| Assoc. Prof. Dr | Yu-Hsiang | Hsu | National Taiwan University | Taiwan | Best Researcher Award | materialscientists.com |
| Prof | YU | LUO | Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics | China | Best Researcher Award | materialscientists.com |
| Prof. Dr | Yu | Song | Guilin University of Technology | China | Best Researcher Award | materialscientists.com |
| Dr | Youssef | DOUBI | Lorraine University | France | Research Excellence Award | materialscientists.com |
| Assist. Prof. Dr | Yousef | Moradi | Kurdistan University of Medical Sciences | Iran | Material Scientist Award | materialscientists.com |
| Mr | YoungSoo | Cho | Kyunghee University | South Korea | Best Researcher Award | materialscientists.com |
| Assist. Prof. Dr | Young Wook | Seo | Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Ajou University Hospital, Ajou University School of Medicine | South Korea | Best Researcher Award | materialscientists.com |
| Mr | Yongshan | Du | China University of Petroleum-Beijing at Karamay | China | Best Researcher Award | materialscientists.com |
| Dr | Yongku | Kang | Korea Research Institute of Chemical Technology | South Korea | Research Excellence Award | materialscientists.com |
| Dr | Yonghua | Wang | Sichuan University | China | Best Researcher Award | materialscientists.com |
| Mr | Yonggang | Zuo | Kunming University of Science and Technology | China | Best Researcher Award | materialscientists.com |
| Prof | Yongfeng | Li | Forestry College of Shandong Agricultural University | China | Best Researcher Award | materialscientists.com |
| Assist. Prof. Dr | Yongdong | Yu | University of Jinan | China | Research Excellence Award | materialscientists.com |
| Dr | Yong | Li | Shaanxi normal university | China | Research Excellence Award | materialscientists.com |
| Prof | Yingxue | Teng | University of Science and Technology Liaoning | China | Research Excellence Award | materialscientists.com |
| Dr | Yin | Liu | Guangzhou Vocational University of Science and Technology | China | Best Researcher Award | materialscientists.com |
| Prof | Yang | Li | Hangzhou Institute for Advanced Study, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences | China | Best Researcher Award | materialscientists.com |
| Assoc. Prof. Dr | Yanan | Yin | Tsinghua University | China | Best Researcher Award | materialscientists.com |
| Assoc. Prof. Dr | Yajun | Yin | Huazhong University of Science and Technology | China | Best Researcher Award | materialscientists.com |
| Prof | Xiu-Ying | Zheng | Anhui University | China | Best Researcher Award | materialscientists.com |