Statement:
In El Salvador scientists published more significant scientific articles than in Mauritania

In the Citatable Scientific Publications rating El Salvador holds position #148 2021 out of 206 and Mauritania is #159 out of 206 2021.
Position of El Salvador is better than position of Mauritania.

Referencies:

  1. Citatable Scientific Publications 2021 by Scimago Journal & Country Rank
    The countries in the rating sorted by 'Citable documents' in descending order.
    El Salvador 'Citable documents' value is 164
    Mauritania 'Citable documents' value is 109