Statement:
In Germany scientists published more significant scientific articles than in Japan

In the Citatable Scientific Publications rating Germany holds position #5 ²⁰²¹ out of 206 and Japan is #7 out of 206 ²⁰²¹.
Position of Germany is better than position of Japan.

Referencies:

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

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

   Germany	'Citable documents' value is	189,090
   Japan	'Citable documents' value is	135,097