| Prof | Haining | Yang | University of Electronic Science and Technology of China | China | Best Researcher Award | appliedscientist.org |
| Dr | Hatice Merve | YANARDAĞ ERDENER | Istanbul Technical University | Turkey | Research Excellence Award | appliedscientist.org |
| Dr | Wei-Wei | Yan | Henan University of Technology | China | Best Researcher Award | appliedscientist.org |
| Dr | JOSEPH | YAME | CRAN, CNRS, Université de Lorraine | France | Research Excellence Award | appliedscientist.org |
| Dr | Mehmet | Yaman | Diyarbakir Gazi Yaşargil Eğitim ve Araştırma Hastanesi | Turkey | Excellence in Research Award | appliedscientist.org |
| Mr | Gaurav | Yadav | SRM university | India | Young Researcher Award | appliedscientist.org |
| Assoc. Prof. Dr | Qing | Xue | Chongqing University of Posts and Telecommunications | China | Research Excellence Award | appliedscientist.org |
| Prof | Ligang | Xu | 南京邮电大学 | China | Best Researcher Award | appliedscientist.org |
| Prof | Binghui | Xu | Taizhou Vocational & Technical College | China | Best Researcher Award | appliedscientist.org |
| Prof | Dongliang | Xu | Shandong University | China | Research Excellence Award | appliedscientist.org |
| Prof | Zhenzhen | Xu | School of Textiles & Garments, Anhui Polytechnic University, Wuhu 241000, China. Anhui Province International Cooperation Research Center of Textile Structure Composite Materials, Anhui Polytechnic University, Anhui, Wuhu 241000, China | China | Research Excellence Award | appliedscientist.org |
| Mr | Liu | Xiaoda | Taiyuan University of Technology | China | 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. Dr | Pingan | Xiang | Hunan Agricultural University | China | Best Researcher Award | appliedscientist.org |
| Dr | Yan | Xia | Southwest University | China | Best Researcher Award | appliedscientist.org |
| Dr | Hengheng | Xia | National Engineering Research Center for Supercapacitor for Vechicles, Shanghai Aowei Technology Development Co, Ltd. | China | Best Researcher Award | appliedscientist.org |
| Mrs | Jinging | Wu | Shanghai Institute of Technology | China | Best Researcher Award | appliedscientist.org |
| Dr | Qian | Wu | Jingdezhen Ceramic University | China | Research Excellence Award | appliedscientist.org |
| Prof | Jacek | Wilczyński | Laboratory of Posturology, Collegium Medicum, Jan Kochanowski University, Kielce | Poland | Best Applied Science 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 |