| Dr. | Yanpeng | Li | Shenzhen University | Immunology of Infections | China | Research Excellence Award | pencis.com |
| Dr. | Yaojun | Wang | Hebei University | Infectious Diseases Prevention, Control and Cure | China | Research Excellence Award | pencis.com |
| Mr | Yaroslav | Kapushchak | The Federal Research Center Institute of Cytology and Genetics, Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences (ICG SB RAS) | Animal Infectious Diseases, Zoonosis | Russia | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | yaşar | dağ | başakşehir çam ve sakura şehir hastanesi | Immunology of Infections | Turkey | Excellence in Research | |
| Assist Prof Dr | YASSINE | CHAKIR | Moroccan School of Engineering Sciences | Infectious Diseases Vaccines | Morocco | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | Yawei Jenny | Yang | Weill Cornell Medical Center | Immunology of Infections | United States | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | ํYeampon | Nakaramontri | King Mongkut's University of Technology Thonburi | Neuro Infectious Diseases | Thailand | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | Yegnanew A | Shiferaw | Department of Statistics, University of Johannesburg | Global Trends in Emerging Infectious Diseases | South Africa | Best Researcher Award | |
| Mr | Yi | Luo | Yunnan Normal University | others | China | Best Researcher Award | |
| Assist. Prof. Dr. | Yi HSin | Wang | Chung Shan Medical University | Antimicrobial, Antibiotic, Antibacterial Stewardship | Taiwan | Best Researcher Award | pencis.com |
| Dr | Yifan | Wang | State Key Laboratory for Oncogenes and Related Genes, Division of Cardiology, Renji Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai Cancer Institute, Shanghai, China. | others | China | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr. | Ying | Zhang | Department of Pediateic Respiration, Children’s Medical Center, The First Hospital of Jilin University | Infectious Diseases Prevention, Control and Cure | China | Best Researcher Award | pencis.com |
| Prof. | Ying | Liao | Shanghai Veterinary Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultutral Science | Animal Infectious Diseases, Zoonosis | China | Best Researcher Award | pencis.com |
| Prof. | Ying | Li | School of Medical Technology | Infectious Diseases Prevention, Control and Cure | China | Research Excellence Award | pencis.com |
| Dr | Yolande Therese Rose | Proroga | IZS MEZZOGIORNO | others | Italy | Best Researcher Award | |
| Prof | Yongguo | Cao | Jilin University | Animal Infectious Diseases, Zoonosis | China | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr. | Yuanyuan | Qiao | Binzhou medical university | Pathogen Evolution and Adaptation | China | Research Excellence Award | pencis.com |
| Ms. | Yuchan | Chen | Sun Yat-sen University | Global Health and Infectious Disease Burden | China | Best Research Article Award | pencis.com |
| Assist Prof Dr | Yukihiro | Hamada | Tokyo women's medical university hospital | Antimicrobial, Antibiotic, Antibacterial Stewardship | Japan | Best Research Award | |
| Dr | Yulia | Desheva | Institute of Experimental Medicine (RAS) | Immunology of Infections | Russia | Best Researcher Award | |