| Dr | Yegnanew A | Shiferaw | Department of Statistics, University of Johannesburg | Global Trends in Emerging Infectious Diseases | South Africa | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | ํYeampon | Nakaramontri | King Mongkut's University of Technology Thonburi | Neuro Infectious Diseases | Thailand | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr. | Yaojun | Wang | Hebei University | Infectious Diseases Prevention, Control and Cure | China | Research Excellence Award | pencis.com |
| Dr. | Yanpeng | Li | Shenzhen University | Immunology of Infections | China | Research Excellence Award | pencis.com |
| Prof. | Yang | Wu | Jinggangshan University | Plant Disease Modelling and Parameter Estimation | China | Research Excellence Award | pencis.com |
| Dr | Xueying | YANG | University of South Carolina | Epidemiology of Emerging and Re-Emerging Infectious Diseases | United States | Best Research Award | |
| Dr. | Xin | Su | Department of Respiratory and Critical Medicine, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, Affiliated Hospital of Medical School, Nanjing University, Nanjing, China | Diagnosis of Infectious Diseases | China | Best Researcher Award | pencis.com |
| Prof | Xianlian | Wang | National Institute of Environmental Health, China CDC | others | China | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | Xi-jian | DAI | Deputy Director | Causes and Symptoms of Infectious Diseases | China | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | Wondimagegnehu | Tekalign | Wolaita Sodo University | Animal Infectious Diseases, Zoonosis | Ethiopia | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | Woldegebriel Assefa | Woldegerima | University of Pretoria | Malaria | South Africa | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | Wilson | Kaumbata | Lilongwe University of Agriculture and Natural Resources (LUANAR) | Animal Infectious Diseases, Zoonosis | Malawi | Best Researcher Award | |
| Dr | Wenlong | Zhang | Jilin university | Animal Infectious Diseases, Zoonosis | China | Best Researcher Award | |
| Assoc. Prof. Dr. | weiqing | Zhuang | Fujian University of Technology | Vector-Borne Diseases and Control Strategies | China | Best Researcher Award | pencis.com |
| Prof | Weibing | Wang | Fudan University | Vaccines and Vaccination | China | Best Researcher Award | |
| Mr | Washington | Silva | Universidade Federal da Paraíba | Epidemiology of Emerging and Re-Emerging Infectious Diseases | Brazil | Best Research Award | |
| Prof Dr | waseem | ahmed | Uoh | Plant Disease Modelling and Parameter Estimation | Pakistan | Outstanding Scientist Award | |
| Assoc. Prof. Dr. | Wania | Lima | UFCAT | Malaria | Brazil | Best Paper Award | pencis.com |
| Dr | Wahid Ali Hamood | AL-Towayti | Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia | Microbial Forensics and Molecular Basis of Bacteria | Malaysia | Best Research Award | |
| Mrs | Vita | Meylani | Universitas Siliwangi | Microbial Pathogenesis and Virulence | Indonesia | Young Scientist Award | |