| Prof Dr | Zakir Hussain | Ahmed | Imam Mohammad Ibn Saud Islamic University | Saudi Arabia | Decision-making and Problem-solving | Combinatorial Optimization/Artificial Intelligence | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | Zeinab | Ansari-Asl | Shahid Chamran University of Ahvaz | Iran | Others | Chemistry, Inorganic chemistry | Best Researcher Award | leadershipglobalawards.com |
| Dr | Zeli | Hu | Liupanshui Normal University | China | Others | Tourism | Best Researcher Award | leadershipglobalawards.com |
| Assist Prof Dr | Zerihun | Endashaw | Dire dawa university | Ethiopia | Transformational Leadership | finance | Best Researcher Award | leadershipglobalawards.com |
| Dr | Zhaofeng | Hou | yangzhou university | China | Innovative Leadership | toxoplasma gondii | Best Researcher Award | leadershipglobalawards.com |
| Dr | Zhaoping | Wu | Hangzhou City University | China | Innovative Leadership | Urban metabolism | Best Researcher Award | leadershipglobalawards.com |
| Dr | Zhe | Zhou | Shanghai University | China | Decision-making and Problem-solving | problem solving | Best Researcher Award | leadershipglobalawards.com |
| Dr | Zheng Liang | Qin | Southwest University of Science and Technology | China | Innovative Leadership | Efficient recovery of strategic resources | Young Scientist Award | leadershipglobalawards.com |
| Assoc Prof Dr | Zhenghu | Zhang | Dalian University of Technology | China | Innovative Leadership | Scientific research | Best Researcher Award | leadershipglobalawards.com |
| Assist Prof Dr | Zhengtao | Gan | The University of Texas at El Paso | United States | Innovative Leadership | Modeling and Simulation | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | Zhi-Feng | Yu | Kunming University of Science and Technology | China | Others | Best Researcher Award | Best Researcher Award | leadershipglobalawards.com |
| Dr | Zhigang | Liu | Zhejiang University | China | Others | Scientific Research | Best Researcher Award | leadershipglobalawards.com |
| Assist Prof Dr | Zhigang | Wu | Jiangxi University of Science and Technology | China | Innovative Leadership | Mechanism | Research Excellence Award | leadershipglobalawards.com |
| Prof | Zhijie | Han | Henan University | China | Others | Computer Vision in Sports Analytics | Best Researcher Award | leadershipglobalawards.com |
| Prof | Zhixiong | Zhong | Guangdong Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Guangzhou 511430, China | China | Strategic Leadership | Food Safety | Best Scholar Award | leadershipglobalawards.com |
| Dr | Zhiyuan | Sun | Yangzhou University | China | Decision-making and Problem-solving | Physical Education | Best Researcher Award | |
| Mr | Zhiyuan | Cheng | Sun Yat-Sen University | China | Risk Management | Epidemiology | Best Researcher Award | leadershipglobalawards.com |
| Assist Prof Dr | Zhongjie | Fei | 南京农业大学 | China | Transformational Leadership | development of novel nucleic acid detection and pathogen detection system | Excellence in Research | leadershipglobalawards.com |
| Prof | Zhuan | Li | Central South University | China | Visionary Leadership | Powder metallurgy materials; Forming and structural properties of advanced ceramics; Fundamental research on the application of carbon fiber-reinforced ceramic matrix composites; Interfacial behavior and control mechanisms of friction materials. | Best Researcher Award | leadershipglobalawards.com |
| Mr | Ziaul Haq | Doost | King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals | Saudi Arabia | Others | Environmental management | Best Researcher Award | leadershipglobalawards.com |