Statement:
In American Samoa scientists published less significant scientific articles than in Germany

In the Citatable Scientific Publications rating American Samoa holds position #192 ²⁰²¹ out of 206 and Germany is #5 out of 206 ²⁰²¹.
Position of American Samoa is worse than position of Germany.

Referencies:

1. Citatable Scientific Publications ²⁰²¹ by Scimago Journal & Country Rank

   The countries in the rating sorted by 'Citable documents' in descending order.

   American Samoa	'Citable documents' value is	8
   Germany	'Citable documents' value is	189,090