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The appeal was dismissed because the Petitioner failed to establish a one-time major international award or meet at least three of the 10 EB-1A criteria. While the Director found criteria (iv) and (vi) met, the Petitioner failed to demonstrate major significance for original contributions (criterion v). Citation counts (224 total for 23 co-authored articles, with 3 papers in top 10% of Economics & Business) were deemed unreliable due to overly broad categories and a disclaimer about skewed data. Letters of recommendation were too vague to establish major significance.

The appeal was dismissed because the Petitioner failed to establish sustained national or international acclaim placing him among the small percentage at the very top of his field. While he met three evidentiary criteria (published material about him, judging others' work, and authorship of scholarly articles), the evidence for his purported achievements, such as citation count (fourth most among six leading scholars, but this evidence was disregarded), selection for a major translation project (selection basis unclear), receipt of a 'Certificate of Gratitude' (all five translators received it, not just top scholars), and a newspaper interview (did not demonstrate top-tier recognition), was deemed insufficient to meet the 'very high standard' for extraordinary ability.