Statement:
In The Democratic Republic of the Congo scientists published more significant scientific articles than in French Polynesia

In the Citatable Scientific Publications rating The Democratic Republic of the Congo holds position #117 2021 out of 206 and French Polynesia is #149 out of 206 2021.
Position of The Democratic Republic of the Congo is better than position of French Polynesia.

Referencies:

  1. Citatable Scientific Publications 2021 by Scimago Journal & Country Rank
    The countries in the rating sorted by 'Citable documents' in descending order.
    The Democratic Republic of the Congo 'Citable documents' value is 637
    French Polynesia 'Citable documents' value is 160