| Mr | Yonggang | Zuo | Kunming University of Science and Technology | China | Best Researcher Award | materialscientists.com |
| Assoc. Prof. Dr | Mohammad | Zubair | University of Tabuk | Saudi Arabia | Distinguished Scientist Award | materialscientists.com |
| Mr | Mohammed Amine | ZITOUNI | Laboratory of Research on macromolecules, Department of Chemistry, Science Faculty, University of Tlemcen, Tlemcen 13000, Algeria | Algeria | Best Researcher Award | materialscientists.com |
| Prof | Hongzheng | ZHU | Anhui University of Science and Technology | China | Best Researcher Award | materialscientists.com |
| Dr | Wentao | Zhou | the College of Intelligent Systems Science and Engineering, Harbin Engineering University | China | Research Excellence Award | materialscientists.com |
| Prof | Xiu-Ying | Zheng | Anhui University | China | Best Researcher Award | materialscientists.com |
| Mr | Zihao | Zheng | Hubei Normal University | China | Best Researcher Award | materialscientists.com |
| Prof | Xinyu | Zhao | Polytechnic Institute of Zhejiang University/Ocean College, Zhejiang University/Taizhou Port and Shipping Development Center | China | Best Researcher Award | materialscientists.com |
| Dr | Dongfang | Zhao | Shanghai Polytechnic University | China | Best Innovator Award | materialscientists.com |
| Dr | Donghui | Zhao | Changzhou university | China | Best Researcher Award | materialscientists.com |
| Prof | Jun | Zhang | Shanghai Ocean university | China | Best Researcher Award | materialscientists.com |
| Prof. Dr | Bin | Zhang | Institute of Coal Chemistry Chinese Academy of Sciences | China | Best Researcher Award | materialscientists.com |
| Dr | Shuai | Zhang | Ludong University | China | Best Researcher Award | materialscientists.com |
| Dr | Kun | Zhang | Institute of Wenzhou, Zhejiang University | China | Best Researcher Award | materialscientists.com |
| Prof. Dr | Zhi-Xu | Zhang | Zhejiang Normal University | China | Best Researcher Award | materialscientists.com |
| Dr | Ting | Zhang | Shanghai Normal University | China | Research Excellence Award | materialscientists.com |
| Mr | Sindre | Zeiner-Gundersen | University Of Iceland | Norway | Best Researcher Award | materialscientists.com |
| Mr | Mikołaj | Zarzycki | Łukasiewicz Research Network – Industrial Research Institute for Automation and Measurements PIAP | Poland | Best Researcher Award | materialscientists.com |
| Prof. Dr | Suhaiza | Zailani | University of malaya | Malaysia | Best Researcher Award | materialscientists.com |
| Assist. Prof. Dr | Dalia | Zaafar | Cairo University | Egypt | Women Researcher Award | materialscientists.com |