I'm not proberts, or an attorney, but, as an O-1 recipient: The requirement is being at the "top of one's field" and proved through publications etc. I'd say yo

I'm not proberts, or an attorney, but, as an O-1 recipient: The requirement is being at the "top of one's field" and proved through publications etc. I'd say you have a better shot as a big fish in a small pond (expert of small niche) than you would as a small fish in a big pond.