| Dr | Wenliang | Wu | Northwest A&F University | China | Cryogenic Applications in Imaging (e.g., MRI) | Food Chemistry | Best Researcher Award | cryogenicist.com |
| Dr | Wenxin | Li | Institute of Electrical Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences | China | Superconductivity and Its Applications | Applied superconductivity, including superconducting magnets, cables, fault current limiters | Best Academic Researcher Award | cryogenicist.com |
| Dr | Xiangyan | Wu | Southeast university | China | Others | Road construction | Best Researcher Award | cryogenicist.com |
| Prof. Dr | xian | yang | South China Agricultural University | China | Nanotechnology and Cryogenics | vegetable | Best Researcher Award | cryogenicist.com |
| Dr | Xiaoliang | Li | The Third People's of Zhuhai | China | Others | Micro plastic | Best Researcher Award | cryogenicist.com |
| Dr | Xiaolin | Lan | Northeast Forestry University | China | Nanotechnology and Cryogenics | Biomass-based functional materials, Multifunctional composite materials | Best Researcher Award | cryogenicist.com |
| Dr | Xiao | Xue | China Southwest Architectural Design Institute Co., Ltd | China | Materials Science at Cryogenic Temperatures | Passive Radiative Cooling & Thermal Management Materials | Cryogenic Materials Science Award | cryogenicist.com |
| Prof | Xin | Zhong | Jilin University | China | Superconductivity and Its Applications | Computational Materials; Superconductivity | Best Academic Researcher Award | cryogenicist.com |
| Mr | xuexian | yang | 吉首大学 | China | Low-Temperature Thermodynamics | Condensed matter physics; thermodynamic property modulation of alloy semiconductors; phonon metrological spectroscopy; multi field coupling effects in low dimensional materials. | Research Excellence Award | cryogenicist.com |
| Dr | Xueyan | Dong | Institute of Optical Physics and Engineering Technology, Qilu Zhongke | China | Others | Solid State Laser | Best Researcher Award | cryogenicist.com |
| Prof | Xueyan | He | The sixth hospital of wuhan | China | Environmental Impact of Cryogenics | Environmental Science and obstetrics and gynecology | Excellence in Research Award | cryogenicist.com |
| Dr | Yamina | MEBDOUA LAHMAR | Centre de Développement des Technologies Avancées | Algeria | Others | Materials sciences | Women Researcher Award | cryogenicist.com |
| Prof. Dr | Yan | Wang | Harbin University of Commerce | China | Superconductivity and Its Applications | Food | Best Researcher Award | cryogenicist.com |
| Prof | Yao | Lu | Southern University of Science and Technology | China | Advances in Cryocooler Technologies | Thermoelectrics | Best Researcher Award | cryogenicist.com |
| Prof. Dr | Ye | Dai | Shanghai University | China | Cryogenics in Metallurgy and Material Processing | Advanced laser processing | Best Researcher Award | cryogenicist.com |
| Dr | Yihua | Zhu | University of California San Francisco | United States | Others | Radiology | Best Researcher Award | cryogenicist.com |
| Dr | Yinghe | Ma | Zhejiang University of Technology | China | Nanotechnology and Cryogenics | surface engineering | Best Researcher Award | cryogenicist.com |
| Prof | Yingying | Li | Zhengjiang A&F university | China | Carbon Capture and Storage Using Cryogenics | Biomass-based carbon dioxide adsorption materials | Research Excellence Award | cryogenicist.com |
| Assoc. Prof. Dr | Yu | Juan | Henan Institute of Science and Technology | China | Cryogenics for Food Preservation | Modernization of Traditional Chinese Veterinary Medicine and Prevention and Control of Animal Diseases | Research Excellence Award | cryogenicist.com |
| Dr | Yuan | Li | X-Here (Future Ice-based hydrogen energy & resilient environments) Trek Lab (Initiating) | United States | Cryogenics in Renewable Energy Systems | Ice-based Hydrogen Production | Cryogenic Energy Solutions Award | cryogenicist.com |