Statement:
In Bhutan scientists published more significant scientific articles than in Kiribati

In the Citatable Scientific Publications rating Bhutan holds position #144 ²⁰²¹ out of 206 and Kiribati is #190 out of 206 ²⁰²¹.
Position of Bhutan is better than position of Kiribati.

Referencies:

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

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

   Bhutan	'Citable documents' value is	244
   Kiribati	'Citable documents' value is	12