Statement:
In Venezuela scientists published less significant scientific articles than in Uzbekistan

In the Citatable Scientific Publications rating Venezuela holds position #96 ²⁰²¹ out of 206 and Uzbekistan is #78 out of 206 ²⁰²¹.
Position of Venezuela is worse than position of Uzbekistan.

Referencies:

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

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

   Uzbekistan	'Citable documents' value is	2,978
   Venezuela	'Citable documents' value is	1,449