HI Rohan

Journal review work is important but if you do not have it it is still ok. USCIS EB1A requirement is looking for “Evidence that you have been asked to judge the work of others, either individually or on a panel”, which doesn’t necessarily have to be journal review. So you can use conference judge as evidence.

Citations can show two things: 1) your work is important to the field and 2) there is sustained interest in your work. Obviously iof your publications are new there would’nt be many citations and it is understandable. In this case you would get references that describe the importance of your work. And you would have to come up with some other evidence to show that there is sustained interest in your work.

EB1A may be possible depending on how rest of the evidence is in your case.

Best wishes
GCforPhD