| Dr | Zisheng | Wang | Tsinghua University | China | Structural Engineering | Best Researcher Award | civilengineeringawards.com |
| Mr | Ziyong | Li | China Mobile Communications Corporation | China | Green Infrastructure | Best Researcher Award | civilengineeringawards.com |
| Mr | Zizun | Wei | Hohai University | China | Water and Wastewater Treatment | Best Researcher Award | civilengineeringawards.com |
| Dr | Fati | ZOMA | Université Yembila Abdoulaye TOGUYENI/Laboratoire de Physique et de Chimie de l'Environnement | Burkina Faso | Materials Science and Engineering | Best Researcher Award | civilengineeringawards.com |
| Dr | jianwei | zou | guangxi university | China | Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation | Best Researcher Award | civilengineeringawards.com |
| Mr | Mohamed | Zouatine | Rheinland-Pfälzische Technische Universität Kaiserslautern-Landau | Germany | Earthquake Engineering | Best Researcher Award | civilengineeringawards.com |
| Dr | Zulfiqar | Ali | The University of Hong Kong | Hong Kong | Others | Best Researcher Award | civilengineeringawards.com |
| Mrs | Zuzanna | Woźniak | Wrocław University of Science and Technology | Poland | Structural Engineering | Best Researcher Award | civilengineeringawards.com |