| Assist. Prof. Dr | Yishu | Zhang | Zhejiang University | China | Best Researcher Award | appliedscientist.org |
| Assoc. Prof. Dr | Yu-Xin | Miao | Shenyang Normal University | China | Best Researcher Award | appliedscientist.org |
| Dr | Yunchao | Qi | North University of China | China | Best Researcher Award | appliedscientist.org |
| Mr | Zechang | Wang | Fraunhofer Institute for Factory Operation and Automation IFF Department of Human-Centered Systems | Germany | Best Researcher Award | appliedscientist.org |
| Assoc. Prof. Dr | Zecong | Xiao | the Third Affiliated Hospital Sun Yat-sen University | China | Best Researcher Award | appliedscientist.org |
| Prof | Zhanjuan | Chen | Hainan Medical University | China | Applied Scientist Award | appliedscientist.org |
| Prof. Dr | Zhen | Zhang | Northwestern Polytechnical University | China | Best Researcher Award | appliedscientist.org |
| Mr | Zheng | Liu | College of Material Science and Engineering, State Ker Laboratory of Materials Low-Carbon Recycling, Beijing University of Technology | China | Best Researcher Award | appliedscientist.org |
| Dr | Zheng | Liu | Taihang Laboratory | China | Best Researcher Award | appliedscientist.org |
| Dr | Zhiguo | Yang | beihang university | China | Best Researcher Award | appliedscientist.org |
| Assoc. Prof. Dr | Zongying | Zhang | Shandong Agricultural University | China | Applied Science Scholar Award | appliedscientist.org |