| Mr. | Xue | Ying | Beijing Forestry University, School of Grassland Science | China | Best Researcher Award | plantscientist.org |
| Mr. | Xuehao | Fu | School of Landscape Architecture, Beijing Forestry University. | China | Best Researcher Award | plantscientist.org |
| Dr | Xuemei | Zhang | Yangtze University | China | Research Excellence Award | plantscientist.org |
| Mr. | Yaling | Bi | Anhui Science and Technology University | China | Best Researcher Award | plantscientist.org |
| Dr | YALPI | KARTHIK | SAMARTH LIFE SCIENCES PRIVATE LIMITED | India | | |
| Dr | YALPI | KARTHIK | SAMARTH LIFE SCIENCES PRIVATE LIMITED | India | Best Researcher Award | plantscientist.org |
| Mr. | Yang | Hu | Central South University of Forestry and Technology | China | Best Researcher Award | plantscientist.org |
| Mr | Yang | Liu | Sichuan Agriculture University | China | Best Researcher Award | plantscientist.org |
| Assist. Prof. Dr | Yanxu | Wang | Ocean Univerisity of China | China | Best Researcher Award | plantscientist.org |
| Ms | Yilin | Zhao | China University of Geosciences | China | | |
| Mr. | yingguo | yang | Fudan University | China | Best Researcher Award | plantscientist.org |
| Mr. | Yishu | Peng | Guizhou University | China | Best Researcher Award | plantscientist.org |
| Mr. | Yong-Kang | Li | Sun Yat-sen University | China | Best Researcher Award | plantscientist.org |
| Mr. | Yonghong | Bi | Institute of hydrobiology, CAS | China | 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 |
| Dr | youssef | haddadi | moulay ismail university | Morocco | Best Researcher Award | plantscientist.org |
| Prof. Dr | Yu | Hu | HJNU: Hanjiang Normal University | China | Best Researcher Award | plantscientist.org |
| Mr | Yu | Peng | Minzu University of China | China | Research Excellence Award | plantscientist.org |
| Mr. | Yuefeng | Bai | Sichuan Normal University | China | Best Researcher Award | plantscientist.org |
| Ms | Yuliya | Krasylenko | Palacký University Olomouc | Czech Republic | Research Excellence Award | plantscientist.org |
| Mr | Yumei | Cao | Sun Yat-sen University | China | | |
| Mr. | Yuqing | Liu | Shenyang university | China | Best Researcher Award | plantscientist.org |
| Mr. | Yuzhu | Han | Southwest University | China | Best Researcher Award | plantscientist.org |
| Assoc. Prof. Dr | Zakriya | Al Mohamad | College of Veterinary Medicine, King Faisal University | Saudi Arabia | | |
| Dr | Zelna | Booth | University of the Witwatersrand | South Africa | Best Researcher Award | plantscientist.org |