| Dr | Yuliana | Jiménez-Gaona | UTPL | Ecuador | Women Researcher Award | leadershipglobalawards.com |
| Dr | Zakhele | Nzuza | Newton Pre-Vocational | South Africa | Academic Leadership Achievement Award | leadershipglobalawards.com |
| Dr | Zhi-Feng | Yu | Kunming University of Science and Technology | China | Best Researcher Award | leadershipglobalawards.com |
| Prof | Zhuan | Li | Central South University | China | Best Researcher Award | leadershipglobalawards.com |
| Mr | Ziaul Haq | Doost | King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals | Saudi Arabia | Best Researcher Award | leadershipglobalawards.com |
| Assist Prof Dr | Zienab | Ahmed | united arab emirates university | United Arab Emirates | Best Paper Award | leadershipglobalawards.com |
| Mr | Ziquan | Wang | Beijing Institute of Technology | China | Best Researcher Award | leadershipglobalawards.com |
| Dr | Zuolu | Wang | University of Huddersfield | United Kingdom | Best Researcher Award | leadershipglobalawards.com |
| Prof Dr | Jaluza | Borsatto | Federal University of Uberlândia | Brazil | Best Researcher Award | researchdataanalysis.com |