| Mr | Yancheng | Xu | College of Marine Science and Technology, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan, China | China | Choose | geology/structural geology | Best Researcher Award |
| Mr | Yang | Han | Fudan university | China | Optical Physics | optical communication | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Yangshanshan | Liu | Chern Institute of Mathematics | China | Mathematical Physics | 天体力学 | Best Researcher Award |
| Prof | Yanjun | Li | Osaka University | Japan | Solid-State Physics | surface and interface | Best Researcher Award |
| Mr | Yasir | Iqbal | National University of Sciences and Technology | Pakistan | Optical Physics | Optical properties of Semiconductor materials | Best Researcher Award |
| Assoc Prof Dr | Yasser | Ismail | Islamic University in Madinah, Saudi | Saudi Arabia | Optical Physics | Third Generation of Solar Cells | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Yassine | Laamari | UCAM | Morocco | Atomic and Molecular Spectroscopy | drug discovery | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Yen Chin | Koay | The University of Sydney | Australia | Molecular Physics | Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics | Best Researcher Award |
| Prof | Yi | Yang | Sichuan University of Science and Engineering | China | Atomic and Molecular Spectroscopy | Ultrafast Transient Absorption Spectroscopy | Best Researcher Award |
| Mr | Yi-yang | He | Northeastern University, China | China | Optics | fiber optic sensor | Best Researcher Award |
| Prof Dr | Yidong | Tan | Tsinghua University | China | Optical Physics | Laser Metrology and Measurement | Best Researcher Award |
| Mr | Yogendra | Yadawa | RGIPT JAIS AMETHI | India | Atomic Physics | Materials Science and Engineering | Best Researcher Award |
| Dr | Yonas Etafa | Tasisa | Indian institute of technology Indore and Wollega university | Ethiopia | Condensed Matter Physics | Materials science | Young Scientist Award |
| Prof | YONG | YAO | Yong Yao，professor, Harbin Institute of Technology, Shenzhen | China | Laser Physics | fiber laser | Best Researcher Award |
| Mr | Yong Kyun | RYU (YOU) | Korea Institute of Ocean Science and Technology | South Korea | Others | Bioengineering | Young Scientist Award |
| Dr | Yongfu | Liang | Zhengzhou University of Light Industry | China | Optical Physics | fluorescence | Best Researcher Award |
| Prof | Yoonho | Lee | Mokpo National Maritime University | South Korea | Molecular Physics | Hydrogen, process design | Best Researcher Award |
| 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 |
| Dr | Yuan | Lu | China University of Petroleum-Beijing at Karamay | China | Optics | Photocatalyst | Best Researcher Award |
| Mr | yuan | xu | Ningbo University of Finance and Economics | China | Quantum Optics | Photoelectronic Functional Materials and Devices | Best Researcher Award |