Prof. Dr. Elena G. Popkova, Doctor of Economics, Professor of RUDN University and a Head of the "Scientometrics and International Ratings" Laboratory at Armenian State University of Economics (Yerevan, Armenia). She is the author of more than 300 publications in Scopus (h-index: 40). She is also editor of more than 50 books and a large number of special issues of international peer-reviewed scientific journals. She is a member of the editorial board of the International Journal of Economic Policy in Emerging Economies and the International Journal for Quality Research. She is the Recipient of Highly Commended Paper Award for the journal On the Horizon for 2020 (Emerald). She is among Scopus top 2% of most-cited scholars of the world in 2019-2021