| Dr | Muhammad Mubashar | Zafar | University of Agriculture Faisalabad | Pakistan | Young Scientist Award | plantscientist.org |
| Prof. Dr | Kin Lam Ken | Yung | The Education University of Hong Kong | Hong Kong | Best Researcher Award | plantscientist.org |
| Dr | Yongqiang | Yuan | Key Laboratory ofKarst Georesources andEnvironment, Ministry ofEducation, College ofResources andEnvironmental Engineering, Guizhou University, | China | Excellence in Soil-Plant Relations | plantscientist.org |
| Assist. Prof. Dr | Muzamil | Yousuf | Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Jammu | India | Innovations in Plant Physiology | plantscientist.org |
| Mr. | Xue | Ying | Beijing Forestry University, School of Grassland Science | China | Best Researcher Award | plantscientist.org |
| Mr. | Jing | Yin | College of Life Science, Northeast Forestry University | China | Best Researcher Award | plantscientist.org |
| Mr | Farukh | Yemutbayev | Civil Aviation Academy (Master’s Programme) / Joint Stock Company “Aviation Administration of Kazakhstan” | Kazakhstan | Best Scholar Award | plantscientist.org |
| Assist. Prof. Dr | Muhammad | Yasin | Gomal University | Pakistan | Best Researcher Award | plantscientist.org |
| Mr. | Nan | Yao | Sun Yat-sen University | China | Best Researcher Award | plantscientist.org |
| Mr. | yingguo | yang | Fudan University | China | Best Researcher Award | plantscientist.org |
| Mr. | Mingming | Yang | China Institute of Water Resources and Hydropower Research | China | Best Researcher Award | plantscientist.org |
| Mr. | Dazhi | Yang | Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research Chinese Academy of Sciences | China | Best Researcher Award | plantscientist.org |
| Mr | Zhongling | Yang | Henan University | China | Best Researcher Award | plantscientist.org |
| Mr | Xiao | Yang | Shandong University | China | Research Excellence Award | plantscientist.org |
| Mr | Zuoren | Yang | Institute of Cotton Research of CAAS | China | Best Researcher Award | plantscientist.org |
| Mr | Chunsheng | Yang | NCWU | China | | |
| Mr. | Xiaodong | Yan | Business School | China | Best Scholar Award | plantscientist.org |
| Mr. | Neşe | YAMAN | Dicle University, Faculty of Agriculture, Department of Farm Structures and Irrigation | Turkey | | |
| Dr | Ajar Nath | Yadav | Eternal University | India | Distinguished Scientist Award | plantscientist.org |
| Dr | Suraj | Yadav | Mississippi State University | United States | | |
| Mr. | Rihua | Xu | Inner Mongolia University | China | Best Researcher Award | plantscientist.org |
| Dr | Xi | Xu | Anhui Jianzhu University | China | Best Paper Award | plantscientist.org |
| Prof | Zhan | Xu | National Center of Technology Innovation for Saline-Alkali Tolerant Rice | China | | |
| Prof | Zhan | Xu | National Center of Technology Innovation for Saline-Alkali Tolerant Rice | China | | |
| Mr. | XU | Xingkai | Institute of Atmospheric Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences | China | Best Researcher Award | plantscientist.org |