women Researcher Award | popularscientist.com |
| Prof. | Yusuf Alper | KAPLAN | Osmaniye Korkut Ata Unv. | Turkey | Engineering | Best Researcher Award | popularscientist.com |
| Dr. | Yunjie | Zhang | LMU Clinic Munich | Germany | Medicine and Health Sciences | Best Researcher Award | popularscientist.com |
| Dr. | 云飞 | 字 | Wuhan University of Technology | China | Computer Science | Best Researcher Award | popularscientist.com |
| Prof. | Yue-Der | Lin | Feng Chia University/Department of Automatic Control Engineering | Taiwan | Engineering | Best Researcher Award | popularscientist.com |
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