| Prof. | Zihao | Li | Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology | China | Best Researcher Award | cognitivescientist.org |
| Mr. | Zihan | Liu | Villanova University | United States | Young Scientist Award | cognitivescientist.org |
| Prof. Dr. | Zhiyuan | Liu | School of Psychology, Shaanxi Normal University | China | Best Researcher Award | cognitivescientist.org |
| Dr. | Zhi-Wei | Fan | Central south university | China | Best Researcher Award | cognitivescientist.org |
| Prof. Dr. | Zhi | Li | Henan Agricultural University | China | Best Researcher Award | cognitivescientist.org |
| Dr. | Zhenxing | Cheng | Harbin Institute of Technology | China | Best Researcher Award | cognitivescientist.org |
| Mr. | Zhengyi | Yao | Sichuan Normal University | China | Best Researcher Award | cognitivescientist.org |
| Prof. | Tianjiao | Zhao | Tianjin University | China | Best Researcher Award | cognitivescientist.org |
| Prof. | Shuang-Qing | Zhang | National Institute for Nutrition and Health, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention | China | Best Researcher Award | cognitivescientist.org |
| Assoc. Prof. Dr. | Zerrin | KUTLU | Ataturk University | Turkey | Excellence in Research Award | cognitivescientist.org |
| Ms. | Zeenat Khadim | Hussain | Wuhan University | Pakistan | Best Research Article Award | cognitivescientist.org |
| Mr. | Yves Julien | MBAMA BILOA | Jean Monnet University | France | Young Scientist Award | cognitivescientist.org |
| Mr. | Yussuf | Ali | Jagiellonian University | Poland | Best Researcher Award | cognitivescientist.org |
| Dr. | Yuqi | Cui | St. Bernards Medical Center | United States | Best Researcher Award | cognitivescientist.org |
| Prof. Dr. | Yun | Kang | Arizona State University | United States | Best Researcher Award | cognitivescientist.org |
| Dr. | Yue | Dong | Hebei Hospital of Xuanwu Hospital | China | Best Researcher Award | cognitivescientist.org |
| Mr. | Yuchun | Guan | Zijin mining group southwest geological exploration co., ltd | China | Best Researcher Award | cognitivescientist.org |
| Dr. | Yuanyuan | Li | Ruijin Hospital affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine | China | Best Researcher Award | cognitivescientist.org |
| Dr. | Yuanming | Zhang | College of Computer Science and Technology, Zhejiang University of Technology | China | Best Researcher Award | cognitivescientist.org |
| Dr. | Yuanjin | Zhang | Peking University Third Hospital | China | Best Researcher Award | cognitivescientist.org |