Statement:
In Hong Kong scientists published more significant scientific articles than in Iraq

In the Citatable Scientific Publications rating Hong Kong holds position #34 2021 out of 206 and Iraq is #47 out of 206 2021.
Position of Hong Kong is better than position of Iraq.

Referencies:

  1. The countries in the rating sorted by 'Citable documents' in descending order.
    Hong Kong 'Citable documents' value is 27,304
    Iraq 'Citable documents' value is 16,678