Statement:
In American Samoa scientists published more significant scientific articles than in Tuvalu

In the Citatable Scientific Publications rating American Samoa holds position #192 ²⁰²¹ out of 206 and Tuvalu is #195 out of 206 ²⁰²¹.
Position of American Samoa is better than position of Tuvalu.

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
   Tuvalu	'Citable documents' value is	1