Statement:
In Hong Kong scientists published more significant scientific articles than in Papua New Guinea

In the Citatable Scientific Publications rating Hong Kong holds position #34 2021 out of 206 and Papua New Guinea is #142 out of 206 2021.
Position of Hong Kong is better than position of Papua New Guinea.

Referencies:

  1. The countries in the rating sorted by 'Citable documents' in descending order.
    Hong Kong 'Citable documents' value is 27,304
    Papua New Guinea 'Citable documents' value is 258