| Assist Prof Dr | Ji-Young | Yeo | Hanyang University, Nursing XR | South Korea | Best Innovation Award | |
| Dr | Laxmi | Yeruva | Microbiome and Metabolism Research Unit (MMRU), USDA-ARS | United States | Women Researcher Award | leadershipglobalawards.com |
| Mr | yan | yin | Changchun University of Technology | China | Best Researcher Award | leadershipglobalawards.com |
| Prof Dr | Shu-Hu | Yin | Nantong University | China | Research Excellence Award | leadershipglobalawards.com |
| Prof Dr | Jiang | Yingjie | School of Psychology, Northeast Normal University | China | Best Researcher Award | leadershipglobalawards.com |
| Assist Prof Dr | dilek | yıldırım gürkan | yozgat bozok university | Turkey | Best Researcher Award | leadershipglobalawards.com |
| Dr | Taşkın Deniz | Yıldız | Adana Alparslan Türkeş Science and Technology University, Department of Mining Engineering | Turkey | Outstanding Scientist Award | |
| Assoc Prof Dr | Taşkın Deniz | Yıldız | Adana Alparslan Türkeş Science and Technology University, Department of Mining Engineering | Turkey | Best Researcher Award | leadershipglobalawards.com |
| Prof | Ning | Yongquan | Northwestern Polytechnical University | China | Best Researcher Award | leadershipglobalawards.com |
| Prof | Soon-Do | Yoon | Chonnam National University/Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering | South Korea | Best Researcher Award | leadershipglobalawards.com |
| Assoc Prof Dr | Liang | You | Shanxi University of Finance and Economics | China | Best Researcher Award | leadershipglobalawards.com |
| Prof Dr | Pengming | Yu | West China Hospital, sichuan University | China | Best Innovation Award | leadershipglobalawards.com |
| Dr | Zhi-Feng | Yu | Kunming University of Science and Technology | China | Best Researcher Award | leadershipglobalawards.com |
| Dr | Xiaoying | Yu | Beijing Forestry University | China | Best Researcher Award | leadershipglobalawards.com |
| Prof | Pingfang | YU | Guangdong University of Foreign Studies | China | Best Innovation Award | leadershipglobalawards.com |
| Dr | Tong | Yu | Jilin University | China | Best Researcher Award | leadershipglobalawards.com |
| Dr | Yun | Yu | SOUTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY OF FINANCE AND ECONOMICS | China | Best Researcher Award | leadershipglobalawards.com |
| Ms | Ding | Yuan | SHANXI UNIVERSITY | China | Best Researcher Award | leadershipglobalawards.com |
| Prof Dr | Guangming | Yuan | Central South University of Forestry and Technology | China | Best Researcher Award | leadershipglobalawards.com |
| Prof | Lin | Yuan | University of Macau | Macau | Leadership and Research Excellence Award | leadershipglobalawards.com |