| Prof | Zixuan | Chen | University of Shanghai for Science and Technology | China | Materials Science | Composite Materials/Nanomaterials | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Assoc. Prof. Dr | Ziyun | Ding | University of Birmingham | United Kingdom | Engineering | Biomedical Sensors | Research Excellence Award | View Profile |
| Prof | Zongjie | Mu | China University of Petroleum-Beijing at Karamy | China | Engineering | Drilling Engineering | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Dr | Zouhir | Guermat | Ecole Nationale Polytechnique de Constantine, BP 75, Nouvelle ville RP, Constantine, Algeria | Algeria | Energy | Renewable Energy Technologies, Energy Saving, Energy Efficiency in Building | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |
| Ms | Zuleide | Ferreira | Universidade Nova de Lisboa | Brazil | Earth and Planetary Sciences | Geoinformatics | Best Researcher Award | View Profile |