| Dr | Jessica | Zaman | Albany Medical College | United States | Medicine and Dentistry | General Surgery | Best Researcher Award | academicexcellenceawards.com |
| Dr | Gaffar Sarwar | Zaman | King Khalid University | India | Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | Chemistry, Endocrinology | Excellence in Research | academicexcellenceawards.com |
| Mr | USMAN | ZAHID | UNIVERSITI BRUNEI DARUSSALAM | Brunei Darrussalam | Chemistry | Photochemistry, Ultrafast spectroscopy | Best Researcher Award | academicexcellenceawards.com |
| Assoc. Prof. Dr | hao bin | yuan | Macao Polytechnic University | Macau | Nursing and Health Professions | evidence-based practice, elderly care, simulation | Research Excellence Award | academicexcellenceawards.com |
| Prof. Dr | Dechao | Yu | University of Shanghai for Science and Technology | China | Materials Science | Inorganic luminescent materials | Best Researcher Award | academicexcellenceawards.com |
| Assist. Prof. Dr | Ebtesam | Yousef | Assistant Professor of Faculty of Science | Egypt | Agricultural and Biological Sciences | Ostracoda | Best Researcher Award | academicexcellenceawards.com |
| Dr | HoYoung | Yoon | Åbo Akademi University | South Korea | Chemical Engineering | Waste valorization | Best Researcher Award | academicexcellenceawards.com |
| Dr | Jin Woo | Yoo | Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center | United States | Medicine and Dentistry | Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition | Best Researcher Award | |
| Mr | Ağah | Yıldız | Eskisehir Technical University | Turkey | Engineering | Carbon Materials | Best Researcher Award | academicexcellenceawards.com |
| Dr | Jerusalem Yibeltal | Yizengaw | Bahir Dar University | Ethiopia | Social Sciences | Education/International and Comparative Education | Best Researcher Award | academicexcellenceawards.com |
| Dr | ShiJia | Ying | Jiangsu Academy of Agricultural Sciences | China | Agricultural and Biological Sciences | Poultry farming mode | Best Researcher Award | academicexcellenceawards.com |
| Prof. Dr | Jun-Qing | Yin | Chengdu University | China | Chemistry | Heterogeneous Catalytic Reaction Mechanisms and Catalyst Structure Design / Physical chemistry / Theoretical Computational Chemistry | Best Researcher Award | academicexcellenceawards.com |
| Assist. Prof. Dr | Xiao | Yin | Zhejiang A&F University | China | Earth and Planetary Sciences | Satellite Navigation | Academic Excellence Award | academicexcellenceawards.com |
| Assoc. Prof. Dr | KORAY | YILMAZ | Çukurova university | Turkey | Dentistry | Endodontics | Academic Excellence Award | academicexcellenceawards.com |
| Mr | Dara | Yildiz | Mayo University Hospital, Castlebar, Co. Mayo, Ireland | Ireland | Medicine and Dentistry | Orthopaedic Surgery | Best Researcher Award | academicexcellenceawards.com |
| Prof | JERF | YEUNG | City University of Hong Kong | Hong Kong | Social Sciences | Education and Social Work | Research Excellence Award | academicexcellenceawards.com |
| Mr | Enock | Yeng | Liberty University | United States | Arts and Humanities | Education and Research | Excellence in Research | academicexcellenceawards.com |
| Ms | Jacqueline | Yeboah | Tuskeegee University | United States | Other | Biochemistry/ Nutritional Science | Best Researcher Award | academicexcellenceawards.com |
| Dr | Alireza | Yazdipour | Tehran University of Medical Sciences | Iran | Medicine and Dentistry | Artificial intelligence | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | Boris | Yatsalo | AGH University; Progress and Business Foundation | Poland | Decision Sciences | Decisions under uncertainty (Decisions in Fuzzy Environment) | Best Researcher Award | academicexcellenceawards.com |