| Mr | Zuoren | Yang | Institute of Cotton Research of CAAS | China | Best Researcher Award | plantscientist.org |
| Mr | Zitong | Gao | School of Nursing, Dalian University | China | Research Excellence Award | plantscientist.org |
| Dr | Zikhona | Tywabi-Ngeva | Nelson Mandela University | South Africa | Women Researcher Award | plantscientist.org |
| Mr. | Zhumei | Ren | Shanxi University | China | Best Researcher Award | plantscientist.org |
| Mr | Zhongling | Yang | Henan University | China | Best Researcher Award | plantscientist.org |
| Mr | Zhang | Weilin | Zhejiang Normal University | China | Best Researcher Award | plantscientist.org |
| Dr | Zezethu | Mnqeta | University of Limpopo | South Africa | Young Scientist Award | plantscientist.org |
| Mrs | Zemenu | Awoke | Injibara University | Ethiopia | Best Researcher Award | plantscientist.org |
| Dr | Zelna | Booth | University of the Witwatersrand | South Africa | Best Researcher Award | plantscientist.org |
| Mr. | Yuzhu | Han | Southwest University | China | Best Researcher Award | plantscientist.org |
| Mr. | Yuqing | Liu | Shenyang university | China | Best Researcher Award | plantscientist.org |
| Ms | Yuliya | Krasylenko | Palacký University Olomouc | Czech Republic | Research Excellence Award | plantscientist.org |
| Mr. | Yuefeng | Bai | Sichuan Normal University | China | Best Researcher Award | plantscientist.org |
| Mr | Yu | Peng | Minzu University of China | China | Research Excellence Award | plantscientist.org |
| Prof. Dr | Yu | Hu | HJNU: Hanjiang Normal University | China | Best Researcher Award | plantscientist.org |
| Dr | youssef | haddadi | moulay ismail university | Morocco | 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 |
| Mr. | Yonghong | Bi | Institute of hydrobiology, CAS | China | Best Researcher Award | plantscientist.org |
| Mr. | Yong-Kang | Li | Sun Yat-sen University | China | Best Researcher Award | plantscientist.org |
| Mr. | Yishu | Peng | Guizhou University | China | Best Researcher Award | plantscientist.org |
| Mr. | yingguo | yang | Fudan University | China | Best Researcher Award | plantscientist.org |
| Assist. Prof. Dr | Yanxu | Wang | Ocean Univerisity of China | China | Best Researcher Award | plantscientist.org |
| Mr | Yang | Liu | Sichuan Agriculture University | China | Best Researcher Award | plantscientist.org |
| Mr. | Yang | Hu | Central South University of Forestry and Technology | China | Best Researcher Award | plantscientist.org |
| Dr | YALPI | KARTHIK | SAMARTH LIFE SCIENCES PRIVATE LIMITED | India | Best Researcher Award | plantscientist.org |