| Dr | Zainab | Ashkanani | Texas A&M University | United States | Atomic Physics | Atomic Molecular and Optical Physics | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Dr | Zahir | Shah | Central University of Kashmir | India | Astrophysics | High Energy Astrophysics | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Prof | Yuxiang | Weng | Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences | China | Ultrafast Physics | Energy transfer in photosynthesis | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Assist Prof Dr | YUSRA | ZABARMAWI | Umm Al Qura University | Saudi Arabia | Others | Radiation Physics | Women Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Prof. Dr | Yunjie | Ding | Dalian National Laboratory for Clean Energy, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, | China | Atomic and Molecular Spectroscopy | Industrial Catalysis | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Dr | Yun-Ming | Sung | National Atomic Research Institute | Taiwan | Molecular Physics | polymer solar cells | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Prof | Yumei | Gong | Dalian | China | Condensed Matter Physics | Bio-based functional fibers and their composite materials | Women Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Dr | Yulin | Wang | Dalian Maritime University | China | Optical Physics | Underwater image imaging optical model | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Assoc. Prof. Dr | YueZhuan | Liu | Ningbo University of Technology | China | Experimental Physics | Plasma applying | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Prof | Yuexia | Wang | Institute of Modern Physics | China | Others | computer simulation in atomic and molecular interactions | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Assoc. Prof. Dr | Yubin | Ding | Nanjing Agricultural University | China | Atomic and Molecular Spectroscopy | Optical sensors | Young Scientist Excellence Award | View Profile |
| Dr | Yuanyuan | Li | Dalian Maritime University | China | Optics | Optical Image Processing | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Mr | yuan | xu | Ningbo University of Finance and Economics | China | Quantum Optics | Photoelectronic Functional Materials and Devices | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Dr | Yuan | Lu | China University of Petroleum-Beijing at Karamay | China | Optics | Photocatalyst | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Dr | Yu-Mo | WU | Liaoning Technical University | China | Thermodynamics and Statistical Mechanics | Engaged in energy security, thermodynamics and other fields of research | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Prof | Youbin | Yu | Zhejiang Sci-Tech University | China | Atomic Physics | quantum optics | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Assoc. Prof. Dr | Yonko | Stoynov | Technical University of Sofia | Bulgaria | Mathematical Physics | Computational nanomechanics | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Assist. Prof. Dr | Yongzhen | LIU | Tsinghua University | China | Thermodynamics and Statistical Mechanics | Aerothermodynamics | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Dr | Yongfu | Liang | Zhengzhou University of Light Industry | China | Optical Physics | fluorescence | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Prof | YONG | YAO | Yong Yao，professor, Harbin Institute of Technology, Shenzhen | China | Laser Physics | fiber laser | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |