回複：請教一個問題關於論文引用的愚蠢問題，自引的是不是應該除掉。

When I applied for my I-140, the whole citations of my papers were only 8 (including self citation) for my 3 papers. I still ted it as an evidence that my research shed lights on other's research. Do not worry about it. A self citation is still a citation.