Statement:
In The Democratic Republic of the Congo scientists published more significant scientific articles than in Papua New Guinea

In the Citatable Scientific Publications rating The Democratic Republic of the Congo holds position #117 ²⁰²¹ out of 206 and Papua New Guinea is #142 out of 206 ²⁰²¹.
Position of The Democratic Republic of the Congo is better than position of Papua New Guinea.

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
   Papua New Guinea	'Citable documents' value is	258