Approved
Materials Science
University graduate at time of filing
The proposed endeavor
Research and teach materials science at US university level.
Why it turned out this way
Very high publication count against unusually low citations (190 vs 30). Approval rested on volume of output, conference participation and 20 years of expertise rather than on citation impact.
Analysis
counterexample
Useful against the assumption that citations are decisive: this record has a citations-per-paper ratio well under 1 and was still approved.