| Prof | 永锡 | 易 | 南华大学 | China | Economics, Econometrics and Finance | 环境与资源经济学 | Best Researcher Award |
| Mr | 正华 | 刘 | 西安电子科技大学 | China | Engineering | 增材制造 | Best Researcher Award |
| Ms | 晶 | 韩 | 西安交通大学 | China | Medicine and Dentistry | 环境污染物 | Excellence in Innovation Award |
| Assoc Prof Dr | 慧 | 王 | 西南财经大学 | China | Economics, Econometrics and Finance | 房地产金融、公司金融等 | Women Researcher Award |
| Mr | امیرحسین | ثباتی | University of Tehran | Iran | Chemistry | Battery | Best Researcher Award |
| Prof | Галия | Бердыкулова | Международный университет информационных технологий | Kazakhstan | Economics, Econometrics and Finance | Менеджмент | Excellence in Research Award |
| Prof | Виктория | Шумянцева | Научно-исследовательский институт биомедицинской химии имени В.Н. Ореховича | Russia | Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | биоэлектрохимия | Excellence in Research Award |
| Mrs | Zuzanna | Woźniak | Wrocław University of Science and Technology | Poland | Engineering | Civil engineering, geodesy and transport. | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Ziyad | Abdullah | Middle Technical University / Institute of Technology-Baghdad | Iraq | Engineering | Sustainable Engineering Solutions and Results Innovation Management | Sustainable Solutions Award |
| Dr | Zinah | Shalchi | University of Technology-Iraq | Iraq | Computer Science | Speech Processing | Best Researcher Award |
| Assoc Prof Dr | ZHUO | ZHANG | Macau University of Science and Technology | Macau | Environmental Science | Sustainability development | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Zhijun | Zheng | Minjiang University | China | Business, Management and Accounting | platform operation; supply chain management | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Zhifang | Liu | Beijing Institute of Technology | China | Materials Science | 2D materials | Best Researcher Award |
| Prof | Zhi-gang | Zheng | School of Physics, East China University of Science and Technology | China | Materials Science | soft matter, optical materials, liquid crystals | Best Researcher Award |
| Mr | Zhenyu | Guo | BGRIMM Technology Group | China | Materials Science | energy-containing material/nano-material manufacture | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Zhenqiang | Wang | Oregon State University | United States | Engineering | Civil Engineering | Best Researcher Award |
| Assoc Prof Dr | Zhengfang | WANG | Shandong University | China | Computer Science | Structural healthy monitoring | Best Researcher Award |
| Prof | Zhaodong | Yang | Shanxi Normal University | China | Business, Management and Accounting | Corporate Governance | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Zelalem yekoye | Alemayehu | Bahir Dar University | Ethiopia | Environmental Science | climate change | Best Researcher Award |
| Mrs | Zdenka | Kwoczynski | UJEP/ORLEN UniCRE | Czech Republic | Environmental Science | Analytical chemistry | Best Researcher Award |