Elena Filonova obtained her specialist degree in chemistry in 1995, and a Ph.D in “Physical Chemistry” in 1998. She was an Associate Professor at the Department of Physical Chemistry, Ural State University. At present, she is an Associate Professor at the Department of Physical and Inorganic Chemistry and a Leading Scientific Researcher of the Research Laboratory for Astrochemistry, Institute of Natural Sciences and Mathematics, Ural Federal University. She is a leading lecturer on Statistical Thermodynamics and on Information Resources in Chemistry. She is the author of 81 research papers (h-index 23) and a member of the Editorial Boards of Sustainable Energy Technologies & Assessments (Elsevier); Applied Chemical Engineering (Arts & Sci. Press Pte. Ltd.). Her scientific interests and research include topics such as astrochemistry and physical chemistry, the chemical design of complex oxides, the study of the interstellar medium, scientometrics, and bibliometrics. She is a specialist in the crystal structure refinement of materials via the Rietveld Method and in data resources.