| Dr. | Yalin | Gong | School of Finance, Southwestern University of Finance and Economics | China | Business, Management and Accounting | Best Researcher Award | popularscientist.com |
| Dr. | Yamini | Krishna | Royal Liverpool University Hospital | United Kingdom | Medicine and Health Sciences | Research Excellence Award | popularscientist.com |
| Dr. | 焱 | 张 | 清华大学 | China | Computer Science | Best Researcher Award | popularscientist.com |
| Dr. | Yanan | Dai | Zhongshan Hospital Fudan University | China | Decision Sciences | Research Excellence Award | popularscientist.com |
| Ms. | yang | minmin | Northwestern Polytechnical University | China | Engineering | Best Paper Award | popularscientist.com |
| Dr. | Yang | Yu | Jiangsu University | China | Robotics and Automation | Best Researcher Award | popularscientist.com |
| Dr. | yanshu | ji | Nanjing University | China | Social Sciences | Research Excellence Award | popularscientist.com |
| Dr. | yasemin | demirhan | Izmir Institure of Technology | Turkey | Physics and Astronomy | Research Excellence Award | popularscientist.com |
| Dr. | Yashbir | Singh | Mayo clinic, Rochester | United States | Medicine and Health Sciences | Best Researcher Award | popularscientist.com |
| Assoc. Prof. Dr. | Yating | Zhang | Jiangnan University | China | Engineering | Best Researcher Award | popularscientist.com |
| Assoc. Prof. Dr. | Yavor | Sofronov | Technical University of Sofia | Bulgaria | Engineering | Research Excellence Award | popularscientist.com |
| Assist. Prof. Dr. | Yenal | Yağmur | Siirt University | Turkey | Business, Management and Accounting | Research Excellence Award | popularscientist.com |
| Dr. | Yeqing | Dong | Tianjin Anding Hospital | China | Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | Best Researcher Award | popularscientist.com |
| Assoc. Prof. Dr. | Yi | He | Huazhong University of Science and Technology | China | Environmental Science | Best Researcher Award | popularscientist.com |
| Prof. | Yifei | ZHANG | Hebei University | China | Engineering | Best Academic Researcher Award | popularscientist.com |
| Dr. | Yiguo | Chen | Guangdong University of Finance & Economics | China | Economics, Econometrics and Finance | Best Researcher Award | popularscientist.com |
| Assist. Prof. Dr. | Yin Leng | Kua | Xiamen University Malaysia | Malaysia | Chemical Engineering | Women Researcher Award | popularscientist.com |
| Mrs. | YOLANDA | HERNÁNDEZ-GAGO | Complejo Hospitalario Universitario Insular Materno-Infantil | Spain | Medicine and Health Sciences | Innovative Research Award | popularscientist.com |
| Prof. Dr. | yong | yue | institute of ecology and environment research,China Power Engineering Consulting Group Co., Ltd | China | Engineering | Research Excellence Award | popularscientist.com |
| Assist. Prof. Dr. | Yongdong | Yu | University of Jinan | China | Chemistry and Materials Science | Research Excellence Award | popularscientist.com |